Monthly Archives: January 2005
Novell Commits to Windows Evolution
Novell has committed to developing a Windows version of the open-source Evolution e-mail client. No time frame has been announced for the release of...
Vendors Ease E-Mail Management
The New Years holiday behind them, IT administrators are resolving to gain more control of e-mail management systems in 2005, looking to tackle looming...
Intermec Meets Retail Needs
For retail workers with diverse needs for handheld devices, Intermec Technologies last week launched the CN30, a "build-your-own" rugged handheld computer that allows users...
Defending Open Source
IBM, again playing its role as the "friendly giant"of the open-source community, recently granted access to 500 software patents to any project that releases...
Open-Source Java Under Consideration
Now that the open source initiative has approved Sun Microsystems Inc.s Common Development and Distribution License, which paves the way for the company to...
Yumex Reins in Fedora Core 3
I recently came across a program, called YUM (Yellow dog Updater, Modified) Extender, which has significantly simplified software management on the Fedora Core 3...
Veritas Backup Suite Finds Missing Links
Veritas Software Corp.s Backup Exec Suite links the companys popular Backup Exec software package to technologies that Veritas acquired in recent merger activity.Click here...
Sun Targets Regulatory Compliance
Sun Microsystems Inc. this week plans to unveil a new piece of its expanding identity management product designed to help customers get a handle...
Microsoft IM Platform Bridges Gaps
With its new ability to extend collaboration to Office productivity applications and to bridge communications among organizations, Microsoft Corp.s Live Communications Server 2005 is...
Crises Follow Math Rules
Online retail enjoys the mixed blessing of extremely tight coupling between the means of advertising a product and the means of buying it. A...