Monthly Archives: August 2004
Sun to Demo Sun Ray Linux at LinuxWorld
SAN FRANCISCO— Sun Microsystems Inc. will demonstrate a new version of its Sun Ray thin-client computing technology for Linux at this weeks LinuxWorld conference...
Glitch in Chip Set Blights Intels Nocona Rollout
Server OEMs this week helped complete the second phase of Intels 64-bit "Nocona" deployment, although the launch was marred by a bug that affected...
Edify Redesigns Voice Platform
With its announcement Monday of an upgrade to its voice platform, Edify is laying out a new architecture for enterprises deploying speech applications.
The Santa...
Servers Look Beyond Chips
IBM, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. are each revamping their low-end servers with new Intel Corp. chips and diverse management capabilities aimed at enterprises...
Microsoft Research Targets Trustworthy Computing
Microsoft Research is ponying up $1 million in the form of a request for proposal (RFP) for the development of academic curricula focusing on...
IBM, HP Map Linux Migration Plans
IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. are putting renewed pressure on Sun Microsystems Inc. with new solutions to help customers and ISVs move away from SPARC/Solaris...
Techs Midterm Outlook: Doom, Boom or Something in Between?
For the past three years people have asked when will the IT industry recover from the 2000 bust only to be told again and...
Techs Midterm Outlook: Software
In mid-July, stock market analysts and computer industry pundits came to Oracle headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., seeking guidance on how the enterprise software...
Techs Midterm Outlook: Hardware
Major analyst firms such as International Data Corp. and Gartner Inc. recently began sharing their second-half forecasts with their clients, although the formal estimates...
Analysts: Sun Presidents Novell Talk Totally Crazy
Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems, went on a one-man offensive this weekend against the companys main rival, IBM. But...