Monthly Archives: February 2004
IBM Slims Down ThinkPad Line With New X40
IBM officials said the company next week will unveil its lightest ultraportable notebook yet.
Depending on configuration, the ThinkPad X40 will weigh as little as...
Outsourcing Overseers Needed
Amid all the commotion about onshore, offshore and nearshore offshoring, you may want to become a "CRO" next. Its a position that will be...
AmericaWest: Flight Plan
On Feb. 17, 2000, the America West Airlines flight-planning computer system collapsed. The airline was forced to cancel 128 flights that day and following...
Albertsons: A Shot at the Crown
Wal-Mart only began selling groceries in 1988. Now it sells $56 billion of foodstuffs and household goods in its supermarkets every year. That makes...
Will Wireless Create a Paper Tiger?
You would think that the makers of photo paper would be rending their garments. All those camera phones producing low-quality, tiny pictures that can...
RealNetworks Patches Security Holes
RealNetworks Inc. recently released a security update to plug a series of vulnerabilities in its media players that could open a users machine to...
Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
Most companies that receive revenue from licensing their technology do not have a program in place to insure that they receive the correct amount...
Seagate Names its Future Small Enterprise Drive Line
Back in the spring, Seagate Technology LLC introduced its "Enterprise Disc Drive," a new 2.5-inch hard disk format with enterprise-class performance and interfaces. According...
Sun Releases J2SE 1.5 Beta
Sun Microsystems Inc. Wednesday officially released the beta of the next version of its standard Java platform, Java 2 Standard Edition 1.5, making the...
Cornice Secures $51M in Additional Funding
Cornice Inc., manufacturer of the 1-inch drive known as the Cornice Storage Element, announced that it has received an additional $51 million in funding.The...