eWEEK EDITORS

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will result in a boost to the roughly $40 billion the federal government spends each year on IT, with Web-based initiatives expected to gain a higher profile. “In the wake of the tragedy, well see more focus on Web-based access to anything,” said Zip Brown, vice president of the eGovernment […]

Cable & Wireless this month becomes the first major communications carrier to integrate edge computing technologies into its network as it relaunches Digital Island, the Web hoster and content distribution network it recently acquired. The move puts Cable & Wireless into direct competition with companies such as Akamai Technologies, and demonstrates for the first time […]

Novell Sues Microsoft Novell has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft alleging that Microsoft made false and misleading statements about Novells latest network operating system, NetWare 6. According to Novell, Microsoft sent a cereal-box-shaped mailing to Novell customers that says in part: “As a result of the recent Cambridge Technology Partners merger, Novell is shifting its […]

TPS Utilicom says it paid far more than necessary for wireless licenses in a recent spectrum auction that was supposed to be weighted toward small bidders, because of deceptive business practices by AT&T Wireless. The carrier has sued AT&T Wireless and Alaska Native Wireless in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County, claiming AT&T Wireless […]

Cable & Wireless CEO Graham Wallace is bullish about the companys future in advanced managed hosting. He expects corporations will continue to use the Internet for more applications and will outsource management of the lions share of their Web-facing infrastructure. Having moved all of its hosting assets under the umbrella of Digital Island, its newest […]

Its not unusual for people in the technology business, especially consultants and sales types, to log 100,000 or more miles a year on airplanes. But given the recent disasters in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., a number of IT vendors and consultancies report that some of their people are unwilling to fly. Meanwhile, a […]

Deadline Hit, Missed Sprint PCS last Monday met the Federal Communications Commission deadline to begin selling wireless phones equipped with technology that allows emergency operators to determine a callers location with greater precision. AT&T Wireless, on the other hand, says it will need until March 2002 to roll out new Enhanced 911 services. Globespan, Virata […]

While microprocessor sales have hit the skids, the industrywide PC slump apparently hasnt hindered engineering development by semiconductor companies seeking to provide faster, more efficient chips. The worlds leading chip makers will convene in San Jose, Calif., next week for the annual Microprocessor Forum to unveil more than 30 processor designs. “In spite of the […]

The Problem Ace Realty has an 80-user network running an Oracle 7 database on NetWare 4.1. The company recently acquired Budget Realty, which has a 15-user peer-to-peer network running a FoxPro 5.0 database. The company intends to consolidate both databases into a new database running on a new server environment that requires VPN access. Please […]

Government efforts to speed economic recovery and minimize the threat of terrorism could lead to the most significant upgrade of the nations telecommunications network in a quarter-century, industry experts said. While the revamp of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to handle IP communications has made middling progress in recent years, incumbent carriers that have […]