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  • Source:
    Computerworld. 8/23/2004, Vol. 38 Issue 34, p10-26. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      COMPUTER industry; MICROSOFT Corp.; COMPUTER software industry; CA Technologies Inc.; PESTPATROL Inc.; FOUNDSTONE Inc.; MCAFEE Inc.; SAP SE
    • Abstract:
      This section reports on developments regarding the computer industry. Microsoft Corp. has postponed the start of automatic distribution of Windows XP Service Pack 2 to corporate users after IT managers told the vendor that they needed more time to configure systems to block the update. Microsoft has also published a list of nearly 50 applications and games that may not work properly after users install SP2. Computer Associates said it has acquired PestPatrol Inc., a Carlisle, Pennsylvania-based developer of antispyware software, for an undisclosed price. McAfee Inc. said it's buying Foundstone Inc. for $86 million in cash. SAP AG warned users of its applications not to provide confidential IT information to people who call them claiming to work for its technical support group.