Monthly Archives: August 2001
Fast Breaks Newsfront: August 13, 2001
Sing It SupremesMicrosoft asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out Judge Thomas Penfield Jacksons ruling that it illegally abused its monopoly power, charging...
No Excuses
How would you feel if you knew your credit card number was revealed to hundreds of hackers in a chat room? About 300 credit...
Schmidt Gets Google-Y Eyed
Eric Schmidt is such a huge fan of Google that hes decided to run the company.Google picked Schmidt as its CEO, after hunting for...
Allchin: Staying the Course on XP
As the countdown to Microsoft Corp.s Oct. 25 launch of Windows XP marches on, the product and the Redmond, Wash., company continue to face...
Operator No .9: August 13, 2001
Leading Economic IndicatorsI cant tell if this is good news or not. Russ Curtis, CEO of JustTechJobs.com, says the number of job seekers registering...
Intel CEO Optimistic in Weak Economy
Intel Corp. CEO Craig Barrett earlier this month hit an optimistic note in an otherwise dour period for the PC industry, saying several times...
Metricom to Auction Assets
Unable to find anyone to invest enough into the company to save it, Metricom Inc. announced that it will suspend its Ricochet wireless Internet...
E-Services Becoming Land of the Giants
As the boutiques that once dominated e-consulting fade, larger players, such as Hewlett-Packard Co., are moving in on multiple fronts to secure a bigger...
IBM Takes Aim at B2Bs Big 6
IBM is honing its business-to-business pitch by focusing its energies on six key partners. Beginning this week, the company will appoint a set of...
The P4s Worst Foe? The PIII-M
Is Intels PIII-M processor too powerful?Until now, it looked like a smooth evolution from Intels PIII technology to the P4. Intel had publicly announced...