Monthly Archives: March 2006
Google, AOL Deal Creeps Closer to Finish Line
Google has inched closer to finalizing its deal to buy a 5 percent stake in Time Warner Inc.'s America Online. According to this Google...
Compliance Lagging for FDAs Bar-Code Mandate
At the end of April, the Food and Drug Administration will officially require drug makers and marketers to have a bar code on all...
Sharpened Knowledge Gives You an Edge
If this issue of eWEEK were dated April 1, you might think that Im just making up this news hook. Even in this less...
Packet Design Offers Real-Time View of Network Traffic
Getting a real-time view of traffic as it traverses the network to better troubleshoot problems and plan for growth has always been a difficult...
Fujitsu Drive Boosts Notebook Performance
Providing notebook PCs with performance and capacity typically found in desktop PCs, Fujitsu Computer Products of America on March 28 unveiled a 200GB, 2.5-inch...
Microsoft Licenses Mouse, Keyboard Technology
Microsoft has made new intellectual property licensing initiatives available for its hardware technologies, a first for the Redmond, Wash., software giant.The new intellectual property...
Ruby on Rails Moves at Acela Rates Toward Java
If Java is a steady freight train, then Ruby on Rails is one of the sleek, super-fast Acela trains that whoosh travelers along Amtraks...
Dells Latest Latitudes Use Wireless to Get Ahead
NEW YORK—Dell is setting out to prove that wider is better when it comes to wireless notebooks.
The company on March 28 previewed here two...
Wide-Screen, Wide-Ranging Dell Notebook Looks Good
Boasting a wide screen, Intels latest dual-core processors and a broad set of connectivity choices, Dells Latitude D620 is a strong notebook contender that...
IBM Sets Licensing for Suns Multicore T1 Chip
IBM on March 29 set its software licensing policy for software running on systems powered by Sun Microsystems multicore UltraSPARC T1 processor.
Suns T1 chip—formerly...