Monthly Archives: August 2002
Feds Give Unisys Freedom in IT Contract
Unisys Corp. and partners get to start with a clean sheet of paper in setting up the IT infrastructure for the new U.S. Transportation...
User-friendly Security Should be a Higher Priority
Earlier this week I had a discussion with a colleague about setting up a Windows XP system so that the dial-up connections dialogs would...
IBM at Work on Hippocratic Database
IBM researchers are working on a new database design that takes consumer privacy into account in the way it stores and retrieves information.IBM Fellow...
Sun Ships Low-Cost 64-Bit Workstation
Sun Microsystems Inc., the leading maker of 64-bit workstations, today introduced a new low-cost product line, the Sun Blade 150, as well as performance...
Rational Rolls Out Developer Tools
Rational Software Corp. made a slew of announcements at its user conference this week, adding new products in several areas and solidifying its line...
Manugistics, Cognos Announce Alliance
Supply chain management software maker Manugistics Group Inc. and business intelligence vendor Cognos announced an alliance today.The gist of the agreement is to deliver...
Cingular Makes Sweeping Cuts
To cut costs, Cingular Wireless is cutting both employees and calling plan minutes.The Atlanta-based wireless carrier on Tuesday said that it would lay off...
SQL Server Springs Another Leak
Security researchers have found a new flaw in Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server database software.The problem lies in the SQL Server agent, which is responsible...
HP, IBM to Share Storage APIs
IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday announced an expected API-sharing deal for their respective enterprise storage arrays, to be implemented in products later this...
Turbolinux Sells Linux Division
Turbolinux Inc., which provides Linux operating environments and multi-platform server provisioning and management products, has sold its Linux software business to Japanese software group...