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As rivals Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM pursue high-profile outsourcing deals as a main source of services revenue, Sun Microsystems Inc. is opting to be the anti-outsourcer. The server supplier seeks to provide the types of services that make customers more self-sufficient and is working with partners to offer a wide range of services based on […]

Germany wants all 72 million citizens eligible for health care to have a health card containing a microchip carrying the patients information by 2006. The card can include medical history and are expected to replace handwritten prescriptions. Similar cards for the European Union are set to be out by 2008. Some health professionals feel the […]

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Motorola and Verizon announced Tuesday that the much-anticipated Motorola V710, the first megapixel Bluetooth camera phone in the US, will become available in August. The flip phone will boast a 2.2-inch color display, video capture, and a TransFlash memory expansion slot. Pricing is $249 with a $70 rebate and 2-year service agreement. Click here for […]

Analyst firm The Linley Group has awarded the title of best wireless LAN chipset to products from Atheros Corp. and Marvell Technology Group Ltd., the firm announced Tuesday. The firm said that the 802.11b/g Libertas chip from Marvell “offers excellent integration, range, and battery life”, and touted the Atheros 802.11a/b/g AR5004X chipset from Atheros as […]

James Gosling, the creator of Java, is out of the labs and out in front of Suns software development strategy, as the chief technology officer of Suns Developer Products group. In a candid interview with eWEEK Senior Writer Darryl K. Taft, Gosling lays out his ideas on Java futures, the open-source debate, new languages and […]

NetGear Inc. CEO Patrick Lo wants to see Gigabit Ethernet in every office and home by the end of this year. And because NetGear, in Santa Clara, Calif., has a foothold in the consumer and small- and midsize-business markets, its in a better position than most of its rivals to take advantage of growth in […]

Christopher Gruin, director of technology for the Democratic National Convention, sat down with eWEEK News Editor Scot Petersen at the DNCs Boston headquarters earlier this month to discuss preparations for next weeks convention. What do you do when youre not setting up conventions for the DNC? I spent 10 years in the Air Force. I […]

Mike Devlin, general manager of IBMs Rational division, will be top dog at the Rational Software Development User Conference this week in Dallas. When IBM finalized its $2.1 billion acquisition of Rational Corp. in February 2003, Devlin traded his CEO position for that of general manager of IBM Rational. Devlin talked with eWEEK Senior Writer […]

The identity theft bill signed by President Bush last week does not criminalize “phishing,” according to U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy. The latest bill only punishes the act of transferring ill-gotten funds. Leahys Anti-Phishing Act of 2004, introduced last week, targets the entire scam, from sending the e-mail to creating fraudulent sites. Every element would become […]

Bluesocket Inc. next month plans to ship a new WLAN monitoring and intrusion-detection system that includes a new server and RF monitoring sensor. The line provides IT administrators with new tools to monitor user activities, neighboring WLANs, rogue or unauthorized access points and other unauthorized network access. Bluesockets new products follow up an evolving line […]

Kavado Inc. on Monday rolled out improved versions of its application scanning and firewall software products. ScanDo version 2.5 Web application scanner and InterDo version 3.5 Web application firewall can provide the tools to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information used by Web applications, the company said. The upgraded versions of ScanDo and InterDo are […]