eWEEK EDITORS

NEW YORK—Microsoft Corp. is using this weeks SpeechTEK conference here to talk about the momentum behind another pending member of its Windows System Server family: Microsoft Speech Server. Microsoft released at the show the names of five joint-development-program partners who have built prototype applications with Speech Server and Microsofts speech software-development kit (SDK). Speech Server […]

New network-attached storage products from EMC Corp. aim to give small- and mid-size companies more storage options, officials said today. The new NAS models, available now, include an entry-level version of the Celerra NS600, and two versions with external storage. The previously announced NetWin 200 is also now available, the company, based in Hopkinton, Mass., […]

Editors Note: This guest opinion is offered by Pat Fenton, the chairman of the Computer and Information Systems Department at a college in the Silicon Valley. He addresses a recent column by eWEEK.com Storage Center Editor David Morgenstern, which noted the lack of university classes on the field of storage area networking. The failure of […]

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 Iomega Ships Pair Of New NAS Servers Iomega Corp. last week unveiled a pair of network attached storage (NAS) servers that take aim […]

Host bus adapters and tape libraries will soon be faster and easier to manage, thanks to industry efforts to keep up with the advances and popularity of SANs. Vendors in both niches are getting help from the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association), which aims to expedite interoperability. For HBAs, a new approach is the adoption […]

The ramifications of the recent Web browser patent verdict against Microsoft could strike at the heart of the Webs common language: HTML. The World Wide Web Consortium is investigating whether the claims in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by Eolas Technologies and the University of California could require changes to current and future HTML specifications, […]

SuperMicro this week is rolling out a two-way 1U (1.75-inch) server powered by Intels Itanium 2 chip. The SuperServer 6113M-8 is the first in a series of Itanium 2-based systems the server company plans to release over the next few months. Other servers will range in size from 2U (3.5-inch) to 4U (7-inch). The system […]

Radio-frequency identification is quickly moving from hype to reality. At the first conference dedicated to the technology this month in Chicago, researchers worldwide launched the Electronic Product Code Network, an open technology infrastructure that uses RFID. However, the technology has Orwellian characteristics that, if not addressed, will impede its ability to deliver the substantial return […]

Adobe Is Connecting its Illustration, publishing and Web site applications to create what company officials call a digital desktop for designers. Adobe this week plans to announce a bundle called Adobe Creative Suite, which comprises new versions of its Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and GoLive software. Each application comes with a new feature called Version Cue, […]

While Microsoft isnt expected to talk about Longhorn at this weeks SpeechTEK show in New York, the Redmond software maker is working to add speech and other “natural-user-interface” (NUI) technologies to its next-generation Windows operating system. Microsofts Natural Interactive Services Division (NISD) has been working on a “NUI Platform” that is designed provide users with […]

Microsoft developers are rushing to put the finishing touches on more than just its next-generation Windows client to debut at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in late October. In addition to delivering a technical preview release of Longhorn, Microsoft also is hoping to be able to provide attendees with a first beta of its “Whidbey” […]

Storage users on Tuesday will get their fourth new advocacy group of the year, with the launch of the Association of Storage Networking Professionals, founder Daniel Delshad said today. For users making buying decisions about the complex and expensive world of enterprise storage, “Theyre still feeling very powerless when it comes to separating the hype […]