Monthly Archives: June 2004
Hitachi to Invest $500 Million in China Disk Drives
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies this week announced plans to invest up to $500 million to create a manufacturing center in China. The facility will...
A Walk on the Wild Side of Software
I spend most of my life on the demand side, rather than the supply side, of the IT business; this made for an interesting...
Qurb 2.1 Requires a Close Eye
Qurb 2.1, the latest edition of Qurbs namesake anti-spam system, integrates directly with Microsofts Outlook and Outlook Express. This integration makes the product a...
OmniTrust Brings DRM to Web
OmniTrust Security Systems Inc.s Protected Browser, released last month, provides DRM-like protection for Web pages, making it impossible to save, print, e-mail or even...
MediaPlatform 3.1 Manages Multiple Streams
There are many hosted Web conferencing solutions available, but Interactive Video Technologies Inc.s MediaPlatform 3.1 differs from most by giving companies a way to...
Portfolio 7 Handles Image Issues
For companies that deal heavily in digital media, there are high-end digital asset management systems to help them track, control and access their entire...
Dont Cut the Wrong Costs
In consumer electronics, digital convergence makes multifunction products ridiculously cheap to build. Designers no longer seem to think twice about attempting high levels of...
The Third Web
Web services represent the third attempt to rebuild enterprise IT on the standards-based foundation conceived by Tim Berners-Lee. To realize that vision, vendors and...
WiMax Gets Real
Intel Corp. and Proxim Inc. are lending further credence to WiMax with significant co-development plans for the emerging wireless broadband standard.
The two companies are...
Taking IT for Granted
Are you unhappy? Depressed? Considering drastic steps to change your situation? Im not talking about your personal life; Im talking about how you feel...