Monthly Archives: October 2003
Taking the Security Message to the Suits
CHICAGO—Where does the security buck stop? All of the certifications and training in the world wont make any difference to the security of corporate...
Will Apples Panther Make a Meal of Microsofts Longhorn?
I apologize to any readers of these letters who bristled at my critical comment, last week, on the California recall election. I tried to...
Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
This was one of the first notebooks to move to the 802.11g wireless standard. Though incompatible with our standard PC-based wireless tests, in informal...
Wireless Security: WPA Step by Step
Even if youve enabled WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol) encryption on wireless networks, odds are that theyre still not secure. WEPs flaws are well documented....
EMC to Buy Documentum
EMC Corp. will acquire Documentum Inc. for approximately $1.7 billion, officials announced Tuesday.After two years of buying startups, todays deal is EMCs second billion-dollar...
Sun Boosts Mobile Java Options
Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday announced a new program to boost the development of mobile Java services and announced new partnerships to further extend the...
Small Coprocessor Promises Big Server Boost
Startup ClearSpeed Technology on Tuesday is expected to announce a coprocessor for x86-based servers that the company said could help shrink massive clustered systems...
Gateway Introduces New Tape Libraries
Gateway Inc. on Wednesday will launch several entry-level tape autoloaders. Later this year, the company will announce storage management software, officials said on Tuesday.The...
The Sweet XML of Mobile Success
Just about the only thing there is to know for sure about the new Vodafone-Microsoft partnership is that it is based on XML, and...
Intel Sees Upbeat Results for Quarter
Intel Corp. reported a 20 percent year-over-year growth in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, led by record shipments of microprocessors and chipsets.On Tuesday,...