Monthly Archives: June 2004
The Efficient Frontier: AXA Financial Inc.
"When I got here, the whole model of asking for money was based upon what I referred to as emotional appeal. Whoever screamed the...
Red Hat Posts 53 Percent Jump in Sales
Linux vendor Red Hat posted strong quarterly results Thursday that showed large gains in sales and net income, setting the stage for a continued...
Slicing and Dicing Microsofts Freebie BI Tools
Upon Microsofts release earlier this month of two new, free accelerators aimed at speeding business intelligence by easing data access and scorecard creation, two...
Weblogs.com Authors Gain Reprieve
After facing a virtual mob of outraged Webloggers following his abrupt shutdown of the weblogs.com service, Dave Winer says he has a transition plan...
Movable Type Answers Critics with Pricing Remodel
Six Apart this week sought to calm critics of its Movable Type pricing plans by unveiling licensing changes to its popular Weblogging software.Late on...
Open-System PBXs Paved Way for Web Phone Control
Some VOIP service providers are now getting big play out of the Web-based phone control they offer to subscribers.
That control lets a user see...
Intel Delays Wi-Fi Support in Grantsdale Chip Set
When PCs using Intels "Grantsdale" chip set launch next week, their ability to serve as a wireless access point wont be made broadly available...
Analysts: Procket Purchase Wont Derail Ciscos High-End Router Plans
Cisco Systems Inc.s proposed acquisition of Procket Networks Inc., announced on Thursday, is a move intended to bolster future product development beyond Ciscos brand-new...
Hitachi Rolls Out Compact SIP Gateway
Add Hitachi to the ranks of VOIP gateway manufacturers.
The NT-4S from Tokyo-based Hitachi Communication Technologies Ltd. is a SIP (RFC3261) gateway with four CO-facing...
Messaging Forms Must Work Together, Cerf Says
SAN FRANCISCO—Messaging is about more than e-mail, and all of its various forms—from voice mail to instant messaging—need to interconnect for users, said one...