Caron Carlson

ORLANDO, Fla.—Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy championed open-source software for the enterprise Tuesday morning and highlighted his companys commitment to including Linux products in its hardware. “If you are paying for middleware, stop,” McNealy told an audience of industry professionals at Gartner Inc.s ITxpo in Orlando today. When enterprises can get an […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—In the face of Michael Dells recent announcement that he plans to delve into Hewlett-Packard Co.s highest growth business—the printer business—HP Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina is expressing no fear. “People have been coming after [HPs printer business] for the 20 years weve been in it,” Fiorina said today. “I understand why Dell wants […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—Bucking the IT industry trend to redouble overtures toward the government while homeland security is hot and the economy is not, Lockheed Martin Corp. is trying to boost its IT profile in the private sector. Part of the reason for this move is that the companys federal clients want a better idea of best […]

AudioCodes Ltd. Tuesday broadened its media gateway product line to meet a wider array of enterprise needs. The Yehuz, Israel-based company recently moved into the systems-level voice-over-packet technology market as its OEMs began to focus increasingly on enterprises, said Ben Rabinowitz, Systems Group vice president. The strategy rests on the ability of OEMs to expand […]

Microsoft Corp. traditionally has steered clear of telecommunications regulators and legislators, but the software company is raising its profile in Washington in a bid to spur rapid deployment of more affordable high-speed networks. Microsoft views faster, cheaper pipes, particularly emerging wireless broadband networks, as a conduit for selling more applications and services. The subject of […]

The general services administration last week unveiled a flurry of Internet-security-related announcements, including an updated list of the top 20 vulnerabilities as compiled by the FBI and The SANS Institute. The list includes 10 programs in Unix systems, including Apache Web Server, Secure Shell and FTP; and 10 programs in Windows systems, including Microsoft Corp.s […]

With a staff of 32 nurses and clerical workers who need to communicate among four offices and with doctors on the road throughout the day, Advanced Surgery in Rockville, Md., was accustomed to paying high local telephone charges plus additional fees for transmitting medical data locally. Looking for faster data speeds, but not prepared to […]

Toward close of business Thursday, WorldCom Inc. issued a public statement confirming the problems on its IP network, which plagued the companys Internet customers across the country. The company announced that service had been restored. About 20 percent of WorldComs customers were shut out of the network intermittently today, the company said. Some lost connectivity, […]

The General Services Administration today unveiled a flurry of Internet security related announcements, including an updated list of the top 20 vulnerabilities as compiled by the FBI and the SANS Institute. The list includes 10 programs in Unix systems, including Apache Web Server, Secure Shell and File Transfer Protocol; and 10 programs in Windows systems, […]

Microsoft Corp. traditionally has steered clear of telecommunications regulators and legislators, but the software giant is raising its profile in Washington in a bid to spur rapid deployment of more affordable high-speed networks. The Redmond, Wash., company views faster, cheaper pipes, particularly emerging wireless broadband networks, as a conduit for selling more software applications and […]

AT&T Corp. appointed Betsy Bernard president-elect today, giving her particular responsibility for the companys business divisions, which hold the most promise for revenue growth. Bernard will become president of AT&T once it completes the spin-off of its broadband unit. The N.Y.-based company is in the process of an extensive reorganization, centered around the spin-off of […]

Most of the recommendations spelled out in the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, recently released for comment, reflect best practices already in place at most large enterprises. But to induce the countrys growing number of small and midsize businesses to adopt similar security precautions, the strategy will need more detailed, voluntary guidelines, industry sources say. […]