Monthly Archives: October 2004
Government Pledges $139 Million to Promote Health IT
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a windfall of cash in grants and contracts to promote the use of health IT to...
Study Says Mobile Phones Increase Tumor Risk
Every recent technology breeds its share of health scares and mobile phones are no exception. A report released this week by Swedens Karolinska Institute,...
UWB Takes On 802.11n in the Wireless Fast Lane
This weeks news that the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that certifies wireless products, is taking a strong stand against certifying prestandard 802.11n products comes...
Technologies Help Banks with Check 21
Check 21, also known by its full name, the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, was spurred in part by the 9/11 terrorist...
OpenOffice Looking Better All the Time
The news that Microsoft is planning to milk even more from its Office brand with "server" versions of its office productivity applications can be...
Google Delves into the Desktop
Google Inc. upped the ante Thursday in the growing desktop search battle, introducing an application that combines Web results with those from a users...
Medical Bar Code Implant May Not Be Worth the Trouble
Call me a cynic, but I dont think a rice-sized RFID chip above my elbow is going to save my life, or anyone elses....
Microsoft RFID Customer Expects Quick ROI
Microsoft customer Jack Links Beef Jerky, a supplier to Wal-Mart, Target and the U.S. Department of Defense, is moving into the second phase of...
SCO Site Will Aim to Offset Groklaw Coverage
SCO is sick and tired of being "dissed" by online bloggers and journalists, and its not going to take it anymore. So, its launching...
Sun Delivers Solaris Flavor of JDS 2
Sun Microsystems has quietly delivered on its promise of a Solaris flavor of JDS (Java Desktop System), its alternative to Microsoft Windows.
Sun released an...