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In the wake of the terrorist attacks, the wireless industry stands little chance of gaining control of airwaves now held by the Department of Defense, experts said. “Game over,” said Rudy Baca, The Precursor Groups wireless and global analyst. “At this point, the arguments the DOD traditionally used have even more credence.” While wireless carriers […]

If you cant beat em…well, maybe its time to tag along. A certain massive Arkansas-based retailer has been steadily squeezing your $36-billion food-store operation, despite your best technology efforts. The solution? Stop fighting the 800-pound gorilla, and instead walk just a step behind it in the path its clearing—in fits and starts—toward radio-frequency identification (RFID) […]

As third-party developers and vendors of handheld devices beef up encryption and password management technologies, Palm OS, Pocket PC and other handhelds are becoming more secure. But, experts say, IT managers should not rely on the availability of improved software alone to secure handheld devices. To be sure, users should be required to install anti-virus […]

How important is Verizon Communications quest to acquire long-distance rights in the mid-Atlantic and New England states? “Its the heart of this business,” says Verizon Chairman and Co-CEO Charles Lee. “The value of the network is only realized when we get 271s.” Local phone companies must prove they are abiding by Section 271 of the […]

SBC Communications has set out to be the only telecom company its customers would ever need — and it thinks its a lot closer to that goal than its competitors. “We have an extraordinary set of assets,” says Ross Ireland, senior executive vice president, citing the companys 61 million access lines in 13 states, its […]

Alan Greenspan is one of the most respected and least understood figures of the modern American economy. For almost two decades hes ridden herd on one of the most innovative, dynamic economies in the world and, by tinkering with its underpinnings, has done more than any recent Fed chairman to keep it not only afloat, […]

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Snap Appliance Inc. Monday announced an upgrade to its popular midrange product, the Snap Server 4400, focusing on speed. The new version, Snap Server 4500, uses a Pentium 4 instead of the older Pentium 3, officials said. “We get better performance out of this Pentium 4 than a comparable S.A.K. product, we will be doing […]

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Main Text Now that the courts have given Microsoft the green light to bundle everything from its Windows Media Player to its instant-messenger client in Windows, it is staking out much bigger turf. It now is setting its sights on becoming a significant supplier of application software to corporations. The software juggernaut, known in the […]

This is a longer, online version of the story that appeared in the Septermber 3, 2001 issue of Interactive Week. Managed service providers that focused on enterprise customers from day one feel confident as they watch their cohorts run through a quick and painful dot-com–to-enterprise-customer conversion. The time and money spent three years ago learning […]