Monthly Archives: December 2000
Can’t get there from here
We've always been puzzled as to why Handspring Inc.-which designed the Visor handheld with an eye toward expandability-chose to "hard-wire" the Visor's operating system...
Corporate Should Pass On The Pentium 4
The "fast, faster, fastest" headline doesnt pack the same punch anymore when it comes to processors. Sure, gamers want to blast their cannons a...
Doomsayers Wrong Again
Each year about now, prophets of doom arise to predict the end of the IT industry. Two years ago, they warned about Y2K remediation,...
Kodak cultivates displays
Eastman Kodak Co. is pushing forward with what it says is a bright idea: a new flat-panel-display technology that offers greater luminescence and generally...
ASP Offers Hosting On Demand
Application service provider Corio Inc. will announce two services this week, including the launch of its existing infrastructure platform as a separate tools suite...
Track ball, mouse give security a hand
Advanced Biometrics Inc. is developing biometric track ball and mouse technology to be used in identification and authentication.The track ball or mouse, provisionally named...
The Empire Strikes Back
The U.S. Court of Appeals, in Washington, is likely to send the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case back to the District Court for further proceedings,...
UCITA Is The Wrong Answer
As the new year approaches with its agenda of contracts to award, renew and renegotiate, we warn our readers to beware of the Maryland...
Gateway Warning Helps Sink NASDAQ
Gateway Inc.s warning of slower-than-expected PC sales sent computer-related stocks reeling last week as the direct computer maker drastically lowered its fourth-quarter earnings estimates...
New treatments for health care IT
It managers in the health care industry are getting more options to manage the myriad information sources they deal with. This week at eHealthcare...