Monthly Archives: October 2001
Solaris 9 Rises Today
Sun Microsystems makes available to developers today the first version of Solaris 9.It is an early access version "still short on performance and without...
Compaq Lost $700 Million In Sales After Attacks
Compaq Computer said it lost about $700 million in business in September because of the terrorist attacks against the U.S., causing the already beleaguered...
Amazon Sues to Block Exec Defection
It may not have the makings of a Tom Clancy thriller, but the legal battle between Amazon.com and a key former employee with plans...
Equinix To Announce Layoffs
Equinix, a pioneering operator of Internet business exchanges, will announce layoffs - but no data center closures - later on this month.Several employees received...
Mobile/Wireless Is Top IT Issue, Says Gartner
Information technology professionals are most concerned with mobile and wireless technology issues, according to the results of a Gartner Inc. survey released Tuesday in...
BSA Piracy Fight Continues Under New Name
As part of its ongoing efforts to thwart software piracy and get small and medium-size businesses software licenses into compliance, the Business Software Alliance...
Sun Releases First Beta of Solaris 9
The first beta of Sun Microsystems Inc.s upcoming Solaris 9 operating environment for network servers is now available for download from the companys Web...
Handspring Slashes Prisms Price Amidst Module Madness
In the latest response to a decreasing demand for handheld computers, Handspring Inc. on Tuesday announced that it has dropped the price of its...
Chips Are Down, But Group Predicts Rebound
Sales of semiconductors worldwide in August fell 42 percent from a year ago, and while the numbers for September may be even bleaker, an...
VoiceXML: Bringing the Web to the Phone
The global impact and universal penetration of the Web have been driven predominantly by the simplicity of the open HTML standard. The Web development...