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IBM is bidding to expand its share of the storage market with a low-end Windows and Linux server storage system that has large system, Unix-server style capacities. In the growing competition to meet rapidly increasing storage needs, IBMs move may represent the type of storage units soon to come from competitors EMC, Hewlett-Packard and Sun […]

When terrorists struck the U.S. on Sept. 11, the world turned to CNN.com. It also turned to CBS.com and NBC.com. But when it turned to ABCNews.com, it got stuck in traffic, as heavy volume overwhelmed the networks servers. By tripling the servers for the site, ABC was able to clear the logjam within two hours. […]

BEA Systems is broadening its portal server on top of its popular WebLogic application server, placing the middleware company more directly in the crowded portal software arena. The move will bring BEA into direct competition with the 30-plus portal application vendors. In addition, it will up BEAs ante against IBM and Sun Microsystems, which have […]

An Internet privacy standard, as implemented in Microsofts recently released Internet Explorer 6 browser, is causing headaches for some Net companies. The World Wide Web Consortiums Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) specification first became widely available in IE 6, which Microsoft released in late August. IE 6 is also a primary component of Windows XP, […]

Covisint, the supply and collaboration exchange for the automotive industry, may be in for a rocky adolescence. On Nov. 1, Covisint will deploy the latest version of its cornerstone product, Quote Manager. The multitiered application is designed to streamline the procurement process for automakers and dramatically reduce the amount of time needed to contract for, […]

A service launching today will give I-managers the chance to analyze clickstream data from virtually any site on the Web – including those of their most ardent competitors. Web analytics firm WebSideStory and traffic monitoring firm comScore Networks are announcing the HitBox Benchmarker service they say provides the virtual X-ray vision. Until now, I-managers wanting […]

The widening anthrax scare has thrown another major wrench into the gears of e-commerce, potentially slowing package delivery, undermining confidence in the mail and raising shipping costs at a time when e-tailers can least afford it. Sharp reductions in air cargo capacity, combined with already rising prices, could also add delays and expenses for shippers, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The government is reportedly working to create an aggressive and comprehensive Internet eavesdropping capability that could fundamentally alter the landscape of privacy – and cost businesses a bundle. Businesses could be required to install expensive government snooping software in their corporate networks, and communications companies may have to do the same. For […]

Those looking for high drama on Broadway will find it later this week at whats sure to be a cleverly staged production put on by Microsoft at a theater in New York. It stars Windows XP, the controversial new operating system thats been touted by its admirers as the savior of the personal computer industry […]

As British Telecom and AT&T were unwinding their Concert joint venture, Qwest Communications International announced two major European deals expected to hasten its plan to become a major pan-European service provider. Qwest will boost its stake in KPNQwest to 47.5 percent and KPNQwest will buy the backbone assets of troubled Global TeleSystems in a preplanned […]

SGI has launched a graphics-oriented server that extends its Origin family of servers toward a more departmental or workgroup type of user, at a lower, entry-level price of $24,000. SGI, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc., is a dominant supplier of servers for high-end, mechanical design, video streaming and satellite data collection purposes. The new […]

Sprint said on Wednesday, Oct. 17, that it would stop adding customers to its fixed broadband wireless network. The Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service industry leader had already halted its build-out of new markets while it examines second-generation gear. The announcement could hurt an already struggling market. “It has an affect on the financial environment in […]