Monthly Archives: July 2004
WLANs Exposed by Hack
A wireless LAN hardware company is set to publicize a RADIUS server security hack that can thwart the recently ratified 802.11i protocol and any...
The Biometric Checkout
A South Carolina retail chain is now allowing customers to ditch their courtesy card and use biometric technology to make checking out one-third faster.The...
Microsoft Raises Curtain on Yukon Beta 2
Microsoft Corp. is peeling back the covers of its highly anticipated SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 database this week to reveal enhancements such as...
Seagate Ups Drive Warranties to 5 Years
Seagate Technology has increased the warranty of almost all of its hard drives to five years, reversing a trend toward shorter-period warranties.The warranties will...
Report: Portals Ease Dialogue with Suppliers
For improved performance, stop communicating with your suppliers by fax and phone. Turn to portals and other Web-based methods instead, according to a new...
Patients Relish Web Access
In Denver, parents of premature infants can check on their babies over the Internet. In Boston, convalescents use the Web to stay connected with...
VOIP Service Providers Should Speak Up on Regulation
The congressional debate over regulation of IP-based telephony is complex, multifaceted and hairy, pitting state public utility commissions against the FCC and VOIP service...
HP, T-Mobile Team on iPaq Phone/PDA Combo
Major technology vendors are working together to meld for the first time multiple communications technologies in a handheld.
Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif., and...
MyDoom Variant Zaps Search Engines, E-Mail
A new variant of the MyDoom worm that hit the Internet hard on Monday is causing massive e-mail slowdowns across the Web, and it...
Top 10 List: Classic Laptops
Once in a while its good to remember the computer classics, in order to see how far weve come in making these devices more...