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EMC Corp. and IBM separately announced storage networking bundles and speed upgrades this week, acknowledging that installation hassles and performance issues are still among storage administrators top concerns. EMCs additions apply to its midrange Clariion family, with most features available now. IBMs apply to its high-end Enterprise Storage System 800 series (a k a Shark) […]

NEW YORK—Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates has advice for small businesses that want to grow up to be just like Microsoft: Create a vision about which your employees are excited; hire the best talent; and be willing to make short-term sacrifices for long-term gains. Gates offered his views on how technology changes will affect small […]

Businesses of all sizes, including small ones, have been expanding their brand value by strengthening customer relationships, saving money with outsourcing and gaining true financial return with IT innovation. Whether its turning a wide-area network into an instant means of capturing market trends or using bar codes on sports tickets to ensure seats are filled, […]

It has been the genius of the Internet that it does as little as possible. Packets enter, announce their desired destination and are forwarded without concern for what they contain. Function is added at the edges of the Net by mutual consent of the parties involved—not imposed in the middle by self-styled service providers. There […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently set up a federal task force to examine the latest Internet protocol, IPv6. The government wants to better understand the impact that the standard could have on Internet security and what the governments role will be in deploying it. IPv6 proponents tout the protocol as a vehicle for providing […]

On Sept. 10, Microsoft announced yet another serious flaw in its Windows software that renders its customers vulnerable to Internet attacks. The company told its customers to immediately apply a patch or risk hackers seizing complete control over their computers. Frightening as it is, this latest security flaw is only one of many that have […]

Microsoft Corp. has an ambitious plan for its next generation of business applications, code-named Project Green, which will be built on a single code base. Tami Reller, the Redmond, Wash., companys corporate vice president for Business Solutions, sat down for an exclusive interview with eWEEK Senior Editor Peter Galli at Microsofts Worldwide Partner Conference in […]

The Mozilla foundation last week released the latest version of its open-source Web application suite. Mozilla 1.5 includes a Web browser, e-mail client, Web page design software and a chat client. With the release, Mozilla improved its tabbed browsing so that tabs and bookmarks work better together. Other changes include the addition of a spelling […]

With a new entry-level autoloader launched last week and plans for larger-scale tape efficiencies, Exabyte Corp. is leaving behind its operational problems and rebounding into a new era. In addition to widespread technical support complaints from users beginning last year, the Boulder, Colo., company was delisted from Nasdaq in January. “When I joined the company […]

XORA last week announced shipment of its latest location-based management software for small businesses. Xora GPS TimeTrack v1.2 includes enhanced capabilities for dispatching and routing mobile workers. It is available on GPS-enabled phones from Nextel Communications.

The recent economic downturn was hard on many systems integrators. American Management Systems Inc. has felt the impact, but it has relied on a diverse range of offerings, including software products as well as consulting services, to weather the storm. Alfred Mockett has been Chairman and CEO of the Fairfax, Va., company since December 2001. […]

Here are a variety of storage-related stories from around the Web. The subjects include storage hardware and software, as well as financial news and industry trends related to the storage market. Hardware Apple Moves to Support DVD+RW Format After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, Apple Computer Inc. is […]