Monthly Archives: July 2006
GM Pens IT-Buying Bible
General Motors has written the book on acquiring IT goods and services—literally.
When he embarked three years ago on his landmark outsourcing strategy of handing...
eWEEK Labs: 802.11n Is a Gamble
The newest wireless LAN specification—802.11n—isnt ratified yet, but thats not stopping vendors from releasing products based on a draft version of it. Is this...
Netgear: WLAN Speed Demon
With its WNR854T RangeMax Next Wireless Router—Gigabit Edition (priced at $179), Netgear has removed the need to tinker with antenna placement to obtain optimal...
Buffalos 802.11n Balancing Act
Buffalo Technologys draft 802.11n products—the WZR-G300N Nfiniti Wireless-N Router and Access Point (priced at $149) and the WLI-CB-G300N Nfiniti Wireless-N Notebook Adapter (priced at...
Belkin 802.11n Gear Gets High Marks
Based on Atheros Communications XSpan draft 802.11n technology, Belkins N1 Wireless Router (priced at $150) and N1 Wireless Notebook Card (priced at $120) are...
eWEEK Labs Draft 802.11n Test Methodology
eWEEK Labs latest tests of products based on the IEEE 802.11n draft standard measure not only the top-end performance of products based on the...
Visa Changes Retail Security Rules
Visa on July 21 changed its retail security requirement structure, which will—because of a change in definition of what a qualifying transaction is—force more...
Can Microsoft Avoid Origami Overhype With Zune?
Microsoft is now officially confirming what Microsoft watchers have been reporting for a couple of months: Microsoft is readying an iPod competitor (or two...
IBM to Sell Tivoli Data Protection Software Online
IBM on July 21 began selling a retooled version of its high-performance Tivoli enterprise data protection software to home and small-business customers via online...
New Orleans CTO Ships Out
The City of New Orleans this week announced the departure of chief technology officer Greg Meffert, who helped rebuild many of the citys networks...