Monthly Archives: September 2002
RIM Partners Stymied
A common complaint about third-party applications for Research In Motion Ltd.s BlackBerry platform is, more often than not, they dont support the phone-enabled BlackBerry...
Microsoft Mouse: Less Isnt More
In many ways, it seems that if a product exists, Microsoft also has to offer one. This has led to strange products, especially in...
Microsoft to Expand DRM Push With Server
Microsoft Corp. is pushing further into digital rights management with a plan for a DRM server due to go into beta testing later this...
Vemics, Polycom, Broadwing Go the Distance With Video Offerings
Technology vendors Vemics Inc., Polycom Inc. and Broadwing Inc. are rolling out IP-based videoconferencing offerings that will give educators and corporate trainers a richer...
Compact IBM Chip Set Promises to Increase Networking Performance
IBM next month will make generally available a networking chip set focused on providing increased performance in a compact design with low power usage.Called...
Allchins Eye on Longhorn
As Microsoft Corp. prepares to unleash new software over the next year, including the Windows .Net Server 2003 family, the next version of its...
Patrolling the Cyber-Borders
The White House is expected to unveil its long-awaited National Strategy to Secure Cyber Space this week, outlining security recommendations for Americans who use...
Hollywood Bill and the Media
There was no subtlety in the Hollywood launch of Windows Media Player 9, the audiophile-quality upgrade of Microsofts media player.Windows Media Player 9 has...
TB Tests on Fast Track
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service picks up about 20,000 newcomers to the country on any given day and detains them for about a...
The Buzz: September 16, 2002
Worldcom Hunts for a New CEOBankrupt and in trouble with the feds, WorldCom is looking for a new CEO.The current top executive, John Sidgmore,...