Monthly Archives: January 2007
Cashing In on Data Protection
When I was a kid, my family did two things on Saturdays without fail: We cleaned the house to strains of marching music (my...
Apple Hit with Patent Infringement Lawsuit
Opti wants a bite of Apple.
The Mountain View, Calif., maker of controller chips for PCs and LCD monitors has filed a patent infringement lawsuit...
LSI Logic Delivers New Entry-Level SAN to OEMs
LSI Logic, one of the few IT companies that develops and makes storage chips, software and hardware, started shipping in mid-January the newest addition...
TJX Intrusion Highlights Pursuit of Corporate Data
The potentially massive data theft reported by discount retail conglomerate TJX Companies illustrates the continued efforts of hackers to rob businesses of their most...
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Linux Lacks Innovation
"To get a true glimpse of how much the Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) community really is like the Soviet empire..." Oh man,...
The Mac Still Proves a Winner for Apple
Apple may not want the word "computer" in its title anymore, but its hard to ignore the impact of the Macintosh on the bottom...
Verio Adds Entry-Level Data Backup Plan for SMBs
Verio, a leading provider of hosting and managed services for small and midsize businesses and partners, on Jan. 18 introduced to its line of...
Microsoft Patches Buggy Excel Patch
Microsoft has re-released an update issued in its January 2007 patch batch to correct a glitch in the way Excel 2000 processes information.
The company...
Nuance Launches IP-Based Voice Dialer
Nuance Communications, a speech and imaging software maker, on Jan. 18 introduced an IP-based voice dialing system.Designed specifically for intra-company communications, SpeechAttendant Internal Dialer...
Rallying to the “Agile” Cause
When it comes to the quasi-religious subject of development methods, I try to avoid sectarian violence. I like to think of programming languages, for...