Monthly Archives: November 2003
New Windows Worm on the Way?
With the posting Wednesday of proof-of-concept exploit code for one of the newly discovered vulnerabilities in Windows, the familiar chain of events that often...
Banking: The Next Microsoft Frontier
Its been assumed that Microsofts devotion to "wireless industry standards" makes its White Paper on Mobile Web Services a good thing. Ill bet the...
Mobile Buzz at Comdex
Although most of the interesting mobile products at Comdex Las Vegas 2003 already will have been announced before the trade show starts, there will...
Iomega Announces First RRD Product
Iomega Corp. has announced that its first products using RRD technology will challenge tape drives for backup applications beginning in 2004.On Thursday, Iomega said...
Will Security Fallout Dull Microsoft Lonestars Shine?
If its the Sunday night before Comdex, it must be time for yet another Bill Gates keynote. And, if recent history offers any guidance,...
The Decline and Rebirth of Comdex
As those of us who are preparing to depart for Comdex next week get ready for our trip to the big amusement park known...
When Applications Play Lets Pretend
Its bad when something refuses to do its job, but the scene is set for greater catastrophe when something appears to be working—and isnt.This...
Gateway Enters SAN Market
Gateway Inc. will enter the SAN business this week, as a reseller of Hitachi Data Systems Thunder 9500 product line.The move is part of...
Social Networking Companies Garner Funding
Social networking got a boost on Wednesday—at least financially—as two burgeoning companies in the space gained additional funding. LinkedIn Ltd., of Mountain View, Calif.,...
Can Comdex Redefine Itself?
When Comdex Las Vegas 2003 opens next week, gone will be the massage tables, the luxury cars and the consumer trinkets and gadgets that...