eWEEK EDITORS

Even with the recent spate of awful financial reports coming from chip makers, IT administrators can expect to see prices for microprocessors, and hence PCs and servers, continue to drop. Intel Corp., despite reporting last week that profits for the second quarter plunged 94 percent, indicated it was determined to continue slashing processor prices in […]

Compaq Computer Corp. last week began its newest push to become a larger player in the service arena by introducing a suite of hardware service programs aimed at decreasing its reliance on PC and server sales. But despite the unveiling of its Computing on Demand initiative, the embattled company still must overcome the perception that […]

Market downturn or not, the drawing power of the “cutting edge” remains a powerful force. No matter what their business requirements, companies want to have the most advanced tools available. Even after the collapse of the dot-com bubble and the end of the notion of “Internet time,” they continue to search for the next “killer […]

Its probably a good thing that the political leadership changes every so often in Washington, D.C. The treadmill stops. Hordes of bedraggled people step off and stand blinking at the sunlight. A new batch of eager policy wonks climbs on board. The treadmill veterans often remain in Washington, nursing themselves back to vigor at law […]

MessageLabs, a British managed security service provider, will officially enter the U.S. market this week promising customers a full refund if any viruses get through its e-mail protection offering. The service, called SkyScan, combines three commercial software packages, as well as MessageLabs proprietary antivirus technology, into one scanner to filter out viruses from a companys […]

If you think a “Smurf” is a three-inch-tall blue character or that an e-mail attachment headed “ILoveYou” is a note from your husband, Security Transformation may be of value to you. If youre a security guru, however, you can skip this one. The book, co-authored by the global chair of KPMGs Information, Communications and Entertainment […]

At a time when Microsoft is warning of the perils of open source code, Korean Air is mounting one of the biggest mission-critical deployments using Linux open source software. Korean Air said last week that it has moved its flight crew scheduling and daily revenue accounting systems to Linux running on an IBM mainframe at […]

Egrail Inc. said it has simplified the processes for monitoring and completing Web site content creation tasks. The customizable workflow module is part of the Bethesda, Md., companys newest content management tool, the eGrail Enterprise Content Management Server 4.0. Company officials tout the servers ease of use and implementation—its an open architecture with pure Web […]

Web sites are struggling to find ways to move their content around and keep it up-to-date. Eprise Corp.s newly announced Eprise Content Deployment Suite, a content management offering, could be an answer. ECDS, which is used in conjunction with the EPS (Eprise Participant Server) product, enables businesses to restore, replicate and distribute content across a […]

It was more than a year ago when Oracle Corp. unveiled plans for an online file storage service. Last week—14 months later—the Redwood Shores, Calif., software company finally gave product details of the service. But regarding pricing and availability, other than to say that basic levels of the service may be free, officials said only […]