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It doesnt take much tea-leaf reading to see that the Microsoft-championed Tablet PC is at a crossroads. When Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates launched the Tablet PC back on November 7, 2002, he touted the technology as “a whole new way of experiencing the personal computer.” According to the vision expressed at the time, the Tablet […]

If theres one thing that causes sleepless nights for database administrators, its the headache of data integration. As such, it was a major theme at last weeks DAMA International Symposium, where speakers offered four-step programs to help integration-traumatized attendees. For the full story, go to SearchDatabase.com. /zimages/4/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.coms Database Center at http://database.eweek.com for the […]

PeopleSoft Inc.s lawsuit against Oracle Corp. over unfair business practices in its hostile takeover bid has been scheduled for a Nov. 1 trial date. The next pretrial hearing takes place on May 20. Meanwhile, Oracle is gearing up to defend its takeover bid in federal court in San Francisco in a separate case wherein the […]

By focusing on high-value, high-volume systems, Dell Inc. has achieved success in both strong and weak economic cycles. It has also made strong partnerships with computer chip and operating system heavyweights Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Chairman and CEO Michael Dell is focusing the company increasingly on what he calls “the scalable enterprise,” which has […]

A developer arrested for writing software to read electronic books; third-party product vendors hauled into court for providing product interoperability; a popular and highly effective security product for stopping worms pulled from the Internet due to fear that the developer is breaking a state law; users unable to back up or transfer content they legally […]

A handful of corporate customers were left without e-mail and Internet access last Monday after the theft of networking equipment from a New York office May 2. Law enforcement officials said four DS-3 cards were reported missing from a Manhattan co-location facility owned by Verizon Communications. The theft at 240 E. 38th St. occurred just […]

Symantecs plan is to map its partners along the lines of customer market segments. Symantecs channel partners will be categorized by the size of the customer they sell to, not the partners technical ability. Network Associates new plan aims to take the company to 100 percent channel sales. “At the large customer end, there are […]

Cigital Inc. and Fortify Software Inc. this week announced a deal to market software intended to defend corporate computer networks by scanning for possible security flaws before they can be targeted by hackers and viruses. Cigital will help customers implement Fortifys code-scanning technologies with its consulting services. “What (software) developers and others are recognizing is […]

A University of Tulsa computer science professor and graduate student have been awarded a patent for a method of thwarting illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks by flooding the network with bogus files that look like pirated music. The software creates bogus files with attributes such as file names and description tags that make them […]

A U.S. House subcommittee will hold a hearing on a bill that would allow consumers to make personal copies of digital entertainment like DVDs. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., author of the Digital Media Consumers Rights Act said consumers should not always have to worry about being slapped with a lawsuit every time they make a […]

Deciding piracy is a lesser evil than potential virus contamination, Microsoft has decided to allow all XP customers — whether using a legitimate or pirated copy — the right to run Windows XP Service Pack 2 when it ships later this summer. (This wasnt the case with XP SP1.) “It was a tough choice, but […]

BERLIN (AP)—An 18-year-old German who confessed to creating the “Sasser” computer worm launched a new version meant to limit the damage just before his arrest last week, investigators said Monday. Authorities who have questioned Sven Jaschan got the impression his motive was to gain fame as a programmer, prosecutor Detlev Dyballa said. He labeled as […]