Monthly Archives: April 2004
Feds Making Plans for Security Clearinghouse
The federal government is developing plans for a secure network operations center for all security information flowing to and from the government.
The security operations...
Could IT Mood Swings Boost Enterprise Desktop Linux?
SAN DIEGO—Linux on end users desktops remains largely elusive for enterprises, but the open-source operating system could become more attractive as the demands of...
Kumar Exit Prompts CA User Worries
Efforts by Computer Associates International Inc. to be seen as both a technology vendor and a trusted partner are in peril after a week...
Dell Will Join Opteron Party, AMD CEO Says
NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc. have all jumped onto the Opteron bandwagon. Dell Inc. remains the only top-tier server maker yet...
AMD Sets Up Indian Chip Design Center
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday that it plans to establish a chip design center in Bangalore, India, for use in next-generation designs.
AMD,...
Google Defends Scanning E-Mail for Ad Links
BERKELEY, Calif.–A Google Inc. executive on Friday told a conference of privacy advocates here that the companys plan to electronically scan messages sent through...
Googles Brin Talks on Gmail Future
Gmail, Googles new Web-based e-mail service, has sparked commentary, controversy and even calls for congressional action. eWEEKs Steve Gillmor explored the perils and possibilities...
IBM SAN Volume Controller to Support Rivals Wares
IBM is aiming to help customers bridge a major storage interoperability chasm by announcing Friday that its TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller v.1.2 will support...
Patriot Scientific Widens Net on Patent Claims
Patriot Scientific Corp. said Friday that it had notified more than 150 additional companies of potential patent infringement of a patent Patriot holds on...
Senate Mulls Internet Tax Ban
The U.S. Senate is slated to vote this week whether or not to renew a ban that keeps state and local governments from taxing...