Monthly Archives: June 2004
Health IT for, by Physicians
A May issue of BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal) focuses on how information technology is changing healthcare. Studies and anecdotes include...
Secondary Protein Database Spreads Data, Boosts Technology
The Protein Data Bank was established in 1972 as a public repository for solved protein structures; this information reveals the precise shape of proteins...
War Driving Misses Part of WLAN Security Picture
On a slow news day, you can always go "war driving." Thats what Mike Outmesguine did in an 800-mile drive down the California coastline...
AMD Updates Athlon 64 Line with New Socket
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday released the first 64-bit Athlon processors to use its "Socket 939" interface. Offering gains in HyperTransport performance, the...
Sony Dumps Clie: Winners and Losers
So Sonys bagging the popular Clie line in the United States. At first glance, it seems like a terrible setback for Sonys small computer...
Sony Halts U.S. Clié Production
In a prepared statement released on Tuesday, Sony announced it will halt production of all Cliés in the U.S. for the remainder of this...
Motorola, Avis Debut Mobile Phone Direction Service
Simply input your location information into the Avis Assist handset, or call an Avis Advisor with your desired destination address. The server uses GPS...
When Good Microsoft Stories Go Bad
Not once, but twice in one week did reporters take Microsoft tidbits and run amok with them.First was the by-now well-publicized gaffe that led...
The Moral Superiority of Software as a Service
Customers sign up, may or may not pay a customization or setup fee, and then pay for the software on a monthly, quarterly or...
ServerWorks Joins Opteron Camp
Broadcoms ServerWorks division said Monday that the company is designing chipsets for Advanced Micro Devices Opteron microprocessor, an important endorsement for AMDs design.
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