Monthly Archives: February 2004
Wi-Fis Still Free—In Some Places
Should ubiquitous wireless access be free? An Atlanta company, 3rd Wave, believes it should be as commonplace in many kinds of businesses as water...
More on Locking Windows XP Quickly
The article "Quickly Lock the Computer" offers a workaround for the fact that you can no longer lock a Windows XP machine by pressing...
IM and P2P Security
You have all your e-mail and Web-filtering software in place, and you carefully monitor message logs for signs of abuse. But little do you...
StarOffice 7 Makes a Run at Office
Can Sun Microsystems StarOffice 7 supplant Microsoft Office on your desktop? With previous versions being slow and buggy, youd probably answer no. But the...
Alliance Posts Mobile DRM Spec for E-Commerce
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Wireless e-commerce took two steps ahead on Monday, paving the way for improved digital rights management on mobile devices.The Open Mobile Alliance,...
Microsofts New Linux Salvo: IT Interoperability
Microsoft Corp. looks to be turning its pitch away from the total cost of ownership comparisons between Windows and open-source Linux, and is now...
Eclipse Reorganizes Into Independent Entity
ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Eclipse Board of Stewards Monday announced Eclipses reorganization into a not-for-profit corporation known as the Eclipse Foundation.The organization initially formed after IBM...
MyDoom, Windows and Linux
In MyDooms aftermath, once more Im confronted with the old lie that if Linux were only as popular as Windows, it too would have...
Oracle Targets Mid-Tier Market with 10g Standard Edition
Acknowledging its intentions to scoop up smaller database customers who may have shied away from pricey Oracle entry points, Oracle Corp. on Tuesday slashed...
IBM Middleware Targets Vertical Markets
IBM announced Monday new integration software geared toward vertical markets. The announcement is a proof point of sorts for Big Blue, which first talked...