Caron Carlson

To help service providers come up with new enterprise offerings faster and less expensively, IBM has unveiled Java-based software for application development and deployment. It is clear, in the tight economy, that service providers need to establish new revenue streams with new offerings, and IBM executives maintain that enterprises will discover a need for the […]

When businesses across the country tried to access the Internet Oct. 2, many found connections sluggish or blocked due to outages on WorldCom Inc.s UUNet backbone. Experts trace the overall cause to faulty network maintenance, particularly at peering points; some say such troubles are likely to recur but theres little anybody other than the carriers […]

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 is that the companys federal clients want a better idea of best practices at commercial organizations. […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—Microsoft Corp. is re-examining its licensing strategy to determine when per-device licensing would make more sense than per-user licensing, CEO Steve Ballmer said today. Addressing an audience of industry professionals at Gartner Inc.s ITxpo here, Ballmer said that Microsoft wants to establish the right type of licensing for various situations, but it wants to […]

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 […]