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More mobility A dream of notebook users is to make them as mobile as personal digital assistants. Fujitsu PC Corp. took a step in that direction by making its LifeBook P Series available with integrated WLAN capabilities. Staying connected The LifeBook P Series is the smallest notebook on the market, according to the Santa Clara, […]

I am tired of worrying about how my personal information will be used every time I visit a Web site. Lucky for me (and you), it appears that the World Wide Web Consortium may have found a resolution to my privacy concerns. Trouble is, the W3Cs answer raises new questions for Web site operators. With […]

Hewlett-Packard Co.s board and many of its senior managers may resign if shareholders reject the companys proposed buyout of Compaq Computer Corp., two HP board members strongly hinted on Monday. Their comments in a conference call with reporters today once again raises the specter of a potential mass exodus of HPs leadership should the companys […]

Since becoming CEO of Computer Associates International Inc. in August 2000, Sanjay Kumar has overseen the realignment of corporate business units and the institution of new methods of financial reporting, and, last year, Kumar weathered a contentious proxy battle with dissident shareholder Sam Wyly. Executive Editor Stan Gibson discussed the Islandia, N.Y., companys corporate strategy […]

Protecting a company from external computer hackers is not a job for the faint of heart. Even when the attacks are routine, its tough, and it can be risky. Add a bunch of angry ex-employees and a slew of investigators who all want to get at your internal data and mess with it for their […]

Arthur Andersen is not just struggling with fallout of its auditing work at Enron, Global Crossing and Qwest Communications. Its information technology consulting also led to an agreement to pay Department 56—an Eden Prairie, Minn., merchandiser of Snowbabies and other collectibles—$11 million. Click here for the story behind the settlement, which was reported by the […]

U.S. antitrust regulators has given the green light to Hewlett-Packard Co.s proposed buyout of Compaq Computer Corp., adding to the growing momentum for the merger just two weeks before a critical shareholder vote. Todays ruling by the Federal Trade Commission, combined with an earlier decision by the European Union, means HP was able to convince […]

In her first public address after garnering the backing of a key investment group, Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Carly Fiorina said that despite winning an important battle, its too early to claim victory in the proxy fight over HPs bid to buy Compaq Computer Corp. Fiorinas comments at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference in […]

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New backup mediums such as IDE hard drives could change the landscape of backup technologies. IT managers should consider using IDE drives to back up applications that have small inactivity windows. Downtime and data loss are expensive problems. Although backup and disaster recovery solutions can get pricey, it is important to remember that even the […]

To the Editor, In your March 4 article, “Users Uneasy as Vote Draws Near,” your reporters declined to use the strongest fact provided by HP regarding customer response to the merger. In the two fiscal quarters since the merger was announced, HPs results exceeded analyst expectations. This shows that customers are continuing to purchase from […]

More than 15 months after Intel Corp. introduced its Pentium 4 processor for the desktop, the giant chipmaker on Monday finally released a mobile version of the product targeting consumer-oriented full-size and thin-and-light notebook PCs. The reason for the delay in releasing the mobile Pentium 4-M was largely due to the challenge of tweaking the […]