Monthly Archives: March 2002
Best Way to Build Your Mobile Enterprise
In the past 10 years, handheld computers have developed from overpriced, underpowered electronic oddities to become legitimate business tools. And thats not surprising—the history...
When You Talk, Pager Listens
In a move to compete with cell phone and handheld computer makers, Research In Motion Ltd. last week unveiled a voice-enabled edition of its...
No Open Source for the Winter Olympics
"Citius, altius, fortius." sponsorships took gold at the recent Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where they shut out open-source technology in the massive...
Internet Insight: Hot Spots
Hot spots are, well, hot. The idea is simple: Business travelers get wireless Internet access thanks to transmitters installed in any of their usual...
Mercury, Citrix Create Monitoring Tools
Mercury Interactive Corp. came out with both barrels blazing last week, introducing an integration alliance with Citrix Systems Inc. and a release of its...
Catalyst for Better Network Management
Catalyst for Better NetworkManagement">Cisco Systems Inc.s latest addition to the Catalyst 3550 family, a 24-port 10/100M-bps switch with two Gigabit Ethernet Interface Converters, is...
48-Port Switch Extends Ciscos Reach
In the time since eweek labs finished testing the cisco Systems Inc. Catalyst 3550 24-port product, the company has released the 48-port version, thus...
The High Cost of Screwups
An aggrieved eWeek reader wants to know why hardware vendors waste their money—not to mention their customers time—by merely going through the motions of...
Judge Reviews the DOJ Settlement
They have battled for more than four years, and last week, Microsoft Corp. and the Department of Justice found themselves in court again.But this...
The IT On-Off Switch
We recently got a peek at what may be the future of IT outsourcing when American Express became the first large company to sign...