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| - VA Linux
announces 2.4 kernel availability
- PC
industry poised for 'game of chicken'
- AIX,
Linux draw closer together
- Microsoft
debates future of IE 6
- Macworld
expo showcases OS X support
- Sun
Eyes Low-end Server Market with New Products
- Digital
Dashboard Steers Toward Microsoft Tahoe
- File
swapping for wireless devices?
- Lotus
acknowledges overdue Raven, unveils products
- McAfee
Releases Gateway Anti-Virus Appliance
- Airbiquity's
GPS Battery Accessory Operates on Every Major Wireless Voice Network
- Microsoft
Gives New Life To SMS
- Cisco
Unveils Its Wireless POP
- Symantec's
Corporate NAV 7.5 leaves some users hanging
- Developers
display Microsoft misgivings
- Power
to portables with cooling technology
- Magic
eMarker
- Directory Service Coexistence:
Can We Talk Here?
- High-capacity
NAS Device On Tap From Procom
- Power
Saving Crusoe Chip Hit Server Spotlight
- Applix
Tightens Focus on CRM Analytics
VA
Linux announces 2.4 kernel availability
VA Linux Systems Inc., has issued
its first pre-production release of the new Linux 2.4 kernel, aimed at end users
who want to test the kernel on their systems, the company announced. PC
industry poised for 'game of chicken'
Executives at Gateway Inc., staggered
by a $94 million quarterly loss that will force over 3,000 layoffs, have vowed
to win back consumers by escalating an "industry game of chicken" - a price war.
AIX,
Linux draw closer together
IBM delivered the first in what is expected
to be a series of products that make it easier for developers and corporate users
to tie its AIX and Linux operating environments together. Microsoft
debates future of IE 6
Standalone product, or integrated? And integrated
with what? The answers are far from clear regarding the next major IE update.
Macworld
expo showcases OS X support
At the wintertime gathering of Apple Computer
Inc. enthusiasts here at the Macworld Conference and Expo, a wealth of vendors
announced support for the forthcoming Mac OS X operating system. Sun
Eyes Low-end Server Market with New Products
A day before it announces
highly-anticipated earnings, hardware giant Sun Microsystems Inc., drew the curtain
on its server appliance strategy with some new products for the IT sector, including
a sub-$1,000 server. Digital
Dashboard Steers Toward Microsoft Tahoe
Microsoft Corp. has a new server-based
Office companion on the horizon, going by the code name Tahoe. File
swapping for wireless devices?
File swapping has become commonplace on
the home PC. But the same type of technology could be headed to some wireless
devices. Lotus
acknowledges overdue Raven, unveils products
The long-awaited second part
of Lotus Development's knowledge management system, code named Raven, will be
available in March, President and Chief Executive Officer Al Zollar, said.
McAfee
Releases Gateway Anti-Virus Appliance
McAfee rolled out a new anti-virus
appliance built for small- and medium-sized businesses that is capable of protecting
a network of up to 2,000 users. Airbiquity's
GPS Battery Accessory Operates on Every Major Wireless Voice Network
Airbiquity,
Inc., an integrator of wireless voice and data solutions for mobile devices, announced
that its GPS Accessory is able to operate on every major wireless network in North
America and Europe. Microsoft
Gives New Life To SMS
Instead of merely integrating Systems Management
Server features into Windows, Microsoft is heading toward a new version code-named
Topaz. Cisco
Unveils Its Wireless POP
Sagging digital subscriber line faith is good
news for Cisco System's fixed wireless division, which unveiled its carrier-grade
solution. Symantec's
Corporate NAV 7.5 leaves some users hanging
Users of WIN 95/98 say their
PCs hang up during shutdown after installing or upgrading to Version 7.5 of Symantec's
Corporate Edition Norton AntiVirus software, Developers
display Microsoft misgivings
The 3 million software developers using Microsoft's
Visual Basic language will face some tough choices when the company ships the
new version of its programming suite. Power
to portables with cooling technology
A San Francisco company has received
two patents for technology that may help achieve the Holy Grail of portable devices:
making something smaller while not decreasing its battery life. Magic
eMarker
Sony's eMarker is like a magic aural identifier. The one-button
gizmo can identify most pop, rock and country songs played on any one of about
1,000 U.S. radio stations. Directory
Service Coexistence: Can We Talk Here?
The proliferation of competing
directory services in corporate IT comes just as the importance of directory services
is rising. But until companies can standardize on one directory, coexistence may
be the best option. High-capacity
NAS Device On Tap From Procom
Procom Technology Inc. is expected to launch
a new high-end, network-attached storage appliance this week that lets heterogeneous
enterprise customers share, consolidate and manage their storage resources.
Power
Saving Crusoe Chip Hit Server Spotlight
Power outages and rising electrical
costs are attracting attention to new servers with Transmeta chips that claim
to consume one-fourth the power Applix
Tightens Focus on CRM Analytics
CRM analytics and business planning software
provider Applix, Inc. said it has read the handwriting on the wall and will divest
its office productivity software business to concentrate on its CRM analytics
products.
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