Monthly Archives: May 2004
Oracle, Microsoft Come Together in Developer Deal
Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. may not be the best of friends, but the two companies did come together this week to announce that...
Cisco to Finally Unveil Its Huge Fast Router
Cisco Systems Inc. next week will show off its long-awaited advancement in router technology and make the case that it has returned to networkings...
IOS Theft and Telephony: Something New to Worry About
I assured readers with my first column that my job here is to report on VOIP, not to praise it. Which is why Im...
EMC Unveils NAS Gateway for Windows SMB Market
EMC is diving deeper into the elusive, Windows-dominated small and midsize business depths with a lower-end alternative for its entry-level network-attached storage gateway NetWin...
ICANNs Bid to Double Budget Raises Ire
The Internets domain-name oversight body is proposing to double its budget and raise fees for the companies that register Web addresses—a move that is...
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac: A Must-Have Upgrade
ZIFFPAGE TITLEAt a GlanceCompany:Microsoft Inc., www.microsoft.comPrice:$400 streetPros:Mac-only features, such as the handy Project Center. New tool for checking PC compatibility of documents. Excellent integration.Cons:No...
Linux Users Detail Their Red Hat Gripes
After writing my column on why Linux users hate Red Hat, I got numerous articulate letters on the topic.
It turns out there are many...
Mac Platform Endures as Apple Splits Hardware Division
What does Apples reorganization into Macintosh and iPod business units say about the company?
It proves "Apple can chew gum and walk at the same...
Tannenbaum on Who Wrote Linux
The history of UNIX and its various children and grandchildren has been in the news recently as a result of a book from the...
Sybase CEO: Unwired Enterprise Requires Aggressive Apps
Sybase CEO John Chen has been transforming the venerable Silicon Valley database developer for the past four years into a 21st-century maker of middleware...