eWEEK EDITORS

While the pace of layoffs in much of the technology sector slowed dramatically in the first half of the year, the telecommunications industry continued to set job-cut records, according to recently released research from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Telecommunications companies cut 165,840 jobs from January through June, according to the Chicago-based outplacement services company. […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. today announced four new workstations and servers featuring Intel Corp.s Itanium 2 processor and touted record-setting performance results that it contends supports its decision to migrate all of its high-end systems to the 64-bit processor. HP, which co-developed Itanium, is gambling that the new chip, first introduced to the market last year, will […]

The product or service must support the full range of client platforms with which you intend to interact: What are the vendors browser, hardware and operating system requirements? If the product offers limited support for non-Windows platforms, what, if any, functionality is restricted? What level of IT involvement will the product require for attendees outside […]

PC chip maker Advanced Micro Devices issued a rare second warning that its sales will fall short of projections, indicating that computer makers are likely also struggling to find buyers for new personal computers. In a brief statement issued at 10:30 p.m. PDT from its Sunnyvale, Calif., headquarters, the chip maker said its expects sales […]

Unisys Corp. will offer an upgraded version of its ES7000 featuring Intel Corp.s new Itanium 2 processor, the company announced today. Introduced in 1999, the 32-way ES7000, priced from $100,000 to $1 million, was the first server of its size to feature Intel chips. Previously, Intel-based servers could only handle up to eight processors. The […]

Well, it took a while in this difficult market, but your job search finally led to some interviews. And, surprise, one of them actually led to a job offer. But, should you take it? Maybe not, even if it is for more money. Just as investing in the stock market requires you to know when […]

Intel Corp. next week will launch its 1GHz Itanium 2 processor, code-named McKinley, sources said, with Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM to announce new servers featuring the 64-bit chip on Monday. But while HP, which co-developed the chip, remains a stalwart backer of the new high-end processor, support among other computer makers appears to be wavering. […]

Storage subsystem maker LSI Logic Corp. will acquire IBMs Mylex division, which makes RAID technology, officials said today. Mylex, based in Fremont, Calif., will bring low-end solutions to LSIs current mid-range and high-end offerings. The purchase should close by September 30, officials said. Besides acquiring Mylexs technology–which includes controllers, subsystems and software–LSI, of Milpitas, Calif., […]

Hiawatha Island Software Co. Inc.s AccMonitor Server software is a versatile Web crawler that checks Web sites for compliance with new Section 508 federal accessibility guidelines and generates reports in a variety of formats. In eWeek Labs tests, AccMonitor Server proved to be a good tool for assessing site compliance and reporting its findings in […]

This Fourth of July, vigilance—as well as patriotism—will be in the minds of many. This is appropriate. Given the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, we all should be on the lookout for ways to protect our country. But how can we spend our energies most effectively? Common sense leads us to believe that brute-force attacks […]

Microsoft Corp.s latest security plan is being met with skepticism in the industry. The Redmond, Wash., company last week revealed details of a new security initiative, code-named Palladium, thats designed to boost security for companies and consumers that use the Internet. However, while Microsoft portrayed itself as having to prod hardware companies to develop complementary […]