eWEEK EDITORS

Making Internet search engines respond to the way people actually talk is key to improving the usefulness of results. Many searchers can get by on keywords, said David Harris, vice president of marketing at EasyAsk, but business users want to submit long queries and get back relevant results. When voice processing comes to the Internet, […]

An ad last week for dells new Inspirons read “1 GHz now in notebook form.” “So what,” I thought. Another bump up in mobile processor speed isnt news or interesting. Intels been racheting up processors since 1989, when it introduced the 20MHz 386SL, its first mobile processor. And hasnt Dell heard? Since PC processor speeds […]

In the coming years, security breaches wont occur nearly as often inside networks as at users homes. They are much easier targets. Months after I switched from my dial-up line to a cable modem and connected to work via our new virtual private network, I thought nothing of transferring sensitive documents to my home computer. […]

In an effort to boost partners profits and customer retention, Novell is outsourcing its Volume Licensing Agreement (VLA) renewals and upgrade protection to Rainmaker Systems. The deal calls for 5 percent of renewal and upgrade sales to go to channel partners who originally secured the customers. Partners also will receive migration, integration and add-on product […]

We first visited one of Exodus Communications co-location facilities back in April 2000. Back then, we uncovered several potential security concerns. Now were back for a second look. While the buildings remain anonymous, problems remain. A number of spaces in the parking lot have the words “Exodus Customer” spray-painted on the asphalt. So much for […]

As blackouts continue wreaking havoc on California, industry leaders are becoming increasingly critical of Gov. Gray Davis plan to buy the transmission grid from the states cash-strapped utilities. California companies also face the possible bankruptcy of two of those utilities, which could further delay investment in the states ailing power lines that carry electricity to […]

An Egghead Scrambles Battered online software retailer Egghead.com says Chief Financial Officer John Labbett is quitting to take a job closer to his home in Los Angeles. Mark Shepherd, managing partner and CFO at management consultant 54th Street Partners, is Labbetts replacement. GM Sees Beyond Automaker General Motors will use software from SeeBeyond Technology as […]

I always find it amusing when a new issue rises on the it horizon, and suddenly dozens of vendors rush forward to tout their product as “the solution.” Often, they are hawking their existing wares but putting a new spin on them to gain a presence in a new market segment. Now, I dont want […]

Like many of the tech services firms, Cognizant Technology Solutions has seen its stock decline, but unlike its competitors it has managed to maintain a strong value when compared with the rest of the sector. The software development and integration firm attributes its strengths and growth primarily to its business model and the way it […]

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was supposed to push a particular group of companies onto the telecom scene: power utilities. Much like the natural gas and oil utilities before them, these enterprises own rights of way and, often, dark fiber along critical long-distance routes and in most major cities. In the early years of deregulation, […]