Monthly Archives: June 2001
Microsoft Tries to Get Smart
Microsoft bashers were out in full force this month, chastising the company for a new technology in the latest version of its operating system...
Scaling the Wall
More than 2,000 years ago, invading tribes from the north were repulsed by the 1,500-mile Great Wall, built by vassal states of the Qin...
Pro Forma: Only the Good News
Internet companies bent on making the best of their financial results are increasingly trumpeting pro forma profitability, rather than the net income or losses...
The Late Show
Amid a fragmenting interactive television market, Microsoft faces an uphill battle to regain the lead after watching a $5 billion bet on the nations...
Tech Companies Play Numbers Game
Its a trend that confounds investors and customers alike and is stigmatizing the entire technology sector: Facing enormous pressure from Wall Street and new...
Pushing the Envelope
Despite Microsoft Corp.s confidence that it will ultimately prevail in its federal court battle, critics feel the company is playing with fire in its...
IT Salaries Take a Downturn This Year
Technology manufacturers and service providers are not the only segments of the economy suffering a downturn.According to a compensation study released last week, average...
Net Outlets Run Under Corporate Umbrella
In the new economy, traditional businesses spun off their Internet divisions into separate companies with big dreams of dot-com riches.In these more sober economic...
Neatly Wrapped Packets
When a piece of e-mail whizzes across the internet, it doesnt travel in one piece; it is broken into a bunch of chunks called...
The Embedded Revolution
Despite a stumbling economy that has rippled through the high-tech industry, processor makers are churning out new designs they said they hope will help...