Monthly Archives: November 2004
Microsoft Expands Intellectual Property Indemnification Coverage
Microsoft Corp. said it will expand its intellectual property protection policy and now cover all customers using current and earlier versions of its software,...
FCC Vote Is Good News for VOIP
Tuesdays FCC vote exempting Vonage Holding Corp. from "traditional state public utility regulation" comes as no surprise and gives the VOIP (voice over IP)...
Building a Better Blade Rack
One of the current buzzwords of the server world is "consolidation." Depending on who you talk to, this means anything from using really big...
Fedora Core 3 Tries Out Latest SELinux
This week saw the latest release of Red Hats community-based Linux distribution, Fedora Core 3.
While not a business release—and indeed Fedora has no official...
T-Mobile Signs Six Carriers to Wi-Fi Roaming Deal
SAN FRANCISCO—T-Mobiles wireless division said Wednesday that it has signed partnership agreements with six other wireless carriers, allowing single sign-on services to 11 countries...
Can Microsoft Beat Intuit This Time?
Details of Microsofts latest foray into the small-business accounting market are coming to light now that the company has confirmed that its working on...
Changes in Congress Cast Tech Fights in New Light
The next session of Congress—with larger, newly elected Republican majorities on both sides of Capitol Hill—doesnt begin until January. But next week, lawmakers who...
Analysts: DDR-2 Memory Sales Stalled
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Though DDR-2 memory offers systems lower power and faster speeds than its predecessor, the first generation of DDR-1 DRAM refuses to go...
Staples Automates Refunds with Eye on Holiday Sales
The time-honored tradition of retail rebates assumes that many customers wont bother. Staples Inc. this week challenges that approach with an online campaign aimed...
Oracle: PeopleSofts Board to Reject Final Buyout Offer
PeopleSofts board of directors is refusing yet again to entertain Oracles all-cash tender offer, according to a news release issued by Oracle on Wednesday...