eWEEK EDITORS

Can we create computers in our own image? IBMs top research executive has issued a call to IT companies to make computers that are able to take care of themselves, patterned on the way the components of our bodies regulate themselves automatically. Big Blue last week launched an initiative promoting “autonomic computing,” an approach to […]

Like it or not, the world today is a very different place from the world of Sept. 10. Much of the planet is now entangled in a completely new kind of armed conflict, in which civilians and civilian infrastructure are both targets and weapons, “front lines” dont exist, and identifying the enemy is 99 percent […]

Mazu Networks Inc. is one of several startups that emerged to help combat the threat of DDoS attacks in the wake of the high-profile assaults on several sites in February 2000. The Cambridge, Mass., company was one of the first to bring an anti-distributed-denial-of-service product—TrafficMaster—to market and this week will launch an addition to the […]

Despite the economic slump, the death of a co-founder in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and other impediments, Akamai Technologies executives say their company will continue to evolve into an ambitious provider of edge computing to large businesses. EdgeSuite, a group of services that essentially offers enterprise customers processing power on demand for specific applications, […]

NuSphere Corp. is keeping pace with rival MySQL AB in the open-source MySQL database arena. The Bedford, Mass., company last month launched Version 2.3 of its NuSphere MySQL Advantage, with new features focusing on security. Next up is an as-yet-unnamed version launching in December with new features for content management. That follows similar moves by […]

Two years ago, at the Eighth International World Wide Web Conference in Toronto, Tim Berners-Lee issued a warning about the proliferation of software patents. Patents, the Web pioneer said, “are getting in the way of a common, universal Web.” Unfortunately, Berners-Lees cautionary words generated little sustained attention at the time. Now, however, the issue of […]

President and CEOCollabNet Inc.www.collabnet.com Elevator Pitch Portelli is establishing a middle ground between “open” and “closed” software development. His wants to foster coordinated, global software development projects. Claim to Fame At previous post, he grew Cadence Systems consulting revenue 100% annually. Last Book Read “Values of the Game,” by Bill Bradley. Mentors “My Parents — […]

PresidentSPSS Enabling Technologies Divisionwww.spss.com/embed/index.htm Elevator Pitch Blyer launched analytical software vendor SPSS Enabling Technologies Division in January. The Miami-based division lets partners embed and resell its analytical and predictive intelligence tools within their own applications. His Game Plan “We dont sell anything direct and dont compete with partners,” he says. Blyer offers partners everything from […]

After the Love Bug virus, we were forced to start striping out 95 percent of all e-mail attachments that came in from the outside. Basically, thats any file that could be executed on the inside of our network. It was a good strategy and worked well for us until a little virus called Nimda came […]

I find it really hard to believe that its been impossible to deploy wireless Enhanced 911 systems yet. Wireless operators, vendors, public safety groups and the Federal Communications Commission have been working for ages — five years on the second phase alone, which was supposed to have made headway by Oct. 1 — and they […]

Metcalfe on Yipes Board Bob Metcalfe, credited as the co-developer of Ethernet, has been named to Yipes Communications advisory board. Yipes is a leading provider of fast Internet access via Ethernet. Metcalfe joins consultant David S. Isenberg, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen, Telecordia Vice President Robert W. Lucky and former Ziff-Davis President J. Scott […]

The downturn in the economy and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have accelerated interest in e-learning and Web conferencing. And while that should fuel even more growth in the rapidly growing sector, analysts predict that a shakeout — with considerable consolidation among the players — is looming. In recent years, I-managers at dozens of Fortune […]