Monthly Archives: February 2004
Novells HQ Move Raises Questions About NetWare
Novell Inc. officially put its headquarters flag in Waltham, Mass., last week when it designated its address there in a Securities and Exchange Commission...
AIM Embraces Video Chat with the Mac
AOL Instant Messenger is entering the world of video chat and joining hands with Mac OS X users in the process.
America Online Inc. on...
Sun: Secret Negotiations on Eclipse Continue
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday formally addressed the lingering question of whether company would join the newly independent Eclipse Foundation and the answer...
iSight for the Blind: iChatAV Opens Windows
Apple has shipped a public beta of iChatAV 2.1, including support for video conferencing with the AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows. Its...
Save the Mails
Bill Gates comments at last months World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, were widely reported. "Two years from now, spam will be solved," Microsofts...
Reflections on Thompsons Reflections
Every few years, I find it worth my time to re-read Ken Thompsons August 1984 article, "Reflections on Trusting Trust," based on his 1983...
PeopleSoft, You Will Be Assimilated
Its been easy to scorn Oracles grubby cash tender offer of $19.50 per share for outstanding PeopleSoft shares. After all, PeopleSofts stock has been...
HP Acquisitions Bolster OpenView
Hewlett-Packard Co. is adding to its utility computing strategy by buying management software vendors Consera Software Inc. and Novadigm Inc.Officials with HP, of Palo...
Bug Endures in Microsofts IE Patch
A patch Microsoft Corp. released on Monday for a dangerous Internet Explorer vulnerability that lets attackers trick Internet users into visiting malicious sites doesnt...
Oracle Raises Bid for PeopleSoft
The bitter battle between Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc. has taken on a new twist. Oracle this morning raised its bid for PeopleSoft by...