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AOL Time Warner launched a legal battle against Microsoft last week while dealing with rumors that it was buying Linux developer and distributor Red Hat. Netscape Communications, a subsidiary of AOL, filed a seven-count suit against Microsoft, alleging the software company harmed it by promoting the Internet Explorer Web browser at the expense of the […]

The leading players in the beleaguered computer industry are bracing for at least several more months of hard times but at the same time are hoping for a recovery in the second half. In earnings reports this month, a few high-profile computer companies, such as Intel Corp. and Compaq Computer Corp., reported stronger-than-expected sales during […]

Novell Inc. wants to be the only place enterprises need to go for security software. Novell has rolled out a new security suite, SecureAccess, which comprises six Novell products: eDirectory, NDS Authentication Services, iChain, Novell Modular Authentication Services, SecureLogin and BorderManager. Officials with the Provo, Utah, company said the idea is to help IT managers […]

Many e-businesses are hungry for Europe to lift the cloud of recession that has hung over the virtual markets. But, in light of the European Parliaments revamped Communications Data Protection Directive, those businesses could be waiting longer than they expect to return to the land of economic milk and honey. With the recent proposal to […]

Flexibility eyed With external storage devices, users want as many options as possible. Micro Solutions Inc. this month will begin shipping an external CD-RW drive that the company said is designed to be flexible. Includes SpeedyCD The backpack triple-play CD-RW drive includes USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 and parallel and PC Card connection options in […]

While their vendor deals with lawsuits and security holes, one of two major user groups for Microsoft Corp. SQL Server products is busy planning for this year and beyond. Issues such as education, usability suggestions and community technical support for SQL Server—the enterprise database from Microsoft, of Redmond, Wash.—are hot topics for the independent Professional […]

Looking for a quick fix to your application or performance problems? Compuware Corp. said it now has a quick fix. The Farmington Hills, Mich., companys Application Triage service, for a fixed fee of $10,000, provides professional trouble-shooting help to quickly identify and fix the source of application availability or performance issues. The service uses Compuwares […]

As Chief Financial Officer of the worlds fifth-largest airline, Larry Kellner played a key role in bringing Continental Airlines Inc. from bankruptcy to profitability in the past five years. And it was Kellners IT savvy that provided much of the stimulus. So it was no surprise to André Gold, Continentals director of Internet engineering, in […]

Theres wired, and theres wireless. Pingtel Corp. has developed a Web-based portal that integrates its Xpressa IP phone with a users desktop PC. Users of MyPingtel will be able to manage and operate their phones from their PCs, including managing speed-dial numbers from their Web browsers, dialing directly from their PCs, and modifying phone functions […]

Amidst ongoing price wars with its rivals and on the heels of a lukewarm earnings announcement, storage industry giant EMC Corp. today announced updated SAN management software and a new business continuance service, slowly pulling out onto the road to what officials have said will be the companys busiest year ever. Enterprise Storage Network Manager […]