Monthly Archives: April 2005
Clock Is Ticking for Windows 2000 Users
While Microsoft Corp.s Windows team is laser-focused on Longhorn, many Windows users are more concerned with older versions of Windows, for which the support-clock...
BelAirs Fox: Backhaul Key Issue in Metro Networks
Scott Fox, former chairman of the board of the GSM Association, recently joined the board of directors of BelAir Networks, an aggressive young startup...
RSS Reaches Out for Enterprise, Social Networks
The software and services used to read XML-based news feeds are continuing to branch out as the syndication method gains popularity on the Web.
The...
Dual-Core Opteron to Power IBM Blade Server
NEW YORK—IBM later this quarter will begin shipping a blade server powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s 64-bit Opteron processor.
The LS20 will represent the...
Microsoft, Hardware Vendors Prep for WinHEC
Microsoft officials, from product managers to the top brass, look to be busy starting Monday with the arrival of attendees to the WinHEC (Windows...
64-Bit Driver Support Is Still a Mixed Bag
Will hardware vendors have 64-bit device drivers in place to support Microsofts 64-bit Windows release? The answer is a definite maybe.
While a significant number...
Intellectual-Property Panel Tackles the Issue of Patents
CAMBRIDGE, Md.—Does intellectual property protection policy promote or inhibit innovation?A panel at the ACTs (Association for Computing Technology) Intellectual Property and Technology Summit here...
Group Aims to Develop Guidelines to Define Spyware
Even as the menace grows, security vendors are having increasing difficulty defining and identifying spyware, and their indecision is slowing efforts to assist frustrated...
Big Merger Turns NYSE from Prey to Predator
Within days of the dust settling from the SECs passage of the package of rules known as Regulation NMS, the New York Stock Exchange...
Sunbelt Scoops Up Google-like Spyware Sniffer
Anti-spyware vendor Sunbelt Software said it acquired Web-crawling technology that will enable its researchers to identify new spyware outbreaks more quickly.
The company plans to...