Monthly Archives: February 2001
The Weaker Linux Players Wont Consolidate. Instead, Theyll Die
Last Aug. 14, I predicted in our cover story "Linux Slugfest" that Caldera and Red Hat would be the only major Linux distributors left...
Microsoft Puts More Heat on Open Source
Microsoft Corp. is showing no signs of softening its stance on the open-source software movement. In fact, executives with the Redmond, Wash., company have...
Australia Fights Online Obscenity
Proposed efforts by the state of South Australia to crack down on offensive content online have underscored concerns among some Australians that such initiatives...
Atomz ASP Takes Charge
As the shakeout of poorly thought-out ASPs continues unabated, I still see a few new services from application service providers that make a little...
Come and Meet the Entire Family
There will be stiff competition IBMs PartnerWorld conference in Atlanta this week. The twist: Most of the competition will be between IBMs own managers,...
Storage Finds a New Utility
A new type of network service provider may soon emerge to rival Internet service providers and application service providers, selling storage as a utility...
Storage Over IP Garners Strength
Even though a standard is still at least a year away, storage vendors continue to roll out products that offer storage-over-IP capabilities.This summer, IBM...
One-Stop Packages Get B2Bs Ready
Getting involved in secure, business-to-business e-commerce may be a little easier thanks to new all-in-one packages from IBM and the duo of Viewlocity Inc....
HyperTransport Speeds Data Transfer
Chip maker advanced Micro Devices Inc. got a big boost for its HyperTransport technology this month when more than 100 computer and communications companies...
Power In Hand
Theres nothing like serendipity. So thought Clarity Systems principal Bill MacMullin when he came across Collective Communications Corp. at a conference last August.MacMullin, a...