Monthly Archives: March 2005
Whistleblower Is the Real Embarrassment to Boeing
There is something troubling about the ouster of Harry Stonecipher at Boeing for violating the companys ethics code. Its not that the ex-CEO is...
H-1B Fees Help Keep VARs Up to Speed
Each year tens of thousands of college-educated workers from outside the United States receive temporary work visas for skilled jobs that ostensibly would go...
Microsoft, Borland Offer Process Guidance for Developers
As developer demand for process guidance continues to grow, tool makers such as Microsoft Corp. and Borland Software Corp. are answering the call with...
Google Responds to Cloaking Accusations
Google has taken the unusual step of removing some of its own Web pages from its Web index after reports that the pages used...
Gates: Get Ready for the Digital Workstyle
SAN DIEGO—Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates often talks about the "digital lifestyle." But on Wednesday at the MBS (Microsoft Business Solutions) Convergence conference here, he...
SBC Merger Wont Derail AT&Ts Plans
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The proposed merger with SBC Communications Inc. wont derail AT&T Corp.s plans to aggressively develop its SOIP (services over IP) strategy, according...
CeBIT 2005: Double Comdex and Keep Walking
HANNOVER, GERMANY—The annual CeBIT show is happening here this month, with the show floor opening at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning. If you miss...
Webloggers Influence Causes A Need for Regulation
The hue and cry over whether the Federal Election Commission can—or should—"regulate" Webloggers is a much more complicated and politically partisan argument than it...
Prices Plummet for Point-of-Sale Systems
With causes ranging from new, low-priced vendors to needing more lanes open simultaneously, IHL Consulting Group is reporting that prices for typical point-of-sale base...
Microsoft MVPs Say They Want Old VB Back
Microsoft Corp. is facing a revolt from some of its favored developers over the companys support for what the developers are calling classic Visual...