eWeek articles from November 2002

eWeek archives from November 2002

HON Industries Furnished With Linux.
November 1, 2002... Up until about two years ago, employees working the assembly lines at HON Industries showed up for work each morning wondering whether they'd be building office furniture and fireplaces, or wasting their shifts on make-work projects such as...

Lycos to Deploy IM Service Using Lotus Sametime.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Terra Lycos S.A. announced Thursday that it will deploy an instant messaging service built on the Sametime instant messaging and awareness platform developed by IBM's Lotus Software division. The new service, expected to be available by the...

.Net Server, NAS to Get Storage Upgrade.(Microsoft targets network-attached storage with .Net Server 2003 and Server Appliance Kit 3.0)
November 1, 2002... Microsoft Corp. is taking aim at the high-end storage space with features being implemented in .Net Server 2003 and Server Appliance Kit 3.0. When it comes out early next year, Windows .Net Server 2003 will be bootable from a SAN...

Popular Linksys Router Vulnerable to Attack.(Linksys Group Inc.'s BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... A denial-of-service vulnerability in one of the most popular cable and DSL routers allows an attacker to crash the router from a remote location. The Linksys Group Inc.'s BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch is vulnerable...

eGain, LivePerson Cut Losses in 3Q.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Two developers of Web-based customer service software, LivePerson Inc. and eGain Communications Corp., both reported earnings this week, with both companies cutting their losses significantly. LivePerson even managed to show a slight uptick in...

Linux: Time for Cooler Heads to Prevail.(Column)
November 1, 2002... Over the three years I've been with eWEEK, I've come to realize that when it comes to discussing Linux, some people become temporarily insane. A journalist covering Linux-based OSes will always be accused of being in cahoots with Microsoft,...

Commentary: Microsoft Goes 2 for 2.(antitrust case)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Looks to me like Microsoft went two for two in the legal department over the last couple weeks. First, on October 25, Microsoft escaped with only a $50 fine for plastering butterfly shaped advertising decals all over the NYC sidewalks as...

Tool Could be Tonic for Operations Staff.(Tonic Software's Tonic 3.0)
November 1, 2002... Web applications management provider Tonic Software Inc. this week announced it has refined its flagship software to speed time-to-repair for application failures. Tonic Version 3.0, which provides fault monitoring, problem isolation,...

Judge Goes Easy on Microsoft.(antitrust case)
November 1, 2002... In a decision claimed as a victory by Microsoft Corp., U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a remedy ruling in the landmark anti-trust case, relying heavily on a federal settlement proposal signed last year. Although...

Microsoft Ruling Draws Mixed Reaction.(antitrust case)
November 1, 2002... Saying a federal judge's ruling improved the controversial antitrust settlement between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Dept. of Justice, the Attorneys General for the nine dissenting states claimed a mixed victory late Friday - but the case may...

Microsoft Gets Away With One.(antitrust case)
November 4, 2002... I wasn't impressed when the settlement terms in the Microsoft antitrust case were merely "proposed," a little less than one year ago, so it shouldn't be hard to predict my reaction to the pair of rulings that finally came down this past Friday...

OpenBSD 3.2 Is Back on Track.(open source operating system)
November 4, 2002... IT staff can make almost any software system secure with enough pain and wizardry, but getting great security with hardly any effort at all is true magic. That's the attraction of the Internet's most secure operating system, OpenBSD. The...

Good Concept--But Needs More Planning.(IBM invests $10 billion in "On Demand" computing concept)
November 4, 2002... Last week, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano laid down a $10 billion bet that the company will be the winner in the next round of enterprise computing. IBM is betting that it can drive its "On Demand" concept of computing to become the de facto standard...

AOL Launches Enterprise IM.(Enterprise AIM instant messaging service)
November 4, 2002... America Online Inc. today announced the release of its long-awaited enterprise instant messaging service. Known as Enterprise AIM Services, the new service adds security and management services to AOL's market-leading consumer instant...

Apps Tally New SEC Rules.
November 4, 2002... The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is imposing new financial reporting rules that have public companies turning to business intelligence software for more specialized financial analytics and reporting. Even as companies work to comply with the...

Palmisano Unveils His $10B On Demand Vision.
November 4, 2002... IBM CEO Sam Palmisano is thinking big. Speaking before a group of about 300 customers assembled at the American Museum of Natural History here last week, the CEO--and newly named chairman, effective Jan. 1--outlined a $10 billion bet the...

Microsoft to Debut Windows Tablet OS.
November 4, 2002... Microsoft Corp. plans to throw a long-awaited coming-out party for its latest operating system, the Tablet PC OS, which takes Windows XP to a brand-new form factor. Along with the rollout will be a handful of device manufacturers...

New Servers to Take Hold of 2GHz Xeon MP Chips.
November 4, 2002... Intel Corp. this week plans to release its beefiest Xeon MP processor to date--a 2GHz chip with 2MB of Level 3 on-die memory--and system manufacturers are ready to roll out servers based on the technology. In addition to the 2GHz...

OpenHack 4: No News Is Good News.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... OpenHack 4 suffered its first crack only a few hours after it opened for business Oct. 22, but the applications at the heart of eWeek Labs' interactive online security test stood strong throughout the following week, withstanding more than...

Next-Generation Office Shows Promise.(Microsoft Office 11.0)
November 4, 2002... With open-source offerings threatening to encroach on its imperious market position, Microsoft Corp. is under pressure to demonstrate that its products deliver superior value, despite any cost disadvantages. Although it's tough to compete with...

The Buzz: November 4, 2002.(EDS predicts difficult 3rd quarter and layoffs)
November 4, 2002... EDS' Earnings Fall; Layoffs Set EDS officials said in September the company's third quarter was going to be difficult. The outsourcer last week posted a net income of $86 million--a 59 percent drop over the same period last year--on...

Microsoft Boosts .Net Speech Technologies.(.Net Speech SDK 1.0 Beta 2)
November 4, 2002... Enterprises and systems integrators looking to add speech capabilities to their applications have more options to consider from Microsoft Corp. The Redmond, Wash., developer last week made available the second beta release of its .Net...

SpectraLogic Completes Gator Product Line With Robotic Library.(Spectra 20000)
November 4, 2002... Tape library maker SpectraLogic Corp. next week will launch a new product, the Spectra 20000, which will fit into its Gator midlevel and high-end series. Positioned between the Spectra 12000 and 64000, the 20000 can hold 52 terabytes of...

GSA Is Asked to Suspend WorldCom.
November 4, 2002... The communications industry's labor union teamed up with consumer and small-business advocates last week to ask the government to ban WorldCom Inc. from future work with federal agencies. Leaders with the advocacy groups also said that all...

Open-Source Security Deemed Big Drawing Card for Customers.(Industry Overview)
November 4, 2002... Security is becoming one of the main drivers behind the adoption of open-source software in the enterprise and government, according to security experts and CIOs who gathered here for Red Hat Inc.'s Open Source Security Summit. Much of the...

Talking Up a Leaner IT.(Avanade Inc.)
November 4, 2002... Avanade Inc. last week became the latest consultancy to follow the IT consulting dollars to a formalized set of services intended to help clients get the most out of their servers, storage and infrastructure. As new systems integration...

Java Web Services Building Blocks.( Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 in Platform and Standard editions)
November 4, 2002... Sun Microsystems Inc. last week rolled out new versions of its application server and an update of its accompanying development environment--all aimed at easing Java-based Web services development. The Santa Clara, Calif., company's Sun ONE...

Palm Aims Tungsten Handhelds at the Enterprise.
November 4, 2002... With eyes on the enterprise, Palm Inc. last week introduced two handheld computers aimed at business customers. The Palm Tungsten T is the company's first device to run Palm OS Version V using Texas Instruments Inc.'s ARM-based Open Media...

Content, Collaboration Melded.(WorkSite MP 3.0 and Livelink MeetingZone 2.0)
November 4, 2002... iManage Inc. and Open Text Corp. are seeking to capitalize on the blurring lines between content management, knowledge management and collaboration with software releases that have a foot in all those areas. iManage last week announced...

EMC Joins Hands With Dell, Others on Entry-Level Clariion CX200 Line.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... EMC Corp.'s latest system, the Clariion CX200, will be equipped and priced as the storage company's most entry-level product yet. For about $30,000, customers will get 2.2 terabytes of capacity made up of 30 Fibre Channel drives, a 1GB...

The Route to Savings.(Transportation logistics software)
November 4, 2002... Transportation logistics software has made its way online with hosted versions that promise to give enterprises greater visibility into the processes affecting the delivery of raw and finished goods. Nistevo Corp., Elogex Inc. and Manhattan...

New Tools Ease Modeling for Developers.(Oracle9i JDeveloper 9.0.3; WebPutty Application Platform 6.0)
November 4, 2002... Companies are not waiting for standards for model-driven development to coalesce but rather are releasing tools designed to make modeling easier for developers. Oracle Corp., WebPutty Inc. and Computer Associates International Inc. late...

Pure LDAP Servers Buoy Web Services.
November 4, 2002... Almost 3 years old, Active Directory is a product based on the priorities of a different time. Microsoft Corp. developed AD mainly as a corporate directory, designed to manage users and groups within large (and Windows 2000-only)...

Appliance Delivers 'Array' of Apps.(Array Networks Traffic Manager 5.0)
November 4, 2002... The latest array traffic manager from Array Networks Inc. provides enterprise Web sites with a multifunctional Web application acceleration appliance that is robust and easy to use. Sites looking for a flexible and affordable solution to...

Dell Unveils Server for Small Businesses.(Dell PowerEdge 1600SC )(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... Dell Computer Corp. on Monday rolled out a new server designed for small and mid-sized businesses and corporate workgroups that the company says offers high-end features at an entry-level price. The PowerEdge 1600SC comes with dual Xeon...

Carriers Look to Link Back and Front Offices.
November 4, 2002... To cut operational costs while giving enterprise customers greater control over managing telecommunications services, service providers are seeking ways to integrate their back- and front-office systems. Later this year, AT&T Corp. will unveil...

Wyse to Broaden Product Line.(Wyse Technology Inc.)
November 4, 2002... Wyse Technology Inc., which has made its name selling thin clients, is aiming to expand its business beyond its niche through new software, services and hardware, including wireless handheld devices that will operate much like a Tablet PC. ...

Nortel Offerings Will Merge Voice, Data, Multimedia on IP Network.(Nortel Succession Communications Server for the Enterprise 1000 2.0)
November 4, 2002... Nortel Networks Corp. last week unveiled a new vision and several products for enabling enterprises to deliver voice, data and multimedia over a converged IP network. The goal of the Brampton, Ontario, company's "One Network, a World of...

Unbreakable Crypto: Who Needs It?(MagiQ Technologies develops prototype of encryption device)
November 4, 2002... A New York-based startup on Monday announced that it has a working prototype of a device capable of employing quantum cryptography to encode keys on existing high-speed networks. However, cryptographers say the system likely holds little value...

Protecting the Premises.(financial services industry anti-terrorism measures)
November 4, 2002... Companies that provide financial services have been keen on taking steps to secure systems and facilities since many believe they are prime targets for terrorists. Two companies in the financial services industry, MasterCard International...

Tablets are Remedy For, Um, What?(Microsoft Tablet PC)
November 4, 2002... If the New England Patriots can win the Super Bowl and the Anaheim Angels can win the World Series, then maybe this is the year for the Tablet PC. Maybe. Microsoft and its partners are betting it is. Microsoft, of course, has waved...

Directory Service.
November 4, 2002... Following slow adoption of Active Directory after its release as part of Windows 2000 three years ago, Microsoft Corp. has been actively urging IT managers to deploy its directory services platform through aggressive pricing, detailed...

UDDI Spec Needs What LDAP Has.(Universal Description, Discovery and Integration specification for Web-based services)
November 4, 2002... You may think LDAP was yesterday's news, but the spotlight is hitting it again as vendors work to tie it to the UDDI standard. Developed in 2000 by Ariba Inc., IBM, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp. and SAP AG, the Universal Description, Discovery...

S.C. Panel: Information, Please.(South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services Web portal)
November 4, 2002... Integrating directory services with a Web-based portal is helping the state of South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services deliver a variety of information in a timely, convenient and secure manner. Work is under way at the...

AOL, MSN Offer Few Innovations.(AOL 8.0, MSN 8.0 Internet access applications)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... If you're a regular eWeek reader, you're probably not a user of the AOL or MSN browsers. However, there is also a good chance that you support users of these services, whether at home or in the office. If this is the case, you're probably...

Dual-Mode 802.11 Put to Test.(Wireless LAN/WAN adapter evaluations)
November 4, 2002... It's dual time. Companies that can't decide on 802.11a or 802.11b can have both. A line of dual-mode access points from D-Link Systems Inc. and dual-mode PC Cards from D-Link and Netgear Inc. give corporations added wireless flexibility....

8022 Router Makes Soho Connection.(U.S. Robotics)
November 4, 2002... U.S. Robotics Corp.'s 22M-bps USR8022 Wireless Cable/DSL Router increases the data delivery rate of 802.11b for small offices and home systems, but it provided only marginal increases in linear reach during eWeek Labs' tests. We tested the...

IBM, Microsoft Apps Help Tackle HIPAA Statutes.(WebSphere Business Integration for HIPAA)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... IBM and Microsoft Corp. last week announced new technologies to help organizations prepare to meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., unveiled its WebSphere Business...

Microsoft Unveils Bluetooth Gear.(Microsoft's Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth )
November 4, 2002... No one clamors for more cables on his or her desktop, yet each PDA sync cradle, printer, storage card reader and input peripheral contributes to the spaghetti wad of wiring that hangs about my work spaces. For a few years now, I've been...

Smart Phone Doesn't Hang Up PDA Features.(Kyocera Wireless 7135 smart phone )
November 4, 2002... Kyocera Wireless Corp.'s 7135 smart phone is the latest and best in the company's line of Palm OS-driven PDA/cell phone hybrids from the company and the first Kyocera smart phone that could easily pass for a regular phone. In eWeek Labs'...

Can I Ever Go Back to Palm? Maybe.(Palm ships Palm OS 5.0 operating system for handhelds)
November 4, 2002... Not long ago, Palm had it all, including soaring income, innovations and interesting handheld devices. Then, in a flash, it was gone--not just edged out by PDAs based on Microsoft's CE and Pocket PC operating systems, but absolutely crushed. It...

Microsoft Office 11: Ready, Aim ... Fizzle?(new version of business application suite)
November 4, 2002... When I first saw Microsoft Word 2.0, with breakthrough scripting facilities for an end-user application, I told readers that Microsoft wanted its Office suite to become the framework of enterprise task automation. With last month's emergence of...

Apple Turns Journal Page.(Develops RAID system, new version of OS X)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... Apple's enterprise customers are apparently due for more stocking stuffers for the holidays: the journaling file system for the next interim rev of Mac OS X and a RAID system for Apple's rack-mounted Xserve hardware. If my guess is correct, the...

Back to the Future for IBM and Gateway?(IBM focuses on On Demand computing; Gateway considers going private)(Column)
November 4, 2002... As The Mouser slipped out of a mind-numbing slide show about "On Demand" computing during IBM's event at the Museum of Natural History, in New York, he stared at the large war canoe by the entrance, and it dawned on him that the most striking...

Most Important Message From Microsoft Ruling.(open systems best for competition and consumers)
November 4, 2002... The most recent chapter in Microsoft's antitrust saga has ended, at least for now, and it shouldn't be much of a surprise that the software giant from Redmond came out on top. Microsoft has already implemented much of what the ruling requires...

Career Coach.(information technology employment)
November 4, 2002... Dear Career Coach: I am in a dilemma. I am an undergraduate student majoring in networking technology and specializing in security. I am currently taking courses from the SANS Institute online. The big problem I am having is that most...

Ripples of the Microsoft Ruling.(antitrust case)
November 4, 2002... The antitrust remedies imposed on Microsoft Corp. late last week are widely seen as insufficient to bring about substantive change in the software market, but some industry observers say that the ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the...

Verizon to Edge into Enterprise Data Market.(developing national IP network)
November 4, 2002... Verizon Communications Inc. announced with a flourish Monday its plans to enter the enterprise data market via an incremental deployment of a national IP network. Long-distance veteran AT&T Corp. scoffed at the debut. Anticipating a green...

IBM, Documentum Buy e-Records Firms.(Documents acquires TrueArc Corp; IBM buys Tarian Software)
November 4, 2002... IBM and Documentum Inc. both made moves to extend their content management products by making acquisitions in the electronic records management space Monday. IBM bought privately-held Tarian Software, of Ottawa. Financial details of the...

Sistina, Mainline Team on Linux on the Mainframe.(data-sharing solution for IBM mainframes)
November 5, 2002... Storage company Sistina Software and solutions provider Mainline Information Systems Inc. have formed an alliance to deliver a Linux-based data-sharing solution for the IBM S/390 and zSeries platforms. The companies have ported the Sistina...

eEye Tool Helps Find, Fix Vulnerabilities.(Enterprise Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation Management )
November 5, 2002... In an effort to tap the potential of its various security technologies, eEye Digital Security Inc. next week will unveil its new Enterprise Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation Management solution. The new offering, which will be...

Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator Targets Financial Services.
November 5, 2002... Microsoft announced on Tuesday a new BizTalk accelerator to help with emerging standards and regulations in the financial services industry. The BizTalk Accelerator for Financial Services supports the financial services standard SWIFT...

Draft Seeks to Improve DHCP Error Handling.(Cisco submits DHCP Option for SNMP Notifications to Internet Engineering Task Force)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2002... IT managers who remotely boot servers and rely on the Simple Network Management Protocol will soon get improved error handling, said Cisco Systems Inc. officials. When remote boots fail, they emit error messages, but they're not the kind...

Brocade Buys Rhapsody for $175 Million.
November 5, 2002... Storage switch leader Brocade Communications Systems Inc. Tuesday acquired startup Rhapsody Networks Inc., for approximately $175 million in stock, officials said. Rhapsody's architecture, called XPath, converts between Fibre Channel and...

Gordano Adds Instant Messaging.(to Gordano Messaginig Suite)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2002... Just a day after America Online Inc. entered the corporate instant messaging space, Gordano Ltd., best known for low-cost e-mail software, joined the IM fray as well, announcing the addition of GMS Instant Messaging to its Gordano Messaging...

Will Apps Make or Break the Tablet PC?
November 6, 2002... As of tomorrow, the fate of the Tablet PC is out of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' hands. Unlike one of Gates' previous pet projects, the ill-fated Microsoft "Bob" social-computing interface, the success or failure of the Tablet is...

OASIS Ratifies SAML Spec.(Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)
November 6, 2002... The SAML 1.0 specification on Wednesday got a big boost when OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) approved the specification as a standard. The approval was something of a formality, considering that...

Apple Buffs Up Laptops.(Apple PowerBooks and Apple iBooks)
November 6, 2002... Just in time for the holidays, Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday added new trimmings to both sides of its portable line with enhancements to its professional Titanium PowerBook G4 and consumer iBook lines. The new PowerBook reaches the 1GHz...

IBM Doubles Mobile Drive Capacity.(IBM Travelstar 80GN)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2002... IBM has doubled the capacity of its mobile hard drives and is planning faster spin speeds, officials said Wednesday. The new Travelstar 80GN, holding up to 80GB of data, accomplishes its size by using a third layer of magnetic material and...

Borland Hones Java App Dev Tool.(JBuilder 8 .0 and Optimizeit Suite 5.0)
November 6, 2002... Borland Software Corp. announced new versions of its Java application development environment and Optimizeit performance management tool Tuesday, among a number of new tools for creating and deploying applications and Web services. The...

CenterForce, RightForce Merge.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2002... Two companies that develop software designed to make call centers operate more efficiently and effectively came together Wednesday when CenterForce Technologies Inc. and RightForce announced that they would merge. Both firms are privately...

Revealing the Secrets to Coding SQL.(Review)
November 6, 2002... "SQL Performance Tuning" is a book that will take the database developer to the next level. This book will help the experienced SQL programmer make his or her code sing in terms of efficiency of code and optimization of data retrieval. ...

New Tools Keep IM Safe for the Enterprise.(AOL AIM Enterprise Gateway)
November 6, 2002... Most of us use some form of instant messaging application, be it AOL, Yahoo or MSN, to keep in touch friends and family. In the business world, corporate users can use IM as an effective business communication and project collaboration...

HP Puts Twist on Tablet PC.(Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 )
November 6, 2002... Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday will unveil its version of the Tablet PC, which distinguishes itself with a detachable keyboard (click here to check out the new device). The Compaq Tablet PC TC1000 runs Microsoft Corp.'s Tablet PC...

Cisco 1Q Revenues Rise 9 Percent.(2003)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2002... Despite the downturn and weak service provider market, Cisco Systems Inc. managed to post a 9 percent revenue increase to $4.8 billion for its first fiscal quarter of 2003, compared to the same year-ago period. Net income for the quarter...

SAP Helps HR Streamline Recruiting.(SAP mySAP E-Recruiting enhancements)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2002... SAP AG announced on Wednesday new Internet-based recruiting capabilities in its mySAP Human Resources suite. The mySAP HR E-Recruiting tool comes with a number of new features within the talent warehouse, requisition management and posting...

IBM Reunites Server, Storage Businesses.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2002... IBM has recombined its server and storage businesses into a single division, following a split two years ago, officials said Wednesday. Bill Zeitler, senior vice president and group executive of IBM's Server Group, will head the new...

Vote Still Out on Tablet PCs.(Microsoft introduces Windows XP Tablet Edition)
November 7, 2002... Despite a huge campaign by Microsoft, most voters remain undecided about the Tablet PC, and turnout appears to be light. That may change today when Microsoft officially launches Windows XP Tablet Edition to the masses. Dozens of hardware and...

Gates to Unveil MS Reader for Tablet PC.
November 7, 2002... When Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates takes the stage in New York on Thursday morning to officially launch the Tablet PC, he will announce the availability of Microsoft Reader for Tablet PC. This is a...

Toshiba Tablet Gives Larger View.(Toshiba Portege 3500)
November 7, 2002... Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. on Thursday will introduce the Portege 3500, the company's first computer that runs Microsoft Corp.'s new Tablet PC operating system. Microsoft is launching the long-awaited OS on Thursday. Based on...

Microsoft Names New Exchange Chief.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... REDMOND, Wash.&#151In yet another management shift, Microsoft Corp. has appointed Mohsen Al-Ghosein to head its Exchange Server group. Al-Ghosein, who joined Microsoft in 1990, has been involved in a number of corporate strategy and...

Sun Rolls Out Architecture for Retail Banking.(Retail Banking Reference Architecture)
November 7, 2002... Sun Microsystems Inc. and Infosys Technologies Inc. have teamed up to offer retail banks an architecture they can use to move their services away from legacy systems and toward a Web-based offering. The companies' Retail Banking Reference...

AMD to Cut More Jobs.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which lost more than $254 million in the third quarter amid a 34 percent drop in sales, is expected to cut more jobs as part of a restructuring plan. The company hinted at the jobs cuts during its Oct. 16...

Veritas to Acquire NTP's Storage Reporter.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... Veritas Software Corp. is acquiring from NTP Software Inc. Storage Reporter, a file-based product that tells users details like a file's age, backup status, directory size, overall size, owner and type. Veritas will merge Storage Reporter...