Monthly Archives: March 2001
Fast Facts Infrastructure: March 12, 2001
Cash InMotorola says it has raised more than $1 billion in the first quarter by selling stakes in five wireless companies, and should take...
Corporate Initiatives Forge Ahead
Amid the ongoing debate over the wireless Internet — its either the next big thing or a another bust in the making — a...
Breaking the Bank
Most hackers break into systems for fun. Convicted cyber criminal Justin Tanner Petersen did it for profit.Petersen is a reformed hacker and former FBI...
Jenny Toomey
Musicians have long criticized the recording industry for limiting the opportunities of the majority of artists. But for Jenny Toomey, battling the injustices of...
It Takes a Creative Mind to Stay One Step Ahead of Crafty Hackers
With any luck, my last column convinced a few of you that taking a part of your network completely off the Internet is not...
Weve Seen This Cycle Before
We are all worried, justifiably, by the economic slowdown, and in the technology sector in particular. But theres one thing we do know for...
The Technology Business Is Far From Dead
First, let me say I dont own a single share in any technology company. Thats part of being a real journalist; you dont profit...
Cranking Up DSL Capacity
Hotels and office buildings with robust infrastructures need not build over the copper network to improve Internet access speeds for their diverse array of...
IT Wary of Trade-Offs in Ultradense Servers
A new crop of ultrathin servers on tap from a handful of computer makers may not be all theyre cracked up to be.According to...
Putting the Web in a Bind
Late last month, a hacker calling himself Fluffy Bunny attacked a Domain Name System server belonging to McDonalds fast food restaurants in England and...