Monthly Archives: October 2004
Wi-Fi Alliance Cracks Down On Pre-Standard Products
The Wi-Fi Alliance on Monday drew a line in the sand for so-called "pre-standard products," stating that it would not certify early 802.11n products...
Korean Cell Phones Turn Into ATMs
Banks have high hopes for the wireless service. Koreans have already set up more than 24 million online bank accounts. Given that more Koreans...
Will Election Decide Broadband?
With few direct comments on IT or telecommunciations policy from President Bush or presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Washington pundits are digging deep into...
Is the ASP.Net Bug a Big Deal? MS Thinks So
I sat up and took notice when Microsoft released not one, but two interim fixes to an announced flaw in ASP.Net, and released them...
HP, Microsoft Take Tech on the Road
NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. and Microsoft Corp. are taking to the road with a new initiative to bring technology to small and midsize businesses in...
HP Rolls Out Faster Laser Printers for SMBs
NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. released a slew of new printers aimed at small and midsize businesses at the TechXNY Expo here this week.
The Color LaserJet...
MSN Delays New IM Client Beta
MSN has delayed by a week the start of its beta for its MSN Messenger 7 instant-messaging client until some time next week.MSN officials...
Microsoft, Intel, Others Drive Web Services Management Spec
A group of vendors led by Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Friday will publish a specification...
When It Comes to Security, Systems Show Their Ignorance
Computer security has two fundamental problems. The first is that computers dont know very much. The second problem is that people forget the first.
Vulnerabilities...
AMD Blocked From Intel Documents in Antitrust Case
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—A federal judge has refused a request by chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to order its larger rival Intel Corp....