Monthly Archives: January 2004
Motorola Demos Wireless Networking at CES
LAS VEGAS--A number of wireless vendors participated in the Digital Experience event. A well-known name, but not one normally associated with 802.11 wireless networking...
Cool USB Key Locks Your PC
LAS VEGAS--For the paranoid parent, Griffin Technologies released its new USB-based PC nanny, the $59 ControlKey PC lock.With special software, ControlKey locks down a...
HP to Sell a Branded iPod, Audio Format War Heats Up
Computer and peripheral maker Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday said it will soon sell a branded digital music player based on Apple Computer Inc.s popular...
Wireless 2004: Its About the End User
If there is one clear signal to be detected in the ether of the wireless world, it is the voice of the end user....
Ariba, FreeMarkets Acquire Services Capabilities
With companies maturing in their own sourcing capabilities and bringing those applications in-house, global supply management software developers find themselves in a quandary: branch...
Low-Cost Linux-based Laptop Hits U.S. Market
A Taiwanese computer maker on Thursday said it is shipping low-cost laptops to the United State that run a desktop version of the Linux...
If Oracle RAC Crashed Orbitz, Can We Trust 10g?
A few months back, the travel site Orbitz was grounded for a full day due to a technology snarl that it blamed on Oracles...
Business Objects Releases First Fruits of Crystal Acquisition
Business Objects SA Thursday released the first Crystal Decisions Inc. products since closing on the acquisition of Crystal last month and announced the roadmap...
Gates Salutes the Seamless Computing Experience
LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp. wants to do more than make sure there are Windows-powered devices in every office, home, cell phone and car. The software...
HPs New Notebooks Boast USB Garage
This week Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to announce two new laptops that incorporate a USB "garage" that holds a Secure Digital card, as well as...