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  • Lotus releases Rnext public beta

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:49 pm

    THE PUBLIC BETA version of the forthcoming Notes, Domino, and Domino Designer upgrades, code-named "Rnext," was released Tuesday by Lotus Development.

  • Apache 2.0 beta hits the Web

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:47 pm

    The upgrade is expected to make the software more accessible for users who are unfamiliar with it and to allow for better integration with other platforms.

  • USTR criticizes telecom reform in 11 nations

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:42 pm

    The United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its annual report on foreign compliance with telecommunications trade agreements Monday and hit out at a handful of nations for not living up to the agreements.

  • Cisco eyes emerging markets

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:11 pm

    Speaking at Cisco's annual Partner Summit meeting here on Tuesday, Mike Volpi, Cisco Systems' chief strategy officer, announced that the company is planning to target four key markets: VOIP (voice over IP), wireless LANs, content networking, and streaming media.

  • Workshop attendees debate new features for Linux 2.5 kernel

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:09 pm

    With version 2.4 of the Linux kernel still hot from the oven, the Linux development community officially kicked off debate about what features should go into the 2.5 version at a two-day workshop last weekend.

  • MSN adds music and 'sounds like' search

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:05 pm

    MICROSOFT HAS ADDED a new music channel to its Web portal, MSN.com, with a search engine that it claims can find songs that sound similar to a visitor's favorites or that match a particular mood. MSN Music, available online in a test version, offers streaming media but no downloads, the company said Wednesday in a statement.

  • Flexibility and customer focus are key, says Schwab exec

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 4:00 pm

    Speaking at Gartner Group's Internet and E-Business conference here, Charles Schwab's vice chairman and CIO, Dawn Lepore, on Wednesday stressed the importance of flexibility and customer focus during the current economic downturn.

  • Online music interests converge at Senate hearing

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 3:54 pm

    IN the on-going squabble over Napster's popular Internet music file-sharing system, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee played the role of referee again Tuesday, hearing the concerns of a host of interested parties, including technology companies, record labels, and musicians.

  • Working with WAP

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 3:51 pm

    If you?re thinking of experimenting with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), you have to try CoffeeCup Wireless Web Builder from CoffeeCup Software (801 Elizabeth Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78404; 361-887-7778; www.coffeecup.com).

  • New client response measurement appliance

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 2:53 pm

    Adlex has released a network appliance that measures client-perceived response time (CPRT). The dedicated server, which runs on a Linux box, sits at the edge of the datacenter and records data on how long it takes the client to completely receive all the data for a Webpage.

  • MIT to put course materials online for free

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 2:44 pm

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Wednesday unveiled an ambitious plan for making nearly all of its course materials available online to the general public. The project is expected to take 10 years and eventually provide material for up to 2,000 courses in every discipline studied at MIT.

  • Urbanmedia outsources e-mail

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 2:41 pm

    Service provider chooses Commtouch so it can focus on wiring its commercial real estate buildings.

  • Cisco offers wire-speed intrusion detection

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 2:38 pm

    Cisco's new Catalyst IDS Module lets you monitor network traffic from the switch backplane.

  • Thanks, Sprint

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 2:06 pm

    In any new endeavor, there is usually a pioneer or two willing to stick their necks out to serve as trailblazers, enduring a few bumps and taking some hits on the chin on behalf of the rest of us. In the case of emerging multichannel multipoint distribution services, Sprint comes to mind.

  • B-to-B XML harder than anticipated

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 1:16 pm

    The travails RosettaNet has experienced in launching its XML-based business-to-business e-commerce standards effort could serve as a bellwether for the thousands of companies that have yet to hit the playing field. But IT professionals hoping to learn from RosettaNet's example will have to wait until the fall - if not 18 months or longer - before they'll be able to take stock of one of the earliest industry efforts.

  • Feds warn hackers, then ask them for help

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 1:14 pm

    Speaking at the Def Con hackers convention, Pentagon CIO Arthur Money outlined proposed laws aimed at speeding up cybercrime prosecutions. But he also said the government's doors are open to hackers who want to help prevent attacks.

  • Commerce One latest to be hit by B2B malaise

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 12:40 pm

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  • ITAA says US will fall short of H-1B visa quota

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 12:20 pm

    A soured economic climate has drastically reduced US recruitment of foreign technology talent. Consequently, this could be the first year in recent times that the US does not butt heads against its cap on H-1B foreign worker visas, according to industry experts.

  • Interview: VA Linux looks to the enterprise

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 11:38 am

    VA Linux Systems CEO Larry Augustin spoke Tuesday with IDG News Service about the effect of dot-com deaths on his company's strategy, how the economic downturn will affect the open source OS, and the perennial question of whether Linux can succeed on the desktop.

  • Win 2k in Mainframeland

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 11:22 am

    Windows 2000 Datacenter Server will be different, not just for its enterprise technologies but also for the way Microsoft is certifying and using third-party server vendors to distribute and support the platform. Datacenter promises new levels of reliability, according to Stephen Piazza and Bruss K. Bowman of Quality Care Solutions.

  • Lotus makes available first public beta of RNext

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 11:14 am

    Lotus has released the much-anticipated first public beta of its next-generation Notes client and Domino server, called RNext.

  • Q&A: FTC commissioner says panel is still learning about online exchanges

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 10:43 am

    In an interview, Federal Trade Commission member Mozelle W. Thompson said the commission continues to study business-to-business marketplaces. But he added that the FTC also wants exchange participants to think more about avoiding any antitrust problems.

  • Dell rolling out notebook PCs with built-in wireless LAN technology

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 10:36 am

    Dell Computer next week plans to start offering portable computers that have integrated wireless antennas, a move that follows a similar announcement by IBM earlier this month.

  • Office Depot Deploys Wireless Tracking, Delivery System

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 10:28 am

    Office Depot plans to deploy a wireless order tracking and delivery system that will provide it and customers with real-time information on shipments, better order reconciliation and an "attractive" return on investment.

  • Server Aids Web on Run

    Posted April 4, 2001 - 10:13 am

    Chicago-based Curious Networks Inc. last week announced a new multichannel access server that aims to make it easier to tap into the Web from PCs and mobile devices.

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