eWEEK EDITORS

NEW YORK—Executives of data storage leader EMC Corp. officially announced the main software components of their Automated Information Storage strategy here Monday. But while outlining the initiative, they also admitted that much work still needs to be done in third-party application integration and in sales to non-EMC hardware users. “This is truly a transformational, innovative […]

In a recent newsletter item discussing the security vulnerabilities of Microsoft IIS, Timothy Dyck asked readers to relate their experiences with the server. The responses were as impassioned as they were many. IT managers are clearly fed up, but do they have to take it anymore? Following is a sampling of the e-mails Dyck received. […]

Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Jane Garvey on Thursday said that she and her staff would meet that day with the smart card industry to talk about implementing the technology in airports and airlines around the country. “We absolutely are considering it,” she said at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C. “I would […]

By 2003, DaimlerChrysler plans to offer a push-button phone system built into every vehicle, allowing users to make or answer a phone call while driving. The system will not require hand manipulation once it is activated, leaving both hands free for driving, DaimlerChrysler representatives said. IBM is expected to announce today, Oct. 26, that its […]

Level 3 Communications slashed another 750 nonsales jobs from the budget Thursday afternoon, after announcing its third-quarter performance had beat analysts consensus estimates. The Broomfield, Colo., carrier now has about 3,950 workers, down from 6,000 at the beginning of 2001. Most of the cuts announced this week will occur in the fourth quarter, in part […]

Steve Jobs had a simple reason why Apple Computer decided to make its newest move into the consumer marketplace with an MP3 music player called iPod. “Music has always been around. It will always be there,” Apples co-founder and CEO said. “This is not a speculative market.” Hes right. Music is a $40 billion pie, […]

EMC Corp.s introduction of a new storage management software initiative next week is only the beginning of an aggressive and lengthy product rollout that will extend the company beyond the hardware business. Conceptually unveiled this summer, EMC will officially announce next week its Automatic Information Storage (AutoIS) initiative, that includes new middleware, application integration, reporting […]

While industry tools like IBMs Tivoli products and Hewlett-Packard Co.s OpenView are good at managing networks and resources, they dont actually configure infrastructure on an IT staffers behalf. Such is the role of Terraspring Inc., a Freemont, Calif., startup launching its first product next month. Terraspring 1.0, debuting Nov. 20, will do more than just […]

The wheels are coming off Enrons broadband business. The company revealed today that it will close its broadband trading offices in London and Singapore over the next six months. Shutting the offices is “a way to structure the business to fit the opportunities that are out there in the market now,” Enron spokeswoman Terrie James […]

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NetRatings announced that it will acquire Jupiter Media Metrix in an all-stock stock deal worth $71.2 million. The Internet audience measurement firm also said that it will buy ACNielsens eRatings.com for $16.4 million in stock. ERatings tracks foreign Web site traffic. The combination of companies will make NetRatings the leader in the Web site measurement […]

Latin America is the last market enjoying network growth rates typical of the U.S. and Europe in late 1990s, and companies such as Terremark Worldwide are driving a stake in the ground to take advantage of the opportunity. Terremark, the operator of a carrier-neutral network exchange in Miami, plans to replicate its apparent success with […]