Monthly Archives: December 2003
EDL Holdings Acquires Ricochet Networks
Ricochet Networks Inc. has been sold to EDL Holdings Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Ricochet expects to double its number of employees over the...
Regulators Enter LNP Game
The Federal Communications Commission last week began looking at AT&T Wireless Services Inc.s difficulties with porting numbers to other carriers. The companys porting error...
Multimedia 802.11e Standard Speeds Up
The Wi-Fi Alliance will fast track the full 802.11e standard, skipping the "Wireless Multimedia Extensions" interim certification.The interim certification will be unnecessary if 802.11e...
Nearly Half of Consumers Concerned about Wireless Security
According to the Consumer Electronics Associations eBrain Market Research group, 48 percent of U.S. online consumers who have not installed a wireless network in...
Is Europes Enterprise Wireless Coming Back?
LONDON—The CEO calls his MIS team in and says he wants a wireless LAN at work: "Look, I have wireless networking at home. I...
SCO Loses First Legal Round in Linux Battle
The SCO Group Inc. on Friday was dealt a legal setback in its case against IBM Corp. A magistrate of the U.S. District Court...
MSN Plus Delayed; Longhorn Live Version in the Works
Microsoft Corp.s MSN division has a lot on its plate.The MSN team, like all Microsoft product units, works simultaneously on different versions of its...
Gentoo Linux Server Flaw Found?
After several days of extensive forensic work, officials at Gentoo Technologies Inc. believe that they have identified the vulnerability and exploit that were used...
License Fees and GDP: When XP Costs Over a Years Salary
There is a strong case for free software (also known as open source or libre software) being deployed widely in developing countries. As argued...
Backup for Small Business: Exabyte VXA-2
Lets get this out of the way first: Small- and midsize businesses need to have a regular backup routine for their servers. Copying a...