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Despite some challenges in 2005, Kevin Rollins, president and CEO of Dell Inc., insists the companys business model is a strong one, and that he sees no significant changes to it in the year ahead. Rollins recently spoke with eWEEK News Editor Dennis Fisher and senior editors Jeffrey Burt and Brian Fonseca about such issues […]

With regard to Peter Coffees Dec. 12 Epicenters column, “Dont Take the Wrong Tech Trip”: As a volunteer firefighter for over 25 years, Ive seen multiple motor vehicle accidents where people got so wrapped up in what they were doing—other than driving—that they just drove off the road. A typical scenario is an SUV driver […]

Its one thing when people outsource the most painful work they can think of to sweatshop labor overseas. While there are moral issues involved in using prison labor to toil for free to make geegaws Wal-Mart can sell, the rationale of the sweatshop labors buyers is understandable from the strictly “me first” point of view. […]

Problem: Companies need to take a more realistic approach to speech technologies. Recently, a potential Amtrak customer called the companys automated phone system to get fare information. Heres how the conversation went: “Hi!” exclaimed a recorded voice infused with welcoming, patient positivity. “Im Julie, Amtraks automated agent. Lets get started. What city are you departing […]

Microsoft Corp. conceived of its System Center Essentials as a way for small organizations to manage their IT assets, but before it even enters beta testing, management service providers and VARs say they already envision SCE as a tool for managing and monitor the assets of small organizations. SCE installed at an SMB (small or […]

So many Top 10 lists, so little time. And when your beat is Microsoft, the Top 10 options are as numerous (albeit, only sometimes as humorous) as David Lettermans. Here at Microsoft Watch, it was a tough choice. Should it be “Top 10 Reasons Microsoft Is Still a Monopoly“? Or the “Top 10 Hires Microsoft […]

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 and introduced the first Web client in 1990, touching off a technological revolution that continues to play out in todays rapidly evolving Internet space. The inventor and self-proclaimed “user interface engineer” continues to help guide development of the Web and related technologies from his position as […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. says demand for some of its Athlon 64 chips has been higher than expected and at least some distributors appear to be feeling the pinch. A spokesperson for the Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker said some Athlon 64 processors, which she declined to name, targeted at so-called value desktops, are in short […]

Although most Media Center PCs pass their days at home in the living room or study, a few have begun taking office jobs. The desktop and notebook PCs, which come with Microsoft Corp.s Windows XP Media Center Editions specialized user interface for handling multimedia and are operable via a remote control, were created with consumers […]

Cable giant Comcast said this month that it has formed a new online media division to oversee all the companys Web-based businesses, including its portal site. Dubbed Comcast Interactive Media, the business unit will focus primarily on building the cable companys broadband network and content partnerships into new online services for consumers. The launch comes […]

eBay will not become a buzzing marketplace for malicious code, as it has for computers, antiques, iPods and geegaws of all sorts. After an eBay member who used the name “fearwall” put a previously unknown hole in Microsofts Excel program up for sale, the auction attracted the notice of security researchers and received a bid […]

Windows testers will get a new beta version of Windows Vista, dubbed the December Community Technology Preview beta build, just before next weeks holidays, according to tester scuttlebutt. New to the December release, testers say, will be a number of features and user-interface tweaks. A new defrag module; tight integration of Windows Defender (the product […]