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For the dozens of data centers run by mainstream Web hosters like IBM, WorldCom Inc. and Verio Inc., and the thousands more controlled within enterprises, “security” usually means trained guards, diesel generators, and electronic surveillance. Others go to an extreme, with biometric security, hosting in old bank vaults and even guard dogs. But other, highly […]

Despite signs the U.S. economy is weakening, the founder of Dell Computer Corp. predicts sales will rise this holiday season and continue to rebound in 2002. But Michael Dell, in a speech at a Prudential Securities gathering in New York on Wednesday, said he expects the shakeout in the computer industry will continue as more […]

Its not enough to detect an intruder after hes gained entry to a Web, server or database server. The server itself should be listening in the dark of night for the jiggle of the back door knob as an intruder tries to get in. Today, such watchfulness is dependent on network-based security products, which frequently […]

Yesterdays hockey sticks of growth have become broomsticks of doom this Halloween as the number of dot-coms in the dustbin surpassed 700 for the first time. For Internet start-ups still whistling past the graveyard, October offered a ray of hope as the number of business failures fell to 33, the second lowest level since September […]

Whats New in Windows: New user interface Improved tools for managing multimedia files New system utilities, such as Remote Assistance New multimedia programs, including Windows Media Player 8.0 and Windows Movie Maker New Internet tools, such as Internet Explorer 6 and Windows Messenger Improved multiuser support and Fast User Switching Built-in Internet Connection Firewall Improved […]

Having beefed up its high-end server line a month ago, Sun Microsystems shifted gears and did the same for its entry-level servers yesterday, throwing down the gauntlet to Intel and Microsofts Windows. Sun launched a two-way to eight-way server, the Sun Fire V880, as its entry-level machine yesterday. A server with two UltraSparc III processors […]

If youre looking to build Java Web applications or Web services, a new form of software assistance may be emerging. A startup company, Wakesoft, is offering one version of that software in its Wakesoft Architecture Server. Sun Microsystems has sought to encourage Java application development with its Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) BluePrints application framework, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal governments de facto CIO has outlined 23 governmental information technology projects his office intends to pay for in coming years. The list includes improved electronic tax filings, e-training, one-stop geospatial information, enterprise human resources integration and international trade process streamlining. The framework for eGov, developed by the E-Government Task Force […]

National venture capital expenditures continued to slide in the third quarter as investors reacted to the ongoing economic slump and tech-sector recession. According to recent figures from the National Venture Capital Association, venture capitalists pumped $7.7 billion into 873 companies, a 31 percent decline from the previous quarter. “Although these are clearly difficult times for […]

EMC on Monday announced that it would make its storage management software work with third-party storage products. The market-leading vendors hardware revenue has plummeted. Currently, EMCs software manages only its own storage systems. The companys new Automated Information Storage, or AutoIS, initiative will allow EMCs storage management software to monitor and provision storage systems from […]