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Subject: May2001 ECMgt.com: Customers Rule
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  • Tool suggests rise of new breed of hacker
  • HP unveils new server appliances
  • Bluetooth Takes a Hit
  • SilverStream to make Web services splash
  • Sony, HP halt future DDS products
  • New ERP Tool To Customize Manufacturing, Sales
  • Microsoft server vulnerable to DoS hit
  • Nokia misdials with handsets
  • iPlanet steps up efforts to woo developers
  • Red Hat offers software management service, new OS
  • SkyCross Announces New 800MHz-2.5GHz Antenna For Telematics and Other Wireless Applications
  • Toshiba Eyes July Launch For Pocket PC PDA
  • Time For A Computer Magazine Comeback?
  • IBM Drops Price, Boosts Quality of Flat-Panels
  • Macromedia to deliver 3-D Web tools
  • 3Com to Embed Firewall On Network Interface Cards
  • Worth The Switch?
  • Aiming for an A in wireless LANs
  • Packaged Software Addresses Mid-Market CRM Needs
  • Ultimate CDS
  • Chips speed secure Web data

Tool suggests rise of new breed of hacker
So, you want to be a cracker? Well, thanks to lax security by vendors and network administrators, not to mention an underground network of devious and talented souls churning out user-friendly cracking tools, it's never been easier.

HP unveils new server appliances
Hewlett-Packard Co. beefed up its hardware line with the release of 19 new server appliance products designed to handle specialized Internet content management functions.

Bluetooth Takes a Hit
The wait has stretched longer than anticipated for the release of products that use Bluetooth, the wireless standard designed to allow devices within 30 feet of each other to communicate.

SilverStream to make Web services splash
As competition intensifies among application server vendors, SilverStream is looking to Web services to provide a way to leverage apps on any platform.

Sony, HP halt future DDS products
Sony Electronics and HP, two of the largest producers of the popular DDS tape backup, say they're no longer considering future incarnations of the 10-year-old DAT technology.

New ERP Tool To Customize Manufacturing, Sales
Mapics, Inc. has released a new, Web-based, integrated product configuration tool designed to automate the processes of manufacturing and selling complex products to meet a customer's exact requirements.

Microsoft server vulnerable to DoS hit
The company has acknowledged that the firewall and proxy server it released earlier in the year is now vulnerable to a denial of service attack.

Nokia misdials with handsets
Nokia is working to fix a software glitch that could cause connection problems for up to 10 percent of all cell phones sold in the United States when carriers upgrade to higher-speed network equipment later this year.

iPlanet steps up efforts to woo developers
New resources and tools to help developers build Java 2 Enterprise Edition applications on top of the iPlanet Application Server were announced by iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions.

Red Hat offers software management service, new OS
Red Hat Inc., a leading Linux software vendor, has unveiled a new service designed to simplify the administration of systems running its software, as well as a new release of its operating system.

SkyCross Announces New 800MHz-2.5GHz Antenna For Telematics & Other Wireless Applications
SkyCross Inc., has announced a new wide-band antenna capable of handling satellite and terrestrial communications -- reducing the need for multiple antennas for next-generation mobile wireless applications

Toshiba Eyes July Launch For Pocket PC PDA
Toshiba is planning its long-awaited entry into the personal digital assistant (PDA) market for July, according to a company source.

Time For A Computer Magazine Comeback?
About two years ago, I wrote a controversial column entitled "Are computer magazines dead?"

IBM Drops Price, Boosts Quality of Flat-Panels
New monitors include $600 LCD at low end, plus high-resolution option for $5929

Macromedia to deliver 3-D Web tools
Developers looking to provide three-dimensional images on the Web got a big boost last week when Macromedia Inc. announced it will release 3-D-enabled tools next month.

3Com to Embed Firewall On Network Interface Cards
3Com and Secure Computing announced they would embed Secure Computing's Sidewinder firewall technology in 3Com network interface cards.

Worth The Switch ?
"Softswitches" promise Web-like flexibility for industrial-strength telecom in your office. But some performance and security hurdles remain.

Aiming for an A in wireless LANs
Chipmaking start-up Atheros is tuning in to 802.11a, a standard that promises both higher performance than the popular 802.11b technology and lower power consumption.

Packaged Software Addresses Mid-Market CRM Needs
Sweden-based CRM services provider IFS has unveiled an initiative it claims is the first prepackaged, portal-based program designed for mid- size companies.

Ultimate CDS
What could you do with a 100-gig CD, or a digital camera that packs 2,000 snapshots in the space of a business card?

Chips speed secure Web data
New dedicated wares from Andes, Corrent and Accelerated can help alleviate processing bottlenecks

 

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