Monthly Archives: November 2001
Comdex Rightly Comes Back to Basics
I went to this years Comdex Annual Trade Show with lowered expectations. The ongoing war on terror, an economic slump and the tech meltdown...
Data Minings Dead; Long Live Analytics
Whatever happened to data mining? Three years ago, it was the hottest thing since VisiCalc. IBM posted TV ads showing how companies could target...
The Buzz: November 19, 2001
K9s Called to Tech ShowComdex is going to the dogs—the bomb-sniffing dogs. In addition to the normal panoply of high-tech gadgets, the annual Las...
IT Bonus Pay Still Growing, Report Says
Despite the sour economy, bonuses tied to certain IT certifications and skills are still on the rise, according to a new report from Foote...
Are IT Pros Willing to Go Public?
You might expect that federal, state and local government agencies—long treated by IT professionals as the ugly stepsisters of potential employers—would be looking a...
Covad Gets Bailout, Fights Back
The growing symbiosis between Regional Bell Operating Companies and their smaller rivals is fueling an odd mix of legislative wrangling and financial cross-pollination that...
Making Cell Phones Talk Same Language
Nokia Corp.s multicompany initiative to make cell phone platforms compatible with one another via an open architecture has the potential of making communication easier...
Samsung Will Revive OpenMail
A licensing deal giving Samsung SDS Co. Ltd. control of Hewlett-Packard Co.s OpenMail e-mail system gives the Korean technology company a solid base for...
Microsoft Adds Server to .Net
Microsoft Corp. will include a fourth, preconfigured, out-of-the-box Web server when its Windows .Net server family ships in the first half of next year."We...
Solaris-Based Net Appliance Proves Solid
UVNetworks Inc.s WebBox 1000 Internet server appliance combines ease of use with the Solaris platform to provide Internet service providers and small companies an...