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Features
- Analysis & Commentary
GigaWorld IT FORUM FEATURED KEYNOTES FROM ELITE LEADERS
Last week at GigaWorld IT Forum, Giga Information Group Inc's annual
conference, more than 1,000 IT professionals gathered in Colorado Springs to
share experiences, learn about the latest trends, see vendors' newest
technologies and hear more than 80 presentations from Giga analysts on
topics ranging from security and mobility, to content and community and a
strong focus on IT measurement value, with sessions on Giga's Total Economic
Impact.
BATTLE OF THE DATABASES: ORACLE VERSUS SYBASE
The Oracle-Sybase rivalry may not be the hottest contest in the technology
universe at the moment, but it certainly is one of the longest-running.
Indeed, some who look at Oracle's huge edge in market share say it is not a
rivalry at all anymore.
TDWI ANNOUNCES 2002 BEST PRACTICES AWARDS WINNERS
The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), the premier provider of in-depth,
high quality education and training in the data warehousing and business
intelligence industry, announces the winners of the 2002 TDWI Best Practices
Awards competition.

- Leading Edge R&D
SKF Reliability Systems Forms @ptitude Technology Venture
@ptitude programs, resources, capabilities, and methodology will supply
SKF customers with a powerful competitive advantage. As part of its growth
strategy, SKF Reliability Systems (a business unit of the SKF Service
Division) has formed a new technology venture to develop industrial decision
support systems.

- Business & Money Trail
APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS LAUNCHES LIBRA NETWORKS
Applied Microsystems Corp announced the formation of a new division called
Libra Networks. The launch of Libra Networks initiates a corporate strategy
to expand the company's technologies and services to serve the end-user IT
market, specifically in the areas of high-speed networking and data center
management.
PLATFORM COMPUTING SUPPORTS SOLARIS 9
Platform Computing Inc, a leader in distributed computing software
solutions, announced support for Solaris 9, Sun Microsystems' latest update
to its leading UNIX Operating Environment.
HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS PROMOTES TOP US EXECUTIVE DAVE ROBERSON
Hitachi Data Systems, the world's fastest growing enterprise storage
provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, announced the
promotion of its top US executive, Dave Roberson, to president and Chief
Operating Officer from his former position as Chief Operating Officer,
following the company's record performance in fiscal year 2001.

Top Of The News
Short Takes
- Financial Watch
ATA Chooses Teradata to Help Its Marketing Efforts
- People & Positions
digiMine Appoints Ronald Cook CFO
Michael Howard Joins OuterBay as Chairman and CEO

Quote Of The Week
"We used to joke about the 63 hours. That's how long it is from Friday night to Monday morning, and that's how long it took to do some of the maintenance operations. Oracle's online maintenance is another compelling feature." -- Rich Niemec, CEO of TUSC and president of the International Oracle Users Group (IOUG)
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