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Wi-Fi warriors may tout the benefit of local wireless technology as key to the future of pervasive computing. But another technology may lead the simplest devices into a world of effortless communication in the next few years. That technology is RFID, an extremely low-cost, fairly short-range and low-speed technology that can be embedded in tags […]

Iomega Automatic Backup 1.0.2 ($39.95) is well designed, simple and flexible. The most reliable approach is to set it so that it manages backups without any user input, backing up files as you edit them. Data can be saved to another system, a network drive, or even a folder on the same computer. (Backing up […]

Advanced Micro Devices announced three mobile Athlon XP-M processors on Tuesday, taking the performance of its mobile Athlon line to a performance rating of 2800+. AMD also announced two low-power versions of the Athlon XP-M, at 1900+ and 2000+ speed grades, in addition to the 2800+ chip, which has been designed for desktop-replacement notebooks. AMD […]

Microsoft filed 15 lawsuits on Tuesday — 13 in the U.S. and two in the U.K. — as part of its expanding anti-spam initiative. The Redmond software giant filed the suits following investigations across 34 countries involving companies and individuals who have sent two billion illegal spam messages to MSN and Hotmail users. Twelve of […]

Magnetic RAM Looks to Jump-Start PCs IBM and Infineon Technologies have made a big leap forward in the development of a memory chip that could lead to “instant-on” computers that are smaller and more powerful, according to officials. At the VSLI Symposia in Kyoto, Japan, last week, the two companies presented a paper in which […]

Are New Technologies Adding Business Value?”> 73% of CIOs say their companies are highly innovative 65% agree that the current economic climate is slowing technology adoption 41% of technologies under evaluation go on to be adopted 53% of companies get business executives involved in technology adoption 40% say their primary goal in adopting new technologies […]

Like most businesses, software companies seek to do whats in their best interest, and this is certainly true of Microsoft. Last month, Microsoft displayed this kind of strategic thinking when it settled its long-standing Web browser dispute with AOL Time Warner through a $750 million payoff. With this move, Microsoft neutralized its main commercial competition […]

Certance LLC is putting the finishing touches on the DAT72 line, the companys fifth generation of tape storage products that use the popular Digital Data Storage format. The tapes and related hardware will be announced next week and ship by years end to users at the same price as, or approximately $30 less than, prior […]

Small businesses demand flexibility on a budget, and while going wireless is on the technological cutting edge, it doesnt have to cut into your finances. When contemplating a wireless move, the first decision youll need to make is where your employees will be spending most of their time. If you have an office, equipping it […]

Ericsson Sees WLAN Boosting Demand for Cell Phones Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson believes wireless local-area networks (WLAN) will help change consumer behavior and spur demand for fast data access everywhere, boosting 3G mobile phone demand.” WLAN should create more competitive service packages for businesses and make customers ask for more fast data service outside […]

Enterprise Network Associates confirmed Thursday that in the past two days, four customers have been affected by a problem in its McAfee GroupShield 5.2 antivirus software for Exchange 2000 servers. A fifth company discovered the issue, but didnt suffer a crash, the security software maker said. The vulnerability causes the GroupShield software to crash — […]