Monthly Archives: January 2005
Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta Takes Familiar Shape
The first drop of Microsoft Corp.s "A1" security sauce has been spilled internally and its all systems go for a full-scale beta launch of...
Sun Pushes Data Archiving Envelope with Honeycomb
With the eventual introduction of Honeycomb, Sun Microsystems Inc. is determined to move file storage and archiving to the next level.
As envisioned, Honeycomb will...
Struggling SCO Hopes for Win in Court
Almost two years after it sued IBM, The SCO Group Inc. will begin this year hoping for a reversal of fortune.
As it enters 2005,...
IT People to Watch in 05
The start of the new year is often the time for forecasts. While you can guess at acquisitions, takeovers and tech trends, sometimes its...
Good Vs. Bad Simplicity
The recent spate of mergers in the IT industry makes us recall the famous quotation attributed to Albert Einstein: "Everything should be made as...
Simpler IT, Better IT
At the risk of coining a slogan as meaningful as "The year of the LAN" of days gone by, Im going to name 2005...
T-Mobile Offers Triband Phone
T-Mobile USA is shipping Samsung Electronics p735 multimedia phone. The triband, GSM/GPRS device has a built-in 1-megapixel camera, a video recorder and an MP3...
Aruba Gives Wireless LAN Switches More Options
Consolidation in the WLAN switching arena may mean fewer vendors to choose from, but more ways for users to secure, configure and manage their...
802.11i Strengthens Wi-Fi Security
With the recent ratification of 802.11i, and the certification and availability of products enabled for the wireless security specification, the time seems right for...
Migration to 802.11i Will Be a Bumpy Ride
The work involved in updating wireless access points and clients for 802.11i compliance—not to mention verifying that they are compliant in the first place—is...