Monthly Archives: October 2004
Visa Wraps Up Database Security in Time for the Holidays
Database security vendor Application Security Inc. has entered a two-year partnership with Visa International to ensure that the worlds largest credit card issuer is...
Intel Bumps Up P4 Extreme Edition
While the rest of us muddle through with regular Pentium 4 CPUs in our PCs, high-end users (typical gamers) can make another choice: the...
Coffee, Tea or Wi-Fi?
Once upon a time—a little over a week ago as a matter of fact—I found myself in a northern suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, with...
Microsoft Expands Windows Anti-Piracy Program
When it launched its "Windows Genuine Advantage" pilot program in September, Microsoft Corp. was hoping 20,000 customers would opt into the voluntary program, via...
Envisioning the Programming Language of the Future
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—What will be the dominant programming languages a decade from now?Microsoft Corp. developer division architect Herb Sutter told attendees of the OOPSLA...
Health Execs See EHR as Future Financial Boon
While very few practices have fully implemented electronic health records, a majority of health executives feel they will have a positive financial impact over...
Study: Holiday Online Sales to Jump 20 Percent
Forrester Research is projecting that online holiday sales this year will hit $13.2 billion, which represents a 20 percent increase compared with last year....
Check 21: Playing at a Bank Near You!
The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, aka Check 21, went into effect Thursday, moving another financial process into the digital age.The act...
Leading ISPs Sue More Spammers
A coalition of the countrys leading ISPs on Thursday announced another round of lawsuits against spammers, relying heavily on the CAN-SPAM law enacted earlier...
Webify Helps Insurance Carriers Stretch Legacy Apps
When you think about the insurance industry, one of the last words to pop into your mind is "agile." Whats more likely is some...