Monthly Archives: May 2006
Sun Files Countersuit Against Azul
Sun Microsystems has fired back at Azul Systems with a lawsuit accusing the 4-year-old company of using stolen trade secrets and patents to build...
Microsoft and Qualcomm Ink Smart-Phone Pact
Microsoft and Qualcomm have announced a new partnership through which they plan to integrate respective wireless technologies in the name of accelerating smart-phone development.
The...
Avaya Targets Midmarket with IP Telephony Services
LAS VEGAS—Avaya is seeking to make it easy for midsize enterprises to adopt IP telephony applications by launching at Interop here new products and...
Freespire: Great Idea? Awful Idea?
Its a simple idea. Take the Linspire Debian-based Linux distribution and bundle it with every proprietary driver and program thats available for Linux.
Ta-da, an...
Linux Gains Enhanced Wi-Fi Stack
The day when Wi-Fi cards "just work" under Linux may be fast approaching.
Wi-Fi software stack specialist Devicescape has released its "Advanced Datapath" 802.11 driver...
Extreme Embraces Deeper Security Integration
LAS VEGAS—Extreme Networks at Interop on May 2 turned its attention to security when it announced three new security partners integrating their technologies with...
Critical MS Exchange, Windows Patches on Tap
Microsoft plans to release three security bulletins on Tuesday, May 9, to cover several code execution flaws in Windows and the enterprise-facing Microsoft Exchange...
Microsoft’s AdCenter Opens for Business
Microsoft now lets anyone sign up for AdCenter, the long-awaited, self-serve Internet advertising feature that competes with Google's pioneering AdWords.To create an AdCenter account,...
Grid Computing Efforts Fight Avian Flu
Over the last few months, a number of major international grid computing collaborations have been working to uncover more effective treatments for avian flu....
Google’s Mountain View Wi-Fi Network Hits a Snag
There's a chance that Google may miss the June launch date for a wireless network its building in Mountain View, Calif., or make the...