Monthly Archives: January 2002
IBM Takes Open Model to Services Front
In 1981, IBM launched its personal computer (www-1.ibm.com/ibm/history), which, despite the many models from other companies, really did launch the PC industry. The emergence...
Selling the Rope to Hang Us
I cant carry a penknife on a flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco, but I can sell a supercomputer to Pakistan or the...
Compaq to Report Profit for Q4
Thanks to stronger-than-expected sales, Compaq Computer Corp. last week said it will post a profit rather than a loss for the fourth quarter of...
Sun Phases Out Intel Solaris
The competition between server rivals Sun Microsystems Inc. and Intel Corp. took another turn last week, with Sun announcing it will not release a...
App Is a Bit Heavy-Handed
InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper uses "all stick and no carrot" to keep remote users in line when it comes to security and anti-virus products. During tests,...
Microsoft Spins Server Stories
By now, you may have seen the latest leaked memo from Microsoft Vice President Brian Valentine. The memo outlines the companys anti-Linux strategy. Though...
Microdrive Raises PDAs Corporate Cachet
IBMs 1GB microdrive is poised to fatten the skinny storage resources of portable devices, opening the door to new multimedia applications and allowing PDAs...
Automating the Failover Switch
Instead of buying multiple failover devices or manually plugging in and unplugging cables between workstations and host devices, enterprises can now buy a new...
Developing a Data Protection Strategy
In the end, the fate of businesses rests on data. More important than the processing of new data or its movement through the network...
BSA Extends Anti-Piracy Campaign
The business software alliance is taking its aggressive and somewhat controversial campaign against pirated software to 10 more areas this month.Under its Grace Period...