Monthly Archives: January 2004
New Components Mobilize for CES and Macworld Expo
Mobile technologys new year started off with a bang: Based on technologies on display at this weeks Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and...
New RealPlayer Avoids Apple DRM License
SAN FRANCISCO—A day after Apple Computer Inc.s introduction of new iPods and updates to the companys leading digital music service here at the Macworld...
GSA to Keep Close Eye on WorldCom
The federal government on Wednesday dropped its proposal to debar WorldCom Inc., doing business as MCI, from future contracts. Nevertheless, officials in Washington, D.C.,...
Ximian Desktop Boosts SuSE Linux Support
Novell Inc. has boosted its SuSE Linux support in an update to its Ximian Desktop 2 just weeks before its planned acquisition of SuSE...
SPOT Watch First Look
If you want your watch to deliver the news headlines, local weather, and stock prices, youll like Microsofts new MSN Direct watches. Bill Gates...
MySQL Bolsters Support for Itanium 2
MySQL AB is getting a firmer grasp on 64-bit computing: The company on Tuesday announced that it is porting its open-source database to take...
Internet Services Go Phish Phighting
If youre an Internet consumer, you need to be aware of and concerned about "phishing" and other attempts at fraud. Typically, such fraud impersonates...
Veritas Buys Ejasent for $59 Million
Targeting improved application virtualization capabilities, Veritas Software Corp. on Wednesday announced it had reached agreement to purchase Ejasent Inc. as part of a $59...
IBM to Manufacture Via Esther Processor
Via Technologies Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to allow IBM Microelectronics Inc. to manufacture its next-generation "Esther" processor.Vias decision is another feather in...
Microsoft Posts Anti-Blaster Tool for Home Users
Microsoft has made available for download a tool for home users running Windows XP and/or Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2 or higher) that...