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  • Symantec releases new version of pcAnywhere

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 5:05 pm

    manage users' PCs across a network.

  • ISPs continue to improve Internet access SLAs

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 3:39 pm

    The battle over ISP service-level agreements rages on as Cable & Wireless this week rolls out enhancements to its performance guarantees.

  • Oracle unveils new website

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 2:18 pm

    Database software company Oracle Corp. unveiled a refurbished, repackaged Oracle.com Web site at its AppsWorld developer's conference, touting the site as "a Yahoo for business."

  • Firm aims to make IP storage soar

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 1:41 pm

    Start-up FalconStor next week will launch software for integrating disparate storage resources over Ethernet, an offering designed to protect customers' investments in IP and older storage gear.

  • Cisco set to roll out high-speed optical router

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 1:35 pm

    Cisco this week will unveil a new router that will let users provision services at the edge of metropolitan optical networks.

  • IP Multicast audio primer

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 1:26 pm

    IP Multicast is a bandwidth-efficient method for broadcasting data, in particular streaming audio and video, across a network. In this primer we'll discuss how IP Multicasts works, its pros and cons, and give a few examples of how the technology can be applied.

  • Cisco rolls out Long Reach Ethernet products

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 1:14 pm

    Cisco unveiled products that let users extend Ethernet up to 5,000 feet over existing voice-grade copper cabling. The products are aimed at the burgeoning broadband multitenant building market in which landlords can act as service provisioning brokers by offering high-speed Internet access to tenants or guests as part of their lease or length-of-stay agreement.

  • Clinton champions IT for world's poor

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 12:15 pm

    Bill Clinton, in one of his first public appearances since leaving office, kicked off Oracle's AppsWorld event in New Orleans on Monday, calling on IT companies and governments to work together to bridge the digital divide.

  • Even the government has building access problems

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 11:21 am

    The vexing problem of access by multiple carriers to multi-tenant office buildings is the telecom regulatory issue that won't die. Now the plot is thickening: The federal government itself turns out to have a vested interest in the issue -- as a user.

  • Net execs warn peers about anti-piracy trap

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 11:20 am

    The consequences of being caught with unlicensed software are grave, say network execs. Companies face year-long investigations, fines of up to $500,000, and bad publicity when a settlement is announced.

  • Smart card manufacturers team on Java SIM spec

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 10:59 am

    LONDON -- Sun Microsystems Inc. is teaming with smart card manufacturers Gemplus International SA, Oberthur Cards Systems SA and U.S. technology services company Schlumberger Ltd. to develop interoperable SIM (subscriber identity module) cards using Sun's Java technology, an Oberthur spokeswoman confirmed Monday.

  • U.S.-China cable repaired

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 10:54 am

    HONG KONG -- A break in the U.S.-China Cable Network that affected Internet users in several countries across Asia was repaired on Monday, with full service restored.

  • Oracle introduces SCM module

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 10:53 am

    Former president Bill Clinton's visit aside, the biggest news expected at this week's Oracle AppsWorld user conference is the addition of transportation management enhancements to Oracle's SCM (supply-chain management) offerings.

  • NEC hit by lower DRAM prices, PC demand

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 10:39 am

    TOKYO -- NEC Corp. said Tuesday sharply lower computer memory chip prices and the weak personal computer market will take their toll on its group results for the current fiscal year.

  • IT Forecaster February 20, 2001 - No. 890 A Portal in Every Pot

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 1:00 am

    * Webcast: Application Development -- Can you carry your weight?

  • XML for Fun and Profit

    Posted February 20, 2001 - 1:00 am

    * Easy-to-install Java classes make XML parsing easy and efficient. COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS * Webcast: KPIT -- Developing the Next Healthcare Revolution

  • Experience a Remote Lab

    Posted February 19, 2001 - 1:00 am

    * Compliment your certification with a remote lab's practical experience COMMUNITY DISCUSSION * Webcast: Application Development -- Can you carry your weight?

  • Covad

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 3:34 pm

    Company officials say more ISPs could be booted off its nationwide network

  • BMW makes push into telematics market

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 2:19 pm

    BMW entered the telecommunications market last week, rolling out a cellular phone as standard equipment on its high-end luxury vehicles.

  • Computer Industry Briefs

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 2:16 pm

    Shorts news items.

  • Consultancies find less work

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 2:04 pm

    A number of consulting firms have announced layoffs over the past few months, a trend that analysts attribute to a general slowdown in the economy and dot-com failures.

  • Update: Dell cuts workforce by 4 percent, warns of uncertain outlook

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 1:54 pm

    Dell Computer said it's laying off 1,700 workers in the face of lowered revenue growth forecasts, a move that came just hours before the company reported financial results that increased year-to-year but were well below earlier expectations.

  • Dairy Industry Gets Set for B2B Exchange

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 1:43 pm

    With support from the cash cows of the dairy business, Dairy.com hopes to streamline wholesale transactions for dairy products.

  • Hardware firms face rough year

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 1:38 pm

    Concerns over the economy, combined with a slowdown in demand, particularly from dot-com companies and application service providers, threaten to make this a difficult year for hardware makers, analysts say.

  • Joy: Sun developing P2P platform

    Posted February 16, 2001 - 1:25 pm

    Looking to build on its success with Java, Sun Microsystems Inc. said it is developing a software platform for P2P (peer-to-peer) computing that it hopes will provide a common base for writing distributed applications.

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