Monthly Archives: September 2007
Amazon Web Services Hit the Concrete Jungle
NEW YORK—Web platforms, systems designed to allow programmers to build applications using the Internet as the primary infrastructure, are getting a lot of buzz,...
CA Patches Flaws in Storage Application
CA has fixed a number of vulnerabilities reported in its BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager application that can be used by hackers to launch SQL...
SGI Puts High-Performance Features in New NAS
NEW YORK—SGI has been making data storage products for about two decades, but officials really havent been able to talk about them much until...
Judge Pushes Back on TJX Settlement
The federal judge overseeing the consumer portion of the TJX case wants to see TJX vouchers offered in the proposed settlement replaced by cash.U.S....
Night of the Living Vista
Today, I think of Vista as the zombie operating system. It stumbles around, and from a distance you might think its alive, but close...
Senator: Verizon Wireless Proves Need for Net Neutrality
Verizon Wireless decision to reject text messages from a pro-abortion rights group and its sudden reversal under public pressure is why the country needs...
Verizon Wireless Puts Broadband on a Stick
Verizon Wireless rolled out its broadband on a stick Sept. 27 with the introduction of the USB727 Modem. Developed by Novatel Wireless, of San...
Does a Microsoft-Facebook Tie Portend the Next Net Bubble?
Though just a rumor at this point, the idea that Microsoft is negotiating to take a 5-percent stake in popular social networking site Facebook...
The New-Look Microsoft Live Search
The New-Look Microsoft Live Search
The new-look Live Search home page.
The New-Look Microsoft Live Search - Discovering Products and Prices
Users can find products, reviews, guides,...
iTunes New Challenge Comes from Amazon
Amazon.com this week launched its new Amazon MP3 Store, which, some analysts say, may become the first serious digital music challenger to Apples dominant...