Monthly Archives: August 2004
Discover CIO: Retail Technology Ready for Major Changes
Todays retail payment space is ripe for radical change, says the CIO for Morgan Stanleys Discover Financial Services Inc. unit. And when radical change...
Music Industry to Target Individuals Following File-Sharing Ruling?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not...
Diverse Sciences Propel Bioinformatics
At conferences in computational biology, speakers generally start with questions: "How many people in the room are biologists? Computer scientists? Other?" It can be...
When VOIP Projects Slip
When VOIP vendors and service providers land contracts with big-name enterprises, their marketing departments push hard to get customer clearance to announce the win....
Novell Reports Solid Quarter, But Profits Disappoint
Novell announced profitable but slightly disappointing third-quarter fiscal results on Thursday.
For the quarter, ended July 31, Novell Inc. reported revenues of $305 million, compared...
Whats Next on Microsofts Security Agenda?
Even though the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) bits are done and in the midst of being disseminated, theres no rest ahead for...
Linux Desktop Needs PC Vendor Support
I use Linux desktops every day in my home office. Specifically, I run Xandros 2.5 on one of my desktops and my main work...
Nokia 6820 Phone Doubles as IM and E-Mail Machine
Voice phone by day, e-mail machine by night, the Nokia 6820 looks like a perfectly normal compact bar phone. But flip it open and...
Microsoft: Want My Money? Make My Day!
In my last column, I suggested that many—maybe even most—Microsoft Office customers would be served just as well and save money by switching to...
Is Retail IT Being Killed by Complacency?
Are retail IT execs too comfortable and timid to be effective? Are legacy systems so extensive, the fundamental infrastructure so adequate and the margins...