eWEEK EDITORS

Music to My Ears Bill Gates and Steve Jobs might not agree on whos got the best computer operating system on the market, but they do share one belief: music sells. For the launch of Windows XP, its new OS, Microsoft not only paid $15 million to use Madonnas song Ray of Light. It also […]

To many security experts, its an epidemic waiting to happen. While most I-managers today have their hands full securing wired networks, their companies have been spending billions of dollars on wireless. By the end of this year, businesses will have spent $37 billion on wireless communications services, and 47 percent of the U.S. work force […]

Qwest Communications International has made a $100 million commitment to migrate its old circuit-switched network to next-generation packet-switched gear, but it may be a while before the economics make sense and the other big carriers follow. When Ma Bell was carved up in 1984, Qwest, then U S West, was left with a sprawling region […]

Despite Bill Gates assertion that Windows XP, PCs and related gear will generate $100 billion in sales during the upcoming holiday season, PC industry big shots do not see restoration of double-digit growth any time soon. That $100 billion has to include everything down to the plastic insulation on power cords. PC industry CEOs, speaking […]

While health care companies have already spent millions of dollars to comply with a new federal law mandating privacy for online medical records, a key decision in January could multiply the total bill by rendering many existing communication networks obsolete. The deadline to comply with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 is […]

Cash is still king. And cash-rich companies are using their money to enter new markets, retire debt and assure investors that they can outlast the current recession. The king of cash is — no surprise — Microsoft. The software giant currently has about $36.2 billion in cash and short-term investments. Microsoft is using part of […]

New Powers President George W. Bush signed into law an antiterrorism bill that gives law enforcement authorities sweeping new powers to conduct surveillance on Internet communications, including e-mail and Web surfing. A late change requires judges to oversee how authorities use an e-mail snooping device called Carnivore. Attorney General John Ashcroft said authorities will begin […]

After years of struggling to convince Internet executives to think multimedia, streaming media companies say interest in their products is at an all-time high. The reason: Corporations are seeking ways to save money on business travel and keep their employees safe, while still communicating important company, sales, marketing and training news. “Streaming has come up […]

AOL, Enron and IBM jumped into the online energy retailing business last year, but it looks like their creation, The New Power Co., is running out of juice. Declining cash reserves and an increasingly competitive market may spell doom for the company. New Powers goal is to capture residential and small-business customers in states that […]

The resale deal between EMC Corp. and Dell Computer Corp. announced last week, which is aimed at low-end and midmarket businesses, is indicative of future arrangements EMC will make to cut costs and expand into more niches. The five-year, multibillion-dollar pact gives EMC a new outlet for its low-end Clariion systems, which company President and […]