Monthly Archives: September 2004
Microsoft Stretches E-Mail Authentication Patent Claims
Microsofts efforts to jump on the SMTP authentication train have hit a new roadblock. The companys publication of a patent application has started a...
Microsoft Plays Up Search in Research Reorg
It is not just the product teams at Microsoft Corp. that are focusing heavily on search. The Microsoft Research unit is doing so, as...
National Semiconductor Unveils Trusted Chip for PCs
Chip maker National Semiconductor Inc. is rolling out hardware devices designed to make desktop and laptop PCs more secure.The Santa Clara, Calif., company on...
IBM Pushes for End to SCOs Case
SCO has been seeking more time for its Unix intellectual property case against IBM, while IBM strives to end the case quickly.
The SCO Group...
Iomega Launches Wireless Network Storage
Iomega Corp.s new NAS 100d network-attached storage servers add a feature that may leave the competition scrambling—wireless capabilities.Built-in 802.11g support allows it to connect...
Nuance Upgrades Text-to-Speech Software
NEW YORK—At the SpeechTek Exposition & Conference here, Nuance Communications Inc. on Tuesday announced the latest iteration of its text-to-speech software, with improvements to...
Xerox Outlines Services Push
NEW YORK—A day after ditching its tagline "The Document Company," Xerox Corp. sought to drive home the companys burgeoning services business.
At Xeroxs analyst day...
Congress Cant Stop Spyware
WASHINGTON—When the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved the Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2004 last week, some in Congress predicted that it...
JPEG Bug Raises Many Questions
Its hard to feel comforted by the fact that Windows XP Service Pack 2 was not subject to the more severe of Tuesdays announced...
Workers to Wield Linux RFID Devices
Retail and manufacturing workers will soon wield RFID wands that support end-to-end Linux, through a new two-vendor pact rolled out this week. In a...