Monthly Archives: August 2001
Fujitsu Makes Server Moves on Sun
While IBM, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have long waged a battle for the high end of the Unix server market, these companies...
Hidden Pitfalls in .Net Open Source?
Seasoned open source code developers are concerned that an effort to produce an open source alternative to Microsofts .Net development platform may be held...
Plumbing for IT Aid Abroad
With the U.S. economy moving in fits and starts, companies are experiencing a seismic shift in their IT workloads.The old challenge for IT project...
PC Market Remains Stuck in the Muck
Last week, Intel president Craig Barrett, speaking in Malaysia, said the PC industry has bottomed out. This was seen as good news by Wall...
Verizon Takes Convergence to the Enterprise
Verizon Communications enterprise division is flying the flag of convergence, as it moves to double the size of its professional services group and boost...
Fast Facts Section B: August 6, 2001
Misery Loves CompanyTwo struggling Internet consulting firms have decided to try to jointly battle their way out of the tech downturn. Scient, based in...
Intel Looks to Faster Chips to Cut Costs
Intel Corp. last week unveiled five mobile processors, marking the beginning of Intels transition to a manufacturing process that will provide faster chips and...
Microsoft: Enterprise Target Elusive
Microsoft Corp. last week rolled out a bevy of senior executives to sell the company and its vision to a group of financial analysts...
Buy or Rent
Its the bare shadow of a trend, but a new generation of service-creation switches may convince enterprises to lease equipment from providers, rather than...
Motorola Sees Green in Bluetooth
Shifting gearsHaving decided to license the basic blueprints of its cell phones to anyone who wants them, Motorola Corp. is banking on the idea...