Monthly Archives: January 2005
Intel, Others Tout Innovative Chips at CES
Seeking to take some share of the spotlight at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a number of microprocessor vendors offered the...
Gates Heralds Microsofts Place in Digital Lifestyle
LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates may have been heralding the "digital lifestyle" Wednesday during his International Consumer Electronics Show keynote here, but his...
Two Open-Source Databases Add Enterprise Appeal
Two new versions of the most popular open-source databases, MySQL and PostgreSQL, this month will deliver yet more features to make enterprises happy.
Marc Fournier,...
eBay Forms Industry Group to Tackle E-Waste
LAS VEGAS—Online auction giant eBay Inc. is leading an effort to encourage the recycling or resale of used computers and consumers electronics.
eBay on Wednesday...
Microsoft Overhauls Small Business Manager
Microsoft has enhanced and rebranded its Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Manager, which is designed for use by small businesses in the United States...
Microsoft Preps Patches for Critical Flaws
Microsoft Corp.s first monthly patch day for 2005 will include security fixes for three vulnerabilities in Windows products, the software giant said Thursday.As part...
Cisco Eyes Airespace in Wireless LAN Switch Realm
Rumors are flying among several industry sources this week that Cisco Systems Inc. is in serious talks to acquire wireless LAN switch startup Airespace...
Intels Barrett Talks Mobility at CES
LAS VEGAS—Intel Corp. CEO Craig Barrett looked forward to the companys launch of its next-generation mobile "Sonoma" platform by touting some of the applications...
Opera Delivers Beta of Linux Web Browser
Norwegian software vendor Opera Software ASA on Tuesday released the beta version of its Opera Web browser for Linux.The announcement comes several weeks after...
Microsoft to Serve Up Monthly Virus Zapper
Continuing its recent spate of security moves, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it plans to release a virus detection and removal tool on Jan....