Monthly Archives: April 2006
OpenDocument Movement Gains Steam
Membership in the OpenDocument Format Alliance has almost quadrupled over the past month.
The Alliance, a coalition of organizations from across the world whose goal...
Google, Yahoo Search Ads Earn Their Spotlight
The state of online ad spending takes center stage this week as Google and Yahoo report their latest earnings.The reason for the focus on...
Development Tools Lighten Up
As much as eWEEK Labs admires what Microsoft has accomplished with its Visual Studio Team System, were also interested in the different approach to...
Vista Promises Group Policy Overhaul
Whenever it officially ships, Windows Vista will bring a lot of new power and flexibility to Microsofts Group Policy. Some changes are sexy and...
Burst Sues Apple, Says iPod Infringes on Patents
Burst.com on April 17 followed up on its promise to countersue Apple, alleging patent infringement in documents filed in a San Francisco federal court.
Apple...
Will Suns McNealy Stay or Go?
Will he stay or will he go?
Thats the million-dollar question about the future of Sun Microsystems CEO and co-founder Scott McNealy. Well, at least...
IBM Posts Solid First Quarter
Despite continued doldrums in its key services business, IBM posted a solid first quarter, thanks mainly to steady performance in software and hardware.
The worlds...
Vista: Expect a Premium Push (with Premium Prices)
Microsoft is still holding many specifics about Windows Vista—pricing among them—close to the vest. But the Redmond, Wash., companys reticence to talk isnt stopping...
Oracle Plugs 36 Holes in Critical Patch Update
Database server giant Oracle on April 18 shipped its scheduled quarterly critical patch update with fixes for 36 security vulnerabilities in several enterprise-facing products.
The...
Analysts Speak Out on the Wireless Security Hype
Security software vendor Kaspersky Labs joined the ranks of anti-malware specialists introducing applications designed for use on mobile devices with the launch of its...