Monthly Archives: May 2002
New Handspring Devices Play Off Predecessors Design
When Handspring launched its Treo 180 communicator in March, the release marked some significant departures from the Visor devices that had preceded it. Gone...
Exchange 2000 Gets DoS Patch
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday released a patch for a new denial-of-service vulnerability in Exchange 2000.The problem lies in the way the server handles malformed...
Microsoft Preps Jupiter E-Commerce Bundle
Microsoft Corp.s E-Business Web Services team is prepping an e-business server suite code-named Jupiter.Microsoft is working to bundle together a bunch of its existing...
Oracle Warms to Linux
Oracle Corp. next week is planning to announce enhancements to its support of Linux for its 9i database, which sources say are most likely...
IT Workers Views on Skills Testing
Reader response to Lisa Vaas article "IT Workers Skills Tested."Dear eWEEK:Got one question: Did IT get paid that well to deserve constant stress in...
Extended Systems to Buy ViaFone
Wireless synchronization and management software company Extended Systems Inc. this week announced plans to buy enterprise mobile application company ViaFone Inc.Extended Systems plans to...
Manugistics Deal Could Cut Transportation Rates
Expanding its global logistics management software, Manugistics Group Inc. announced Tuesday the acquisition of Digital Freight Inc.Manugistics, of Rockville, Md., provides Enterprise Profit Optimization...
Zander Reflects on Sun, Solaris, Linux
Sun Microsystems Inc.s Chief Operating Officer and President Ed Zander last week oversaw the release of the Solaris 9 operating system—his last major product...
Privacy and Security on your PC
But First, the Billof Rights"> The issue of privacy is a great concern for everyone. A survey sponsored by Dell Computer, conducted in August...
Microsoft, Softricity Team Up on Web Services
Microsoft Corp. and Softricity Inc. Tuesday announced an agreement to promote Softricitys solution for managing Windows applications as Web services.Under the agreement, the companies...