Monthly Archives: September 2006
Microsoft: Research Helps Protect Our Future
REDMOND—The reason Microsoft Research exists is so that Microsoft will still be here in 15 years time, Rick Rashid, the senior vice president of...
Intel: Quad-Core Is Just the Beginning
SAN FRANCISCO—Quad-core processors are only the beginning of what a revitalized Intel has to offer, the companys top executives said here Sept. 26.
The chip...
Nokia Announces Super Music Phone for U.S.
At an event in New York on Sept. 26, Nokia announced the new Nokia N75, a flip phone that syncs with Windows Media Player,...
Workers Dissatisfied with Workplace Communication
Only 33 percent of employees are satisfied with the quantity and quality of communications from their employers, according to a study released Sept. 25...
W3C Sets Road Map for Web App Accessibility
The World Wide Web Consortium has announced a road map for making rich Internet applications more accessible.
The Cambridge, Mass., organization introduced Sept. 26 a...
Tech Tracker Software Offers Mac Updates Database
TechTracker, a Portland, Ore-based software maker, announced Sept. 25 that it has begun offering a new update of its VersionTracker software for Apple Computers...
Cisco Turns Up the Heat on Data Center Switching
With 10 Gigabit Ethernet prices coming down and data center performance requirements going up, Cisco Systems moved to grab greater IT mindshare in preparation...
Klir Brings Collaboration to IT Management
Klir Technologies on Sept. 25 brought the community collaboration experience of Web 2.0 applications to the task of managing IT infrastructure with its Klir...
Vendors Plug Thin Client as Security Elixir
The U.S. Commerce Department released a statement on Sept. 21 admitting that more than 1,100 of its laptop computers were either lost or stolen...
Web Application Attacks Dominate IT Landscape
Attacks that capitalize on vulnerabilities in popular Web browsing software and targeted malware and phishing efforts dominated the first six months of 2006, according...