Monthly Archives: March 2004
VOIP at Tipping Point, Execs Say
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Voice-over-IP services have reached the "tipping point," executives said here Monday, shifting from international to domestic communications.
Executives at the Voice On the...
Vonage Sues AT&T Over VOIP Product
Vonage Holdings Corp. has sued AT&T Corp. for trademark infringement, alleging that the name of AT&Ts newly launched VOIP service is confusingly similar to...
Suns New Software Directions: RFID, Games, 3-D
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Sun Microsystems Inc. is hard at work on providing an end-to-end radio frequency identification (RFID) solution for major retailers like Wal-Mart and...
MandrakeSoft Leaves Bankruptcy Behind
MandrakeSoft SA announced Tuesday that a French court has approved the Paris-based Linux distributors plan to exit bankruptcy protection.
Under the plan, MandrakeSoft will pay...
Windows CE 5.0 Foresees Big Tech Advances
In the interest of full disclosure, Microsoft is currently a client of mine.Microsoft this week announced Windows CE 5.0, giving us a stronger sense...
Sun Desktop Shines on Wal-Mart with Discount Boxes
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Sun Microsystems Inc. got its wish: Its Microsoft Windows alternative Java Desktop System is now available preloaded, on Microtel Computer Systems Inc....
Oracle Unleashes RFID Middleware
To help companies better respond to data from sensor-based tools such as RFID (radio frequency identification) tags, Oracle Corp. on Tuesday announced its namesake...
VoIP Reaches Out, Wirelessly
The talk at the VON (Voice On the Net) conference this week in Silicon Valley is not just about Voice over IP (VoIP) technology,...
Sober and Bagle Make a Dangerous Return
This past Friday also brought a new Bagle variation (what else is new?). W32/Bagle.U-mm brings up the Windows Hearts card game when it infects....
Fancy Footwork with Market-Share Numbers
The database price war is heating up, with Oracle launching worldwide initiatives aimed at getting its wares into the hands of SMBs in the...