| - The
database race gets hotter
- Bluesocket
introduces first secure Bluetooth technology
- HP
adopting Debian Linux for internal R&D
- PurchasePro
Billing Software No Longer 'All in the Family'
- Intel
gears up for 64-bit processor rollout
- Microsoft
patches hole in Windows 2000 Web servers
- Seeking
shelter from HailStorm
- Sega
to whip up 10 titles for GameCube
- PDA-to-desktop
remote-control technology debuts
- Intel
or Unix? Customers face a tough choice
- Will
Internet Appliances Rebound?
- Nortel
focused on Ethernet over optical fiber and voice over IP
- Exploit
puts pressure on for IIS Web server patch
- Self-Managing"
Oracle 9i on track for June
- Three
PC makers slash prices for desktop models
- SkyCross
develops multiband cell phone antenna
- Novell
GroupWise poised for Palm
- Pockets
of Storage Appear in the Home
- Network
Processor Adoption Continues Showing Evidence That Market Is Poised for Takeoff
- Let the Games Begin
- World's
First JPEG 2000 Chip Transforms Digital Photography
- Computer
Users May Soon Get 3-D Screens
The
database race gets hotter
Fourth place isn't good enough for Sybase, which
trails IBM, Oracle and Informix in the database market. But Sybase is poised to
swoop into new areas through its pending $373 million acquisition of New Era Of
Networks. Bluesocket
introduces first secure Bluetooth technology
Bluesocket, the 802.11b wireless
Internet specialist, has taken the wraps off a technology that bridges the wireless
Net and the world of Bluetooth. HP
adopting Debian Linux for internal R&D
Computer and printer maker
HP is standardizing on Debian Linux for its internal research and development
work after deciding that using multiple versions of the open-source operating
system was too unwieldy. PurchasePro
Billing Software No Longer 'All in the Family'
There are two ways to get
technology -- build it or buy it. When the first approach fails to make the grade,
only one road remains open - and that is the route PurchasePro is traveling with
its decision to use billing and monitoring technology from Erogo. Intel
gears up for 64-bit processor rollout
Itanium, Intel's latest processor,
is due out May 29 and represents the company's first foray into 64-bit chips.
Microsoft
patches hole in Windows 2000 Web servers
Microsoft Corp. said all users
of its IIS 5.0 Web server software should install a security patch made available
if their Web sites are hosted on machines running its Windows 2000 operating system.
Seeking
shelter from HailStorm
Jan Brady hated it. Al Gore hated it. And now Sun
Microsystems is tired of playing second fiddle. That's why Sun has unveiled a
new peer-to-peer and B2B endeavor to counter Microsoft. Sega
to whip up 10 titles for GameCube
Sega, which scrapped its own Dreamcast
game console earlier this year to focus on software development, says it will
provide 10 game titles for Nintendo's upcoming GameCube. PDA-to-desktop
remote-control technology debuts
TDK Systems Europe has developed a system
it says allows a handheld Palm personal digital assistant to control a desktop
machine from almost anywhere. Intel
or Unix? Customers face a tough choice
As Intel's server chips become
more powerful and Microsoft addresses doubts about how far its operating system
can reliably scale reliably, enterprise customers face an increasingly tough choice
over what type of server is most appropriate and cost-effective for running large-scale
corporate applications. Will
Internet Appliances Rebound?
Despite recent reversals for the budding
Web appliance industry, the future is bright for such products as Web pads and
digital audio receivers, according to some industry analysts. Nortel
focused on Ethernet over optical fiber and voice over IP
In announcements
at Networld+Interop in Las Vegas, Nortel Networks said it was piloting a system
for running Ethernet over optical fiber in metropolitan-area networks and announced
that it will soon ship a new voice over IP phone system Exploit
puts pressure on for IIS Web server patch
Network administrators who have
been tardy to patch a serious security hole in the latest versions of Web-server
software from Microsoft Corp. now have another reason to get on the stick
Self-Managing"
Oracle 9i on track for June
Oracle's upcoming 9i database, now in beta
among 350 partners and customers, is still on track to ship in June, and 9i will
also add a number of new systems management features Three
PC makers slash prices for desktop models
Compaq, Dell and Hewlett-Packard
cut desktop PC prices from 20% to 31%, reflecting the economic slowdown, lower
component costs and competitive pressure. SkyCross
develops multiband cell phone antenna
SkyCross, the wireless antenna specialist,
has developed a new wide-band antenna that can be used on a mobile device, including
a cellular phone, for any frequency between 800 megahertz and 2.5 gigahertz.
Novell
GroupWise poised for Palm
Novell is now on the verge of adding Palm connectivity
to GroupWise, an enterprise e-mail and calendaring environment that recently debuted
support for three other mobile platforms. Pockets
of Storage Appear in the Home
As today's consumers become familiar with
products like personal video recorders, they are also beginning to understand
how the presence of hard disk drive-based storage in the home can enhance the
quality of their audio and video entertainment. Network
Processor Adoption Continues Showing Evidence That Market Is Poised for Takeoff
Design Win Momentum Is Building in Next-Generation Networking Systems
Let
the Games Begin
Big game hunters Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony introduce
their latest wares, all expected to be in the stores before Christmas.
World's
First JPEG 2000 Chip Transforms Digital Photography
Digital still cameras
integrating new chip from Analog Devices gain photo-by-photo control over image
quality and file size Computer
Users May Soon Get 3-D Screens
Computer users may soon be able to work
on screens with displays that give the appearance of being three dimensional.
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