Monthly Archives: February 2001
Half-Baked Doughboy
Trademark disputes sank to an all-time low this month when The Pillsbury Company fired off cease-and-desist letters to the likes of Columbia University and...
Health Care Group Asks U.S. to Reopen HIPAA
As confusion mounts for agencies and businesses required to comply with the security and privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,...
Recession? What Recession?
Fred Buehlers web strategy has a familiar ring to it: invest in promising startups, beef up the storefront and roll out new technology. What...
Star Search
David Von Ancken is very, very pleased."I could jump up and down all day telling you how happy I am," he says. Von Ancken...
Microsoft Fights Resistance to XP
Of the myriad challenges Microsoft Corp. will face over the next few months, none will be as pressing as persuading Windows and Office users...
Crank Up the Kilowatts
Its almost a perfect storm." Thats how William Smith, manager of market-driven load management at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a nonprofit energy research...
Those Rolling Blackouts Give Us Pause
Until the recent energy crisis in California, no one really paid much attention to how much power was being used to keep racks full...
The Buzz: February 12, 2001
Grove Urges IT InvestmentIf congress is going to give U.S. citizens a tax break, then it should do something for small businesses, according to...
Computer Compost
Most computers are born in spotless, well-lit factories where every task and part is carefully choreographed. Most of them die inside cluttered, dimly lit...
Intel Pulls the Plug on McKinley Preview
Intel Corp.s failure last week to go through with a scheduled presentation of a new 64-bit processor fueled speculation that the chip may endure...