Monthly Archives: October 2005
Little Things Mean a Lot
Last year, the best brains in robotics couldnt build a vehicle that traveled more than seven miles without human input. This year, five vehicles...
Time for New Mobile Messaging Strategy, Analysts Say
CHICAGO—The time has come to rethink the assumptions that have shaped the mobile messaging industry, according to software and services vendors. Whats needed by...
eBay, VeriSign Strike Online Payment Deal
Online auctioneer eBay Inc. announced Monday that it plans to buy VeriSign Inc.s payment gateway business for $370 million, as it looks to further...
Microsoft Virtualization Policy Intrigues Users
SANTA CLARA, CALIF.—Microsoft Corp. customers reacted with surprise and even some disbelief Monday at the software giants announcement that it was simplifying its software...
Microsoft Simplifies Windows Server Licensing
Microsoft Corp. is simplifying the licensing for Windows Server System products that are used in virtual machine environments as it continues to try to...
Careless Users Challenge Mobile Security
CHICAGO—The primary security threat posed today by the surge in corporate use of mobile devices is not malware, industry pros said here Monday, pointing...
CIOs See Benefits in Partner Deals with Vendors
"We serve the sickest of the sick," says Doug Bach, CIO of Colorado access, a Medicaid and Medicare HMO based in Denver. And of...
Will VB 9 Win Over the VB 6 Faithful?
Microsoft Corp. officials said they believe the new features in the upcoming version of Visual Basic will go some way to appease developers who...
SenSage Bolsters Compliance, Event Monitoring
SenSage Inc.s upgraded information management platform features extended clustering capabilities and boosted analytics to improve event data management and help users eliminate compliance woes.
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Extended Expands Mobile Groupware
Extended Systems Inc. is aiming to bolster its OneBridge Mobile Groupware platform with new features to support large enterprises, but some of the companys...