Monthly Archives: May 2006
Analysts: Server Market Flat in First Quarter
The first quarter was a slow one for the global server market, with shipments rising modestly but revenue remaining relatively flat, according to two...
Magnum Extends Network Visibility
Larger networks with multiple firewalls often leave black holes in a network managers visibility into portions of a corporate network beyond a campus firewall.
Magnum...
WinSAT: Vistas Built-in Benchmark
Windows Vista will contain a Microsoft-embedded benchmark, known as WinSAT (Windows System Assessment Tool.) WinSAT serves several purposes:
Its a tool for OEM system providers...
DHS Subcommittee Questions RFID Security
Despite the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys efforts to steamroll through the use of RFID technology in all U.S. issued passports by the end...
Oracle Eats the Database Market—Again
Oracle ate the database market—again—in both Gartner and IDC numbers, here in PDF form, released May 24.
According to Gartners numbers for the worldwide RDBMS...
Early Testers Hit Snags in Vista Beta 2
SEATTLE—A day after Microsoft announced availability of Windows Vista Beta 2, the first testers are overcoming download bottlenecks and obtaining bits. While many are...
Singing the OpenSUSE Package Manager Blues
My current favorite desktop Linux is OpenSUSE 10.1. I can say all kinds of good things about it, except when it comes to the...
Microsoft Debates Reducing Employee Admin Rights
News spread quickly that the director of Microsofts internal security told a reporter at the AusCERT conference May 23 that Microsoft is considering limiting...
Intel to Speed Up Chip Redesigns
PORTLAND, Ore.—Concerns about power consumption are one of the main factors driving chip maker Intel to move more quickly between processor architectures.
Following the arrival...
Trolltech Goes Public
After 12 years in business, Trolltech on May 23 filed an application for listing on the OSE (Oslo Stock Exchange).
The OSE reports receiving the...