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Mark Brunelli writes “As the battle for business application supremacy heats up, Oracle users are standing by Larry Ellison and Fusion while SAP customers say NetWeaver will lead the way to victory.” From the article: “Zoellner, who says he has worked with both Oracle and SAP users throughout his career, believes that the Nucleus Research study cited by deHenry is right on in its conclusion that Oracle’s average three-year total cost of ownership (TCO) is 48% lower than SAP’s. The business analyst said that the TCO issue is particularly important to companies in developing areas.”

Suns point guard Steve Nash, the reigning NBA MVP and a strong contender to win the award for a second year in a row, said Monday night he’s “day to day” after leaving the Suns’ game against New Orleans with a sprained ankle.

George Mason guard Tony Skinn was suspended Monday by the team for one game for punching a Hoftsra player in the groin during a semifinal game in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.

I have had the privilege of getting an exclusive look at the new developer community and toolkits that Salesforce will be launching at the eTech conference tomorrow. Salesforce have been on the cutting edge of what we now call Web 2.0 in the business space for years. They were trying to swing mindset towards software […]

Ira Steven Behr, co-creator of USA Network’s SF series The 4400, told SCI FI Wire to expect a new direction in the show’s upcoming third season that will focus more on the show’s mythology and main characters. He added that a new actress will join the regular cast: Megalyn Echikunwoke.

Howard Berger and Tami Lane, who won Oscars for best makeup for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, told reporters backstage on March 5 that their award honors innovative techniques used to create the film’s elves, lions and other creatures.

Milla Jovovich, who stars in Ultraviolet, told SCI FI Wire that working with a child actor actually gave her the same maternal instincts her character seemed to develop in the movie.

TV Guide magazine and SCI FI Channel announced an offer in which 1.4 million downloads of an episode of Battlestar Galactica will be given away in the magazine.

SF author Joe Haldeman, whose novel Camouflage has been nominated for a Nebula Award, told SCI FI Wire that the award and the ceremony have changed since he won his first Nebula, for the1974 novel The Forever War.

CBS announced on March 6 that it is renewing Ghost Whisperer for a second season, one of 14 series the network is picking up for the 2006-’07 season.

War of the Worlds director Steven Spielberg told Fox 411 after the Oscars that he will take a year off from moviemaking, but added that his Worlds writer David Koepp has been brought on board to finish Jeff Nathanson’s script for a proposed fourth Indiana Jones movie.