Monthly Archives: May 2005
Google Knocked Offline by DNS Issue
An undisclosed "DNS-related issue" late Saturday knocked several Google services offline, prompting widespread speculation that the Web search giant fell victim to the recent...
Tiger Resets Defaults, Users Complain
As more users begin to install and play around with Tiger, Apples Mac OS 10.4, reports are surfacing that the operating system changes some...
When Retailers Can’t Afford to Be Strategic
There are tons of practical definitions of how using technology in retail is strategic versus tactical.One definition were fond of is quite practical: Using...
New Siebel CEO Shares Game Plan for Growth
In a meeting that was often testy, Siebel Systems Inc.s leaders told investors and analysts Thursday that the company would focus on cutting costs,...
New Microsoft Security Service to Offer Timely Guidance
Microsoft plans to unveil a new security advisories service next Tuesday as part of an aggressive long-term effort to revamp the way it reacts...
Interop Sparks Run on Wireless
LAS VEGAS—The demand for wireless connections shows no signs of abating for enterprise and small-business customers alike. Some of the growth in the industry...
Googles Accelerator Breaks Web Apps, Security
Googles effort to speed the pace of Web browsing quickly aggravated some early users, who say that the software is delivering them Web pages...
64-Bit Linux Is Already Here
In Bill Gates WinHEC opening keynote address, he talked about the third decade—the 64-bit decade—of Windows computing and the problems it faces with a...
Handset Makers Play a Maddening Game of Self-Sabotage
Why are 3G handsets and data cards so awful?Answer: because the handset makers are deliberately making it impossible to show how bad they are,...
Video Search Race Turns to Content Partners
In their attempts to make the content of digital video and television searchable, search engines are increasingly racing to form partnerships with content providers...