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Getting medical information online is nothing new, but the Arthritis Foundation is taking it a step further. The organization recently launched “Connect and Control: Your Online Arthritis Action Guide,” an interactive site designed to help sufferers self-manage their condition by creating self-tailored programs to deal with the disease and implement necessary lifestyle changes. One in […]

Aperserv Technologies Inc. has rolled out an automated outsource management technology that gives enterprises a detailed view of the performance of third-party outsourcers SLAs. With the Technology Outsourcer Management system, enterprises can pinpoint and resolve network problems quickly. The Web-based remote system alerts staff when a problem occurs, tracks the resolution and then compares performance […]

Toshiba Corp. has entered the PDA market with the Genio e series, a family of handheld computers based on Microsoft Corp.s Pocket PC platform. Two Genio products will be available in Japan this summer and in the United States later this year. The Genio e550, available next month, contains 32MB of main memory. The e550/MD, […]

Setting up an 802.11B wireless LAN on the go just got easier with the release of Xircoms Wireless Ethernet Access Point APWE1100. Not much bigger than a deck of cards, the diminutive APWE1100 is just about the easiest access point to set up Ive run across. At a street price of $295, the APWE1100 is […]

Sooner or later, your little electronic assistant lets you down. You havent been close to a wall receptacle or an automobile cigarette lighter lately and are suddenly incommunicado, unsure of your next appointment. For those awkward moments, Electric Fuel offers Instant Power Charger, a zinc-ion battery that, once the seal is broken, draws oxygen through […]

Playing the host eSoft Inc. this week introduced a secure network appliance capable of hosting Web, e-mail and Domain Name System services for up to 200 sites per appliance. PitBull protection The InstaRak appliance, designed for Internet service providers and application service providers, includes Argus Systems Inc.s PitBull LX intrusion protection software. The PitBull software […]

Section 508(b), essentially a federal procurement mandate requiring that government electronic and information technology be accessible to those with disabilities, will in the long run affect far more than federal intranets and Internet sites. So far, the requirement known as Section 508 has been effective by using the carrot rather than the stick—rewarding companies for […]

Budgets Saved From Corporate Ax Just as it seemed that news of it industry layoffs and cutbacks wouldnt stop, a new Gartner Inc. spending report came out this month with signs of hope. Gartner, of Stamford, Conn., found that 56 percent of the 589 organizations surveyed worldwide between March and last month plan to spend […]

Artisoft Inc. touts its open-standard approach as friendly to small and midsize companies. The Cambridge, Mass., company recently upgraded its software PBX products to include a call center feature optimized for midsize enterprises. TeleVantage 4.0 provides desktop call control and management, graphical voice mail, messaging, auto attendant, and IP telephony. The call center offers advanced […]

In the two previous columns in this ethics in it series, I asked readers to send me the ethical dilemmas with which they have to grapple in their roles as corporate IT managers. This week, we tackle the ethics surrounding theft. No, this isnt about stealing hard drives or bootlegging software; its about filching technical […]

It began with some innocent sales talk over drinks and munchies at a warehouse opening party in a Columbus, Ohio, business park for eyeglass parts manufacturers. After a few rounds, Mike Heilman, then vice president of sales at shipping and supply chain services provider Airborne Inc., and officials of a large U.S.-based Airborne client exuberantly […]

Businesses trying to save money managing hybrid storage environments will soon have a new solution to consider from SANgate Systems Inc., a startup maker of Linux-based data replication appliances. The Southboro, Mass., company, formed in mid-1999, plans to launch its first product next spring, President Paul Feresten said. The product, DataGate, works like an intelligent […]