Monthly Archives: May 2002
Research Head Plots the Future
While once-vaunted corporate research labs such as Xerox Corp.s Palo Alto Research Center Inc. struggle, Microsoft Research continues to grow steadily in reputation and...
HP: Now Comes the Hard Part
In the aftermath of Hewlett-Packards hard-won takeover fight for Compaq, Carly Fiorina and her team have done many of the right things. While theres...
HP Banks on PCs to Foster Growth
When Hewlett-Packard Co. first announced last September it was going to buy Compaq Computer Corp., critics said HP would be saddled with a larger,...
The New Face of HP
Hewlett-Packard Co. hit the ground running this month to shore up its customer base and aggressively pursue new business following the buyout of Compaq...
Biggest Gain for Printer Biz: Customers
Though its the biggest corporate buyout in IT history, Hewlett-Packard Co.s acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. for roughly $19 billion will effect little change...
HP Flexes Its Server Market Muscle
Immediately after absorbing Compaq Computer Corp. this month, Hewlett-Packard Co. began leveraging its newly acquired strength in enterprise computing to win big contracts.On May...
Assessment Is Charneys Job One
Dont envy Scott Charney. He has one of the most difficult positions in the security industry: chief security strategist at Microsoft Corp. The Redmond,...
Web Services Edged Forward
Two specifications propose to fill the security gaps in SOAP: SAML, from OASIS, and WS-Security, from IBM, Microsoft Corp. and VeriSign Inc.Neither of these...
RSA Banks on Web Services
Reeling from a year of slumping revenue, layoffs and a restructuring, RSA Security Inc. is pinning its comeback hopes on the emerging market for...
OECD Revising Guidelines on Security and Privacy
Many privacy guidelines and security standards are advocated today, and they often confuse, rather than help, network administrators who are trying to employ best...