Monthly Archives: May 2004
Sun Pulls More OEMs into Solaris x86 Market
Sun Microsystems is continuing to partner with OEMs worldwide as it pushes to grow its presence in the low-end, industry-standard server market.
The Santa Clara,...
HIPAA Compliance Still Elusive
Originally signed into law in 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was initially intended to be phased-in gradually over the following...
CAN-SPAM Leaves Lid Wide Open
WASHINGTON—Almost five months after Congress passed a law to reduce the amount of junk e-mail flooding the nations in-boxes, industry experts widely agree that...
Googles Blogger Boss Focuses on the User
Over the past two weeks, there have been dramatic shifts in the Weblog software landscape. First, Google announced a brand new, "easy-to-use" version of...
Calypso Negotiating on Cellular-Wi-Fi Handoff Patent
Calypso Wireless Inc. this week said it is negotiating with a design manufacturer about its technology that enables seamless hand-offs between cellular and Wi-Fi...
SNIA Updates Storage Exams
The Storage Networking Industry Association this week announced a new set of storage certification exams.The new exams will cover storage networking concepts, standards, solutions...
StorageTek Halts ILM Trademark Effort
Storage Technology Corp. recently ended its attempt to trademark the term "information lifecycle management" (ILM). StorageTeks effort to patent the descriptive term started last...
Blu-Ray Group Seeks Partners for New DVD Format
The Blu-ray group this week said it would seek more partners to join the groups 13 founders. The companies, including Sony Corp. and Samsung...
Sun Opens Storage to Others
Sun Microsystems Inc. this week announced support for non-Sun storage arrays for its Sun Cluster Open Storage Program. Third-party support includes devices from EMC...
RIM Partners Introduce New BlackBerry Apps
CHICAGO—Research In Motion Ltd. development partners rolled out a series of new wireless applications for the BlackBerry platform at the RIM Wireless Enterprise Symposium...