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They come in droves. They come by car, plane, train, boat and helicopter. Many times, they come by the busload, emptying into the lobby and lurching down the aisles of the casino floor until they have tugged and pulled on every slot machine they can find. They are slot fanatics, and keeping track of the […]

In an era when the much-coveted IPO takes companies from rags to riches and back again in the blink of an eye, SAS Institute is an anomaly. In 24 years of operation, the Cary, N.C., business intelligence company has an unbroken record of double-digit growth, and while others announce massive layoffs, SAS is in hiring […]

Most companies use business intelligence and customer relationship management software to identify customers and get them to spend more. Not the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS has spent $5 million over the last three years to develop a data warehouse that will allow it to identify some of its most active customers so they can […]

Last month, Apple followed Gateways country store example by opening its first two retail stores, one in Tysons Corner, Va., and another in Glendale, Calif., to be followed by 23 stores later this year. Does this make sense for Apple, or will this move alienate the companys retail channel beyond repair? By all accounts, Apple […]

When Oracle Corp. rolls out its Oracle9i database this week, it will boast some 450 new or improved features over its predecessor, 8i. Though early testers are impressed with the software, it wont necessarily be smooth sailing for the database king, as competition heats up and users ponder whether to upgrade. Officials of the Redwood […]

With Sun Microsystems Inc.s Java and Microsoft Corp.s .Net shaping up as the dominant platforms for Web services, a group of companies is trying to carve out a niche between the rival vendors. Companies such as Cape Clear Software Inc. and Intrinsyc Software Inc. are rolling out products to make it easier for developers to […]

The new realism has set in. Internet technology isnt worth buying for its own sake — it has to produce results. As the economic downturn persists, executives in charge of Internet initiatives increasingly are being asked to justify their technology spending, and the item at the top of the checklist is typically return on investment. […]

The worlds biggest cell phone maker, Finlands Nokia, has adopted Java as the basis for software on its future cellular phone and combined phone/handheld device. The company expects to have 100 million Java phones in the hands of users by the end of 2003. Java is currently in use on about 3 million phones, mainly […]

SAS Goes ASP SAS Institute joined the application service provider fold last week, announcing a hosted version of its IntelliVisor business intelligence software for retailers. SAS will operate the software, collect information from Web logs and crunch the data. E-tailers can gain access to reports on their customers activities via the Web. Electronic Data Systems […]

D-Link and Linksys sell their products for $120 and $129, respectively. Those are simply unbeatable prices if all your price-conscious client wants is a basic level of protection from the outside world. Do they ship with a VPN? Nope. Encrypted remote management? No. RADIUS and LDAP authentication? No way. For those features—and other advanced features […]

The kinder, gentler face that Microsoft Corp. put on after last years landmark court decision to split up the company seems to have all but disappeared, as the company has stepped up its software bundling efforts and its campaign against Linux. The latest signs of the Microsoft of old can be seen in the aggressive […]

Beware the hacker because she lives, ready to prey on your clients wide-open broadband Internet connection. DSL and cable are the harbingers of security risks. The always-on Internet means your clients are always susceptible to outside attacks. Thus, protecting their network, no matter how small, has become extremely important. Thats why your clients need—at a […]