Nicholas Kolakowski

Nokia, Lenovo HP Roll Out Latest Gadgets at Digital Experience By Nicholas Kolakowski Sonim XP3 Quest Sonim Technologies’ rugged cellphone has undergone the same “armoring” as rugged notebooks, offering field workers a communications device that resists dust and micro-particles as well as six-foot drops and random vibrations. The carrier-unlocked device can be submerged in up […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oracle announced the launch of its Fusion Middleware 11g in a presentation at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in downtown Washington, D.C., on July 1. “This is a major launch of a key product line, a foundation for how we will deploy technology in general,” Charles Phillips, president of Oracle, said at […]

Oracle‘s latest platform rollout, Fusion Middleware 11g, embraces new elements such as social networking, even as some of its features seem geared toward businesses looking to streamline their processes in the midst of a recession. Oracle Middleware 11g’s enhancements, designed to simplify day-to-day aspects of enterprise networks such as IT governance, service-oriented security and development, […]

Microsoft has been sticking to a strict “No comment” on rumors that a version of the upcoming Windows 7 operating system will be available on a USB memory stick. However, analysts are offering a handful of reasons why such a move would be good for users wanting to install Windows 7 on mininotebooks, known popularly […]

SAP announced on June 30 the rollout of two new applications designed to help the enterprise comply with government regulations, manage risk and ensure their organizations have the proper internal controls in place. Both of the applications, SAP BusinessObjects Risk Management and SAP BusinessObjects Process Control, have been imbedded with SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence (BI) […]

Nokia N97 Smartphone Looks to Challenge iPhone 3G S, Palm Pre by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title The Nokia N97’s 3.5-inch touch-screen features a 640-by-360-pixel resolution and up to 16.7 million colors. The screen features separate touch foil and touch feedback, as well as a proximity sensor. No Title Nokia claims that the phone features a […]

Microsoft will be selling Razorfish, its online ad agency, and using Morgan Stanley to find a suitable buyer, according to a June 29 report by the Financial Times. When contacted by eWEEK, a Microsoft spokesperson had no comment about the matter. The Financial Times report, which did not name its source for the information, also […]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a six-month medical leave that included a liver transplant, according to the company. “Steve is back to work,” an Apple spokesperson told Reuters on June 29. “He’s currently at Apple a few days a week, and working from home the remaining days. We are very glad […]

Mozilla has released the second alpha of its mobile version of Firefox for Microsoft‘s Windows Mobile 6 platform. Code-named Fennec, the June 28 release is intended for testing purposes, and applies the Firefox design principles to mobile functionality such as touch-screen support. Besides engaging Mozilla community teams and testing the user experience, the release is […]

Microsoft plans to open two new data centers in Chicago and in Dublin, Ireland, in July. The Dublin data center, which the company touts as the “first mega-data center Microsoft has built outside the United States,” will enclose over 300,000 square feet of space. The Chicago data center will be nearly twice as large at […]

Microsoft‘s strategy of aggressive price cuts and free upgrades for its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, due to be released Oct. 22, could be one of driving both initial momentum and a strong holiday sales season. However, with free upgrades from Vista to Windows 7 limited to 25 PCs per company, some SMBs (small and […]

Traffic to both news and social-networking sites spiked following the death of Michael Jackson on the afternoon of June 25. The Los Angeles Times reported that its Website experienced a massive inflow of traffic, with some 2.3 million page views in one hour; simultaneously, the number of “tweets,” or 140-character messages posted on the social-networking […]