Monthly Archives: January 2005
VOIP Security Gets Extreme
With the launch of its Aspen 8800 enterprise LAN switches, Extreme Networks Inc. is challenging network designers to rethink the way they build systems...
BladeRunner Is Linux Cluster-Ready
Penguin Computing Inc.s first blade system, the BladeRunner, is a cluster-ready Linux solution with a reasonable price tag. eWEEK Labs tests show that the...
IBM Troops Pave Path for Lenovo
As IBM CEO Sam Palmisano took the stage Dec. 7 to announce the sale of the companys historic PC business to Chinese computer maker...
Acer Taps Former President as CEO
PC maker Acer is planning for aggressive growth this year and will do so under the guidance of a new top executive.Former President J.T....
Tool Helps Companies Spot Their Leaks
Mcafee Inc.s Foundstone professional services group this week will unveil a sophisticated tool designed to help enterprises use Google to discover any sensitive information...
Macworld Eve Rumor: Flash-Based iPod
Apple Computer Inc., with its legendary secrecy around product plans, and the Mac-centric rumor Web sites, always sniffing for scoops, exist in a kind...
Former AOL, PurchasePro Execs Indicted
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—A federal grand jury on Monday indicted six former executives of Time Warner Inc.s America Online unit and former business partner PurchasePro.com on...
Can the Mac Do Without Microsoft Office?
Can the Macintosh survive without Microsoft Office? Its a question that has followed Steve Jobs since his return to Cupertino in 1996. At the...
Drug Firms Slow to Post Results on Internet
Six months after drug companies promised to make results from clinical trials available on the Internet, only five unpublished studies have appeared on the...
Mobile Phones: Birth of the Third Generation
Verizon kicked the US mobile phone market into the third generation at CES this year, lighting up 32 cities with high-speed data services and...