eWEEK EDITORS

Three senior executives of ultradense server manufacturer RLX Technologies Inc. resigned their positions on Friday, less than a year after the much-heralded startup company introduced its first “blade” product. As part of the shakeup, Gary Stimac, a well-known industry figure and one of the founders of Compaq Computer Corp., reduced his role, turning over his […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Judges will oversee how authorities use a device that snoops on e-mail communications, after House of Representatives Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, inserted new language into an antiterrorism bill that President George W. Bush signed today. The device, called Carnivore, is used occasionally by the FBI to harvest e-mail communications. Civil liberties […]

Despite Bill Gates assertion that Windows XP, PCs and related gear will generate $100 billion in sales during the upcoming holiday season, PC industry big shots do not see restoration of double-digit growth any time soon. That $100 billion has to include everything down to the plastic insulation on power cords. PC industry CEOs, speaking […]

The Department of Justice announced today a new Global Competition Network to improve working relationships with foreign antitrust organizations. In a speech today at Fordham Corporate Law Institute in New York City, Assistant Attorney General Charles James introduced the initiative and said the U.S., and particularly its European Union counterparts, needed to find more common […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The law firm of Williams & Connolly has confirmed that Brendan Sullivan will soon be hired to represent 18 state attorneys general in the Microsoft antitrust case. The announcement is expected today from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. Sullivans arrival indicates that states are becoming concerned that the Department of Justice may […]

When Bill Conner joined Entrust Inc. in April, the PKI vendor was in dire straits. The day after he was installed as the new CEO, the company reported a first-quarter loss of nearly $51 million and was in danger of becoming an also-ran in the ultra-competitive market for public-key infrastructure software. Six months later, Entrust, […]

Netegrity announced late Wednesday that it is acquiring portal vendor DataChannel for approximately $54 million, streamlining the process of building Web services and securing access to them. As one of the leaders in Web access management — technology that enables single sign-on to numerous applications over the Web — Netegrity is looking to change the […]

Users of Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server 2000 database can now code from inside the .NET framework, with a new plug-in that gives a look at whats to come with the eventual successor to SQL Server. SQLXML 2.0, which is a free download for SQL Server 2000 customers, was announced this week in a keynote speech […]

NEW YORK – Bill Gates, Microsofts chairman and chief software architect, ceremoniously typed “exit” at the familiar DOS command-line prompt “for the last time,” he said, ending the 20-year era of Microsofts original operating system as he set the stage for the launch of Windows XP. The whimsical stunt – accompanied by the computerized voice […]

Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell has vowed to try to shrink regulations that are hampering growth, and thats music to the ears of incumbent telephone companies. Powell said established carriers are afraid to invest and innovate because future regulations could puncture profits on new networks and services. “We should guard against regulatory creep,” and […]

Groove Networks Inc. today will announce Version 1.3 of its Groove peer-to-peer software, new enterprise servers and a 10,000-seat deal with Dell Computer Corp. The new version of Groove is the first to incorporate integration with Microsoft Corp. products as the result of a deal struck between the companies two weeks ago. For instance, Groove […]

Speak now or forever hold your peace: While there are no credible implementations or business models around ENUM, the protocol for converting IP addresses into phone numbers, a regulatory trial balloon has already been launched. At a recent Pulver Telecom Policy Summit meeting in Washington, NeuStar Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Ganek faced a room full […]