Monthly Archives: June 2001
eFiles: June 11, 2001
E-SERVICESThe next big thing: Field serviceRecognizing that success means keeping customers happy even after theyve bought your product, companies are increasingly emphasizing customer and...
Microsoft Readies Integrated Messenger
Microsoft Corp. last week announced the inclusion of its reworked real-time communications technology, Windows Messenger, in the forthcoming Windows XP operating system.While core technical...
The Buzz: June 11, 2001
CORPORATE PARTNERS.Net Meets Real WorldMicrosoft chairman and chief software Architect Bill Gates (above) met with eWeeks Corporate Partners last week at the company campus...
Harvard Fails Dell Over Price Haggling
SAS Institute appears to be enjoying life as a private company, hiring employees by the hundreds, while its publicly traded competitors seem to announce...
Itanium Arrives When the Chips are Down
Intels release of the Itanium couldnt have come at a more interesting time. Just a few years ago, everyone was concerned about megahertz, "Intel...
Hardware Abuse
Twenty-five percent of PC users admit to slapping, punching, kicking and even hurling their computers, says British manufacturer Nova Tech. The company received more...
Can IBM Save B2B?
No company in its right business-model mind would choose to be in B2B right now. E-marketplaces, in particular, are in tumult. But if any...
AMD Launches Athlon Duo
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has embarked on the high-performance world of multiprocessing systems with the launch of its first dual-processor Athlon systems and the...
Wurzlers Actions Speak a Lot Louder Than Microsofts Words
Ever since Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer identified Linux as the biggest threat to Windows back in January, Redmonds marketing and PR offensive against the...
Security: That Most Thankless of Tasks
As weve said for several years now, security is the first and last step in building an e-business enterprise. It is also the part...