Monthly Archives: September 2004
HP Deals to Aid RFID Push Into Retail, Manufacturing
Hewlett-Packard Co., one of the "initial eight" product distributors in the Wal-Mart RFID trials, will unveil on Monday pacts with systems integrator BearingPoint Inc....
Sun Proposes Single Persistence Model for Java
Sun Microsystems Inc. has proposed a new, single data persistence model for Java that will combine the core focus of two key specifications and...
Its Symbian v. Microsoft in the Mobile OS Race
Keep an eye on Symbians current lead in the race to dominate mobile operating systems. A New York-based analyst firm warns Microsoft could gobble...
Veritas, Microsoft Give Backup a Speed Boost
Storage management offerings on tap from Microsoft Corp. and Veritas Software Corp. aim to extend data replication, archiving and indexing capabilities to accelerate backup...
Microsoft to Release Third Open-Source Project
Microsoft is preparing to release a third piece of code under an open-source license via the SourceForge code repository on Tuesday.
Both Microsoft and SourceForge...
Reverse Migration: From Linux to Windows
As Microsoft Corp. has acknowledged more than once, the company is losing business to Linux deployments. But the story doesnt end there. Some large...
IBM Invests $250M in RFID
IBM announced Monday a $250 million investment in RFID (radio frequency identification), an emerging technology that is being mandated by the likes of Wal-Mart...
RCMP Reckons with Mobile Technologies
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) report, obtained under that countrys Access to Information laws, says mobile technologies are pressuring law enforcement.
The criminal intelligence...
HP Reloads iPaq Line
Although analysts continue to predict the demise of the PDA, HP is introducing six new iPAQ models in its Pocket PC line.The new devices...
Sun-Red Hat Relationship Frays Further
Sun Microsystems Inc. and Red Hat Inc. are partners, but you might find that hard to believe as the war of words between the...