Monthly Archives: April 2002
Joint Effort Tackles Storage
A joint effort by Sybase Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. has made strides in reversing the rule that as a data warehouse grows larger,...
Holographic Storage Grabs Spotlight
Holographic storage, widely considered a technology of the future, may gain needed credibility with InPhase Technologies Inc.s demonstration next week.The spinoff of Lucent Technologies...
Keyboard System Shows Virtual Touch
In describing computers, "deep" and "sensitive" are not the first words that come to mind. But a San Jose, Calif., startup wants to change...
Kattoon: April 8, 2002
Read this weeks Spencer column.
Even Smart Cards Can Make Dumb Mistakes
Bits are a lie. The difference between the fiction of bits and the truth of actual hardware is a fundamental threat to secure computing.The...
Judge Mulls Over Motion to Dismiss Hewlett Suit
A Delaware judge today is mulling whether to allow Walter Hewlett to proceed with his lawsuit accusing Hewlett-Packard Co. of illegally buying shareholder votes...
WECA Wrestles With Wi-Fi
The organization that drove the adoption of the popular 802.11b WLAN specification is now struggling with how to test and market future wireless LAN...
Servicing the Web
Microsoft Corp. will take to the streets of New Orleans this week to drum up support for its forthcoming Web services and storage initiatives.At...
Microsoft Takes Security Defense
Microsoft Corp.s newfound security zeal is shaping up to become one of the companys main weapons in its ongoing antitrust battle.The Redmond, Wash., software...
Linux Makes Inroads on Desktop
For all its server room successes, Linux has found the mainstream corporate desktop a much harder nut to crack, and much of the blame...