Monthly Archives: November 2001
Torvalds, Cox Agree on the Future Kernel
The battle over the Linux kernel that has divided the developer community appears to be over—at least for now.Last week, Linux creator Linus Torvalds...
Amid War, DOD Revamps Supply Chain Operations
As the United States escalates its war on terrorism in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense is accelerating an initiative aimed at replacing complex and...
E-Biz Alternatives
The threat of anthrax-contaminated mail may not have U.S. corporations overhauling their internal mail processes, but it does have companies considering electronic communications for...
Palm Split Wont Be Simple
Palm Inc.s plan to divide the company into two distinct and specialized business units for better focus—one for the operating system and another for...
Bluetooth Is Showing Some Bite
Things are looking up for Bluetooth—that is, if having a few products actually shipping and genuine support from Microsoft Corp. are positive signs for...
Giving A View Into Web Self-service
New software from Witness Systems Inc. enables companies to monitor the customer self service pages on their Web sites.With eQuality Discover, which will be...
Nordstrom.com to Serve Up Web Services
Nordstrom.com LLC on Tuesday will lend more enterprise support for Web services as it announces plans to expand its use of the nascent technology...
Corporate E-Biz Spending to Plummet
In light of a weakening economy, corporate spending on e-business is going by the wayside.Executives polled by Forrester Research Inc., in Cambridge, Mass., expect...
Cox Wont Be Maintainer of 2.4 Linux Kernel
Alan Cox, the right-hand man to Linus Torvalds, the original developer of the Linux open-source operating system, has told kernel developers that he will...
Peregrine Rolls Out EAI Suite
Infrastructure resource optimization software maker Peregrine Systems Inc. is once again changing its stripes.Originally a help desk software vendor and later a developer of...