Monthly Archives: March 2001
Handing It Over
In an effort to boost partners profits and customer retention, Novell is outsourcing its Volume Licensing Agreement (VLA) renewals and upgrade protection to Rainmaker...
Biometrics Is Closing in on the Enterprise
Biometric security vendors, which for years have been trying to make the leap from science fiction to the enterprise, may soon reach their goal.Banks,...
Return to Exodus
We first visited one of Exodus Communications co-location facilities back in April 2000. Back then, we uncovered several potential security concerns. Now were back...
IE 6.0 Beta Takes Small Steps
Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer 5.0 was released in March 1999. Now, with the release of the beta of IE 6.0 two years later, its...
Critics Bash Davis Power Grid Plan
As blackouts continue wreaking havoc on California, industry leaders are becoming increasingly critical of Gov. Gray Davis plan to buy the transmission grid from...
Look Whos Talking: March 26, 2001
Hi ho, hi ho, its out the door they go! Thats an exaggeration, but plenty of companies are bragging about hiring Oracle veterans.The latest...
Caching Now Points Away From HTML
Caching has risen from the dead over the past year. We at eWeek Labs now see it being used in very nontraditional ways, such...
Keep Your Head Above Water
In the Marx Brothers classic, "Horsefeathers," a drowning Thelma Todd cries out for a "lifesaver," to which Groucho responds by tossing her a Lifesaver...
Oracle App Server Taps Power of Caching
Oracle Corp.s release last fall of its Oracle9i Application Server marked the first determined effort in the market to combine the benefits of caching...
Fast Facts Section B: March 26, 2001
An Egghead ScramblesBattered online software retailer Egghead.com says Chief Financial Officer John Labbett is quitting to take a job closer to his home in...