eWEEK EDITORS

Is the battle over Web-services development platforms finally poised to move beyond rhetoric and deliver real return on investment? With Microsofts official unveiling Feb. 13 of Visual Studio .NET, its long-awaited and long-delayed development-tool suite, the war of words is likely to shift into a new phase. Until now, developers interested in plotting the ROI […]

Hewlett-Packard Co.s first fiscal quarter sales were higher than Wall Streets recently raised expectations, thanks to stronger than expected consumer PC and printer sales. The computer and printer giant, based in Palo Alto, Calif., posted net earnings of $484 million, or 25 cents per share, which was in line with Wall Streets projections, according to […]

2001 2002 Position Title Salary Low Salary High Salary Low Salary High % Change Administration Chief Information Officer $122,250 $200,750 $123,500 $202,500 0.9% Chief Technology Officer $98,750 $152,500 $96,000 $155,750 0.2% Vice President of Information Systems $111,500 $168,750 $112,250 $168,500 -2.7% Applications Development Manager $76,500 $109,250 $78,500 $108,500 0.7% Project Leader $62,500 $82,250 $61,500 $81,750 […]

Network-attached storage maker Network Appliance Inc. reported $198.3 million in its fiscal third-quarter revenues Tuesday, inching up from its second quarter sales of $194.7 million. “The Q3 results reflect Network Appliances strong operational performance in a challenging market,” CEO Dan Warmenhoven said through a press statement. “We made across-the-board progress in our enterprise initiatives, we […]

High-density server maker RLX Technologies Inc. will introduce a new system next week that features processors from Intel Corp., marking a break from the companys previous reliance on low-power chips from Transmeta Inc. Despite the computer makers decision to adopt Intel-based processors for future systems, RLX has no plans to halt its use of Transmetas […]

System management ARTS Inc.—or Smarts—this month will release a new version of its Service Assurance Manager 2002 that can import management and operational data from a variety of management tools and devices. The latest version of SAM 2002 adds a broad range of adapters that integrate and correlate network topology, events and analysis results from […]

Small businesses have a hard-enough time trying to stay afloat in a competitive world. Intacct Corp. wants to make things a little easier with its Intacct Cash Management hosted accounting application. The new release, targeted at small to midsize businesses, enables users to manage their cash positions online by creating customized internal controls for payment […]

Embattled Enron Corp. was having a tough-enough time trying to explain why it collapsed so suddenly into bankruptcy. Adding fuel to that fire were reports that its auditors had destroyed critical documents detailing the reasons for the fall. MDY Advanced Technologies Inc. has come out with the latest upgrade of its records management software that […]

More Connections Giving another nod to the short-range wireless technology, TDK Systems Inc. has introduced a Bluetooth expansion sled for Compaq Computer Corp.s iPaq handheld computer. Wearing a Jacket The BluePaq is a clear jacket that clips on to the iPaq and enables iPaq users to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as mobile phones, […]

Google Does Klingon We knew Capt. Kirk and his crew never liked them—they were evil and violent—but we werent always sure of what the Klingons were saying. But as with everything else about “Star Trek,” some of the rabid fans of the sci-fi TV series clung to the Klingons, creating Web sites devoted to the […]

Turnaround artists get all the credit—when they succeed. So when Louis Gerstner rides off into the Westchester sunset for good later this year, hell get the thanks for saving and then turning around one of the worlds great companies, IBM. But the near-death experience was a decade ago. Where is IBM now, and where is […]

While Intel Corp. has spent the past eight months touting its Itanium processor, it reportedly also has recently been developing an alternative 64-bit chip it can turn to should the Itanium flop. Analysts have long suspected that Intel was developing this alternative, but recent reports of the work surprised some Itanium users and could undermine […]