Monthly Archives: November 2001
Pros Boost Business
The computer services industry has been one of the few bright spots in the technology sector in 2001, powered along by long-term contracts and...
Navigating Rough Seas
For businesses in the travel and tourism industries, life has been divided into two segments: everything before Sept. 11, and everything after. The terrorist...
Oracle Revamps Java Database Tool
Oracle has revamped its tool for developing Java database applications into more of an integrated development environment.Formerly a lookalike to Borlands Jbuilder, which Oracle...
Apple Retail Feels the Pinch
What if Apple Computer opened a store and nobody came?Thats a question Ive been asking myself as the Mac maker heads into its first...
Northpoint Plans to Compete
The uphill fight to merge EchoStar Communications Dish Network with Hughes Electronics DirecTV gets tougher when you factor in competition from an upstart that...
HP Bolsters Its Internet Manager Line
Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday announced two new products and two upgrades in its Internet Usage Manager family. The software, targeted for enterprises and service...
Camelot Protects The Network Castle
As Medieval legend has it, Camelot was the castle from which King Arthur reigned over and protected England. Todays Camelot provides a hands-off tool...
Content Cutbacks Endanger Broadband Growth
Without compelling content, consumer broadband is little more than an empty pipeline whose most impressive features are faster downloads and "always on" capability.After the...
State Chafes At Microsoft, DOJ Settlement
The landmark antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. took another turn on Monday, when Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly said he would not sign off...
Deadline Deal
WASHINGTON--The judge in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case pushed back a key deadline late last week to give state attorneys general more time to...