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Application service provider pioneer US-internetworking Inc. is in a state of transition, teetering on the market ledge between the bankrupt mentors who were its peers and the protégés whove stolen its momentum. Symptoms of trouble are numerous at the Annapolis, Md., company, which hosts and manages software and Web sites for its clients over a […]

IBMs WebSphere is one of the leaders in the application server field, but it lacks self-monitoring software. In an age when application performance is the equivalent of Web service delivery, the application server needs monitoring software, claim officials from a 25-year-old monitoring software company, Candle Corp. Candle is the supplier of the Omegamon mainframe management […]

IBM disclosed yesterday that it is poised to release a new four-processor Intel-based server, code-named Crusade, that will feature performance-enhancing technologies drawn from the companys high-end mainframe systems. The new hardware and software features integrated into the upcoming xSeries server are part of what IBM calls its Enterprise X-Architecture, previously known by the code name […]

In 1995, eBay Inc. opened its virtual doors as the first online auction site on the Internet. Now the company has more than 37 million registered users and expects to generate more than $9 billion in gross merchandise sales this year. More than 26 million goods and services are sold on eBay every day, and […]

Demand for data storage is forecast to shrink this year but will rebound over the next three, according to a new report released Tuesday by market research firm International Data Corp. But dont expect the form of storage devices to look the same in 2004 as they do now, the report indicates. The worldwide market […]

Ive been scoping out Comdex 2,700 miles away from Las Vegas in the comfort and sanity of my Boston office. For the first time in 18 years, fall Comdex was not on my calendar. From 1983 to 2000, Comdex was the last big hurdle I had to jump before easing into the Thanksgiving and Christmas […]

Microsoft Corp. has never enjoyed a stellar reputation when it comes to security, and its products are favorite targets for sophisticated crackers and script kiddies alike. Recently, the Redmond, Wash., company has made several announcements about initiatives and strategies aimed at improving its security posture. At its Trusted Computing 2001 forum in Mountain View, Calif., […]

LAS VEGAS–One day after Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates promoted the Tablet PC as the future of personal computing, another industry leader, Michael Dell, openly questioned whether theres really any demand for such a device. Speaking at a media reception hosted by his company at the House of Blues atop the Mandalay Bay hotel here […]

Increasingly complex data is making writing SQL a nightmare for some IT staff, but a new tool from Sybase Inc. promises to make the task easier for its Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 database. The Emeryville, Calif., company has partnered with a Hong Kong company for a software tool that analyzes SQL code as its written. […]

LAS VEGAS–NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc., one of the worlds largest LCD manufacturers, introduced two new 15-inch flat-panel displays at Comdex here this week that feature a new space-saving design. Targeted at both commercial and consumer users, the LCD1550X and LCD1550M, priced at $549 and $499, respectively, are built with the thinnest frames yet […]

One month after ousting its chief executive, Transmeta Inc., a designer of low-power microprocessors, set up shop at a Las Vegas hotel during Comdex this week to pitch its newest processor and offered assurances about the companys future. Instead of appearing on the showroom floor at Comdex, the Silicon Valley startup instead displayed its wares […]