eWEEK EDITORS

On the last day of its annual convention in New York, the National Retail Federation released a new study that shows retailers expect to increase IT spending in 2004. Eighty-three percent of more than 100 retailers surveyed expect to replace or upgrade point of sale systems this year, according to Retail Horizons: Benchmarks for 2003, […]

As part of its monthly security-bulletin update, Microsoft released on Tuesday three new security updates. One bulletin pertains to a breach in Microsofts Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a users system. Specifically, the ISA vulnerability is triggered by a filter in the Microsoft Firewall […]

Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs last week unveiled the PowerPC G5 version of Apples Xserve rack-mounted server. The new Xserve comes in a 1U (1.75-inch) form factor and features single and dual 2GHz G5 processors, ECC memory, an optical drive, up to 750GB of storage, and an unlimited client license for Mac OS X. A […]

Ambuj Goyal took over as general manager of IBMs Lotus Software Division a year ago this month. Since then Goyal has guided Lotus through the launch of its new Workplace platform while restoring customers and partners faith in the division, in doing so, reestablishing IBMs commitment to Lotus core Domino and Notes products. Goyal sat […]

The Queen of England this month named Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, a Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire, in honor of his contributions to the development of the Internet. The British computer scientist and Oxford graduate holds the 3Com Founders chair at the Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial […]

Nextel Communications and Research In Motion last week introduced the first BlackBerry device to be equipped with a speakerphone. The BlackBerry 7510 includes Nextels push-to-talk DirectConnect service and a Web browser, along with RIMs signature wireless e-mail access and a high-resolution color screen. It is available now from Nextel. Pricing depends on the service plan.

Macromedia last week announced it has hired a former Microsoft executive to run its mobile and devices business unit. The company appointed Juha Christensen, who, until last November, was vice president of the mobile devices division at Microsoft, where he spent more than four years. Before joining Microsoft, Christensen co-founded Symbian, a joint venture with […]

IBM continues to make noise in the four-way, Intel-based server space. The company last week unveiled its four-way BladeCenter HS20 blade server and shipped a new four-processor rack server, the xSeries 365. The 3U (5.25-inch) server, available now, with prices starting at $6,039, replaces the four-way x360 and offers improved storage and I/O technology. Powered […]

If Microsoft cant beat outright Unix and Linux, it can at least improve its interoperability with these operating systems. And from Redmonds standpoint, one of the best ways to do so is via its Services for Unix (SFU) technology. Microsoft is set to take the wraps off the newest version of its SFU 3.5 technology […]

LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp.s been talking up the idea of the “Connected Car” for a couple of years now. But this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here, the company actually had real cars to show off that are running its latest Windows Automotive software. Microsoft launched its Windows CE 4.2-based Windows Automotive release last […]

The migration to IPv6 will be drastic and all-encompassing and when its done, computers on the Internet will almost certainly be less secure. So argues Simson Garfinkel, author of many books on computer security. The disappearance of NAT will expose computers to the Internet unprotected and new IPv6 applications lack the maturity of older IPv4 […]

Democratic presidential contender and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman on Friday proposed to safeguard personal information and to open unnecessary secrets in federal government. The plan would help consumers to correct errors in credit reports, double penalties for identity theft and restrict the use and sale of social security numbers online. Read the full story at […]