Monthly Archives: March 2004
Wireless Snafus at Wireless Show
Last year, the worlds biggest mobile phone conference was, as usual, only marginally wireless-enabled.
Well, you can sort of understand it. Twenty-five thousand nerds, all...
SCO Set to Announce Linux Target
Darl McBride, The SCO Group Inc.s CEO said on Monday that the company will name its next target for legal action on Tuesday. SCO...
Canadian Companies Forge Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement
In an unprecedented move that may help Wi-Fi roaming become a reality, four Canadian wireless firms signed an "inter-carrier agreement" to use common standards...
Windows Marketing 101
From a marketing standpoint, Microsofts worst nightmare, re: Windows XP, has come to pass. Just when the Redmond software giant looked like it might...
Target to Halt Smart Card Implementation
Target Corp. will phase out its smart-chip program, according to one of the retailers suppliers. Catuity Inc., a provider of loyalty software, on Monday...
Intel Launches Revved-Up Xeon MP
End users should see a 15 percent to 25 percent performance increase when using systems powered by Intel Corp.s upgraded Xeon MP processor, company...
New MCI SLA Promises Protection Against DoS Attacks
MCI/WorldCom this week unveiled a new service level agreement (SLA) to help IP services customers thwart and defend against Internet viruses and threats. The...
Report: Feds Should Stay Out of DRM Issues
The solution to digital piracy is new business models, not legal action and regulatory mandates, according to a new report by the Committee for...
Lawmakers Alarmed by RFID Spying
Utahs House of Representatives passed the first-ever RFID privacy bill last week, 47-23. The bill requires all goods bearing functioning RFID tags in stores...
Efforts on to Squelch Chinas Wireless Encryption Plans
Several U.S. government and industry bodies are behind an effort to stop a proposed Chinese proprietary wireless encryption standard. The scheme is incompatible with...