Monthly Archives: March 2004
DOS on Its Death Bed?
DeviceLogics, keeper of the DR-DOS code base, released this week what might be the final upgrade to the 17-year-old DOS operating-system variant.At the Embedded...
Ariba Adds Softface to Acquisitions
Ariba Inc. is acquiring another technology company, software developer Softface Inc., bringing its spending on acquisitions this quarter to half a billion dollars.
Ariba on...
Report: Medicare Buoyed by e-Health Apps
Some predict that Medicare will run out of money by 2019, but a recent report from the Medicare Trustees argues that putting in place...
Webplan Enables Rapid Response to Supply Chain Issues
In the world of supply and demand, manufacturers are working to bridge the gap between what is planned and what is re-ally happening. To...
Battery Breakthrough Would Power Tablet in Europe
One of the mysteries of the Tablet PC has been its singular failure in European markets. Behind that enigma lies an even greater one:...
IBM Goes After SCOs Copyright Claims
In a move that was long expected, IBM requested a Declaratory Judgment of Noninfringement (PDF link) on the copyright issues in its case with...
Microsoft, Others Publish Metadata-Exchange Standard
Microsoft Corp., IBM and friends introduced a new Web services standard and enhanced another, extending the tandems might in the Web services standardization arena...
Gates Issues Security Progress Report to Microsoft Customers
In one of Microsofts periodic "Executive E-Mail" blasts to customers, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlined on Wednesday the companys security progress to date.In the...
Speech Server Launch Re-asks Old Questions
Is speech recognition a stupid computer trick, or a much-needed feature that finally works? Thats the question that developers need to answer in the...
VOIP Borders Stir Debate
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A new breed of networking gear has been developed to shepherd and control the connection of multiple VOIP networks, but whether the...