Monthly Archives: August 2002
NAI Chief Running a Clean Ship
Its been an interesting year so far for Network Associates Inc. The Santa Clara, Calif., security giant has been involved in an on-again, off-again...
Server Sales Decline—Again
Worldwide server sales fell for the sixth straight quarter, declining 16 percent from a year ago to $10.5 billion in the second quarter, according...
Hosting Software Startup Gets Aggressive
How do you play David to Goliaths such as Ensim Corp. and Sphera Corp. in the hosting software space?Startup SWSoft Inc. plans to do...
Gordano Rebrands, Expands Offerings
Low-cost e-mail server developer Gordano Ltd. will bring together its products under a single brand, paving the way for a move into other types...
Microsoft to Roll Out 64-Bit SQL Server Early
REDMOND,WASH.—Microsoft Corp. is planning a series of new releases for its SQL Server 2000 data management system this year ahead of its next major...
IBM, SAP Ready Integration Software
IBM and SAP AG are extending their respective efforts to link heterogeneous applications with new integration offerings.IBM next month will announce two new WebSphere...
Red Hat is no Microsoft
As eWEEKs own Peter Galli reported earlier this week, Red Hats expanding prominence in the enterprise Linux market--coupled with skepticism toward UnitedLinux as a...
Skills Certs: What Do They Really Mean?
In a previous column, I commented that I really didnt seek out certification credentials when I was recruiting to fill a position. With the...
Brain Dump Site Nailed for Trade-Secret Theft
Robert Keppel, owner of the defunct brain dump sites CheetSheets.com and Cheet-Sheets.com, has pleaded guilty to charges of theft of trade secrets after selling...
Apple Keeps x86 Torch Lit with Marklar
As Apple Computer Inc. draws up its game plan for the CPUs that will power its future generations of Mac hardware, the company is...