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Retaking Control At Ford Ford Motor Co. two years ago decided it had better things to do than host Web servers. So, like most major global enterprises, Ford outsourced most server operations to Web hosting service providers. Now the automotive giant is having second thoughts. In fact, Director of IT Services George Surdu said recently, […]

Ariba Inc. has released the newest version of its Ariba Sourcing product, which offers buyers complete RFQ (request for quotation) and supplier sourcing capabilities. With the RFQ process automated, buyers can save time and money on their procurement efforts, said officials at the Mountain View, Calif., company. Ariba Sourcing gives users access to such RFQ […]

Antarcti.ca Systems Inc. is peddling a new visual way to navigate the Web with two- and three-dimensional maps of Web sites that, it says, is more intuitive than the lists generated by standard search engines. Visual Net, unveiled last month, is the flagship service of Antarcti.ca, a privately held company founded last year by XML […]

As the year comes to a close, major computer makers are stinging from the sharp slowdown in PC sales, a trend that fueled a flurry of warnings over the past couple of months and dealt hard body blows to already-struggling stock markets. The downturn is expected to continue into the first quarter of next year, […]

Seeking to feed a perceived need for speed, Intel Corp. and IBM last week touted microprocessor advances that will result in chips that are capable of setting new speed records. At the International Electronic Device Manufacturers show in San Francisco, Intel, of Santa Clara, Calif., announced its success in producing smaller transistors to fuel faster […]

The Internet Speaks Voice over ip will begin to come in loud and clear over the next five years, says a recent survey of 162 network engineers and other VOIP experts. In fact, 91 percent of survey respondents said that 15 percent to 20 percent of all voice traffic will run over data networks—including the […]

Dell computer corp. is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to moving beyond its dependence on PC revenue. Last week, the company announced several new servers—including a 32-processor system manufactured by Unisys Corp.—and rolled out enhanced consulting and management services. The announcements by Dell officials at a New York press conference […]

Think back to law school. or, if you didnt go to law school, at least conjure the memory of Professor Kingsfield in “The Paper Chase.” In the movie and TV series, he enjoined new students to look left and right around the classroom, warning them that one of the persons sitting next to them would […]

Could it be that the internet is turning out to be a bit of a swindle? OK, thats probably too strong, but the evidence shows it isnt the sweeping transformational engine we once thought it was. n From a business perspective, its really just a powerful distribution outlet for information, services and products. And much […]

Pet Sites Go to the Dogs Consolidation is becoming a common word in the dot-com world, and theres no better illustration of that than in the $23 billion pet supply industry. Last week, Pets.com, which made a name for itself with its Sock Puppet advertising before closing shop last month, announced it is selling its […]

In the northern parts of our country, its time, if you want to stay warm, to start dressing in layers. The same approach is also the best protection against computer viruses. Here are the five layers that you need to wrap your IT systems in: SMTP servers: Because viruses are most often transmitted via attachments […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. this week will announce a new version of its Forte for Java tool set, as well as a new edition of the product that targets the Internet. Forte for Java 2.0 will be available in two editions, the entry-level Community Edition, which is designed for client-side development, and the Internet Edition, which […]