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A new report from Insight Research shows that wireless LAN technology should grow faster in Europe than in the US over the next five years. The report also concludes that Wi-Fi adoption and broadband networking are linked. Read the full story on infoSync World

As Intel Corp. prepares to ship 90-nanometer microprocessors by years end, Intel Corp. CEO Craig Barrett is already looking ahead to 2004 and an era of increased IT spending. Buoyed by a generally favorable third quarter, Barrett assessed the progress of his companys Itanium processor thus far and explained Intels long-term strategy to eWEEK Executive […]

The Windows File System (WinFS) is key to two of Microsofts biggest next-gen products in the pipeline: Longhorn and Yukon. While Microsoft released Yukon Beta 1 to testers in July, there have been few analyses of the WinFS-specific portion of it by folks who have actually played with Yukon. So we decided to call on […]

Identification Newsweek columnist and Court TV founder Steven Brill is launching a venture to distribute identity cards that will allow people to speed through fast lanes at airport, office building and sports arena security checkpoints with a thumbprint scan. Brill–author of “After,” a chronicle of the security and privacy challenges faced after the Sept. 11 […]

For the second straight quarter, Veritas Software Corp. has reported record results. On Wednesday, the company reported third-quarter earnings of $77.6 million on $451 million in revenue, versus $49 million on $413 million last quarter and $36.2 million on $366 million last year. The results are a record for the Mountain View, Calif., software company, […]

AT&T launches new WiFI service at Philadelphia airport PHX, and now offers service at six airports around the country. Service costs $10 for 24 hours. Read the full story on ZD Net. In other AT&T Wireless news, the company announces that it added less customers than expected in the third quarter, but hit financial targets. […]

Intel temporarily enables WiMax during its recent Developers Forum in Mumbai India. According to Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger, WiMax has the potential to connect thousands of schools and other villages around India. Read the full story on the The Economic Times.

Despite the storage industrys recent fiscal upswing, Quantum Corp. Thursday announced a loss of $38 million for its second quarter of 2004 on revenues of $195 million. The results are the San Jose, Calif. storage companys worst since the year-ago quarter, which saw revenue of $204 million and a loss of $111 million. Quantum has […]

Drive makers Maxtor Corp. and Seagate Technology LLC both reported improved quarterly earnings today. Maxtor, of Milpitas, Calif., earned $29.9 million on $1.066 billion in revenue for the third quarter of 2003, up from $6.2 million on $910.9 million last quarter, and from a $163.6 million loss on $819.7 million in revenue a year ago. […]

Last week, I wondered aloud whether Microsofts decision to slip the due date for Longhorn (to 2006) would matter all that much to users well used to perpetually late Windows releases. Read “Its Official: No Longhorn Until 2006” Well, the readers have spoken. It matters. To most who wrote in, the latest push-back is a […]

Microsoft announced Wednesday that it is offering to share its Windows source code with its “Most Valuable Professionals” (MVPs) with roots in the Windows arena. So, whats the catch, if any? First, the newly minted “Most Valuable Professional Source Licensing Program” (MVPSLP) is currently open to a subset of Microsofts volunteer community army. There are […]

NEW YORK —When Microsoft officially takes the wraps off its Office System 2003 family on Tuesday morning, the company will be launching six different versions of its desktop suite, four new Office System servers and one service (its Live Meeting Web conferencing offering). But there will be one offering missing from its line up: Its […]