Monthly Archives: March 2004
Nokia Embraces RFID
HANNOVER, GERMANY—Nokia Corp. announced the addition of RFID capabilities to one of its GSM mobile phones here on Wednesday at the CeBIT show.
The company...
Windows XP SP2 Hits RC1 Milestone
Microsoft is broadening its Windows XP Service Pack 2 beta test as of release-candidate 1 (RC1), which the company made available for download Wednesday...
SecureSphere 2.0
Working in conjunction with perimeter security, SecureSphere 2.0 is an intrusion prevention tool for Internet and intranet applications. Using proprietary technology, called Correlated Attack...
The Myths of Open Source
AT FIRST GLANCE, the company Employease seems unremarkable. But look a little closer. Employease, which provides employee benefits administration services to more than 1,000...
Microsoft Fleshes Out Partner Program Details
Microsoft is continuing to finesse the new channel-partner program it launched at the start of this year.
In January, the company debuted its Next Generation...
Lessig: Open-Source Industry Must Lobby for Political Backing
SAN FRANCISCO—The high-tech community in general and Silicon Valley in particular have been "pathetic" when it comes to fighting the prevailing "extremist" political view...
Venture Pro: Open-Source Standouts Will Heed 90s Lessons
SAN FRANCISCO—Open-source software developers are subject to the same macroeconomic forces as the rest of the IT industry, and they have to avoid repeating...
Nuance Revs Speech Platform with Developer Tools
Nuance Communications Inc. on Tuesday launched the next major release of its speech recognition and application platform, one week ahead of a major speech...
Wyse Adds Linux-Based Appliances to Softwares Scope
Thin client vendor Wyse Technology Inc. is expanding the capabilities of its Rapport management software to include Linux-based appliances from rival Neoware Systems Inc.
The...
Lindows Seeks to Stop Microsofts Foreign Lawsuits
Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion...