Monthly Archives: April 2004
Microsoft Assembles Hefty Patent Arsenal
Is Microsoft burying the intellectual-property hatchet, or is it moving to build up a powerful patent portfolio it can use to reap billions in...
Foundry Revs Switch Performance
Foundry Networks Inc. will try to leapfrog competitors in the Layer 4 through Layer 7 switching arena when it launches new modular and stackable...
Ballmer: Onward to the Enterprise
On April 2, Microsoft Corp. President and CEO Steve Ballmer and Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy announced a major settlement to...
Grid-Savvy MySQL Aims for the Enterprise
MySQL AB looks to guide its open-source database deeper into the enterprise with new clustering capabilities and features to boost operational performance and scale.
But...
Task Force Issues Network-Security Guidelines
WASHINGTON—In an ongoing effort to avoid legislation that would mandate more strict cyber-security practices, a task force of companies working with the government issued...
WLAN Monitors Thwart Rogue Access Points
In the crowded wireless LAN (local area network) switching arena, Aruba Wireless Networks is courting an interesting and growing customer base: IT managers who...
Can Microsoft Grow Up?
SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. is growing up. At least thats what CEO Steve Ballmer wants current and potential customers to know. After years of serving the...
Microsofts Test Center Answers Enterprise Questions
SEATTLE—A practical symbol of Microsoft Corp.s commitment to enterprise customers is the Enterprise Engineering Center on the Microsoft campus here.
Microsoft created the EEC two...
Iomega Launches REV Drive as Tape Alternative
Iomega Corp. on Monday launched its REV drive, which the company hopes will serve as an archival replacement for tape drives.
Iomega, whose removable-storage legacy...
How Security Firms Exploit Us
The other night, I was watching the Showtime network program "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" The program, hosted by Penn and Teller, spends its time...