Monthly Archives: August 2005
U.S. Agencies Take Security Into Their Own Hands
Chief information security officers at federal agencies are more concerned about the quality of the software they buy than they were a year ago,...
Adobe and Macromedia Stockholders Approve Acquisition
Adobe Systems Inc. and Macromedia Inc. announced that the stockholders of each company voted in favor of Adobes proposed acquisition of Macromedia at their...
Tablet PC Is Stronger Than Predictions Suggest
There are two conclusions we might draw from the almost simultaneous decision of three respected industry analysts to dramatically slash their predictions of Tablet...
WinFS Is Back on the Redmond Radar Screen
When Microsoft announced a year ago that it had decided to rip the next-generation Windows File System (WinFS) from Longhorn, many company watchers wrote...
Tivoli Automates Remote Backup
IBMs Tivoli unit is providing a backup safety net for businesses trying to cope with growing legions of remote workers storing critical information on...
CipherTrust Tool Blocks Spam
Messaging security vendor CipherTrust Inc. this week will roll out a new appliance that stops spam and other unwanted messages before they hit corporate...
Knowledge of Foreign Cultures Can Build Business Relationships
Companies that work with trusted partners do well when venturing into China, experience has shown.
Trusted relationships, known in Chinese as "guanxi," are critical, but...
Apple Sticks with Freescale Chips Through 2008
Freescale Semiconductor will be required to supply microprocessors to Apple Computer through 2008, according a regulatory filing issued late Friday.
Apple Computer Inc., which said...
Microsoft Makes WinFS Beta 1 Bits Available
The WinFS rumors were true: Microsoft has posted for download by its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) subscribers a first beta of its next-generation WinFS...
Which Is Scarier: Dirty Data in the Hands of the FBI or Bloggers?
Just what we need, in this era of identity theft and unclean data: another reason to fear and loathe a database.This time, its the...