eWeek articles from November 2003

eWeek archives from November 2003

Are You Ready to Love Blogging?
November 1, 2003... The most powerful piece of software inside Microsoft may be a $40 application from a tiny vendor called Userland that Robert Scoble uses to write his weblog. Scoble, part of the Windows marketing team, publishes his personal observations...

Technology: Spam.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
November 1, 2003... The Fact Sheet is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. To download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in, click here. To download the accompanying fact sheet on Spam, click here. Sure, spam is all over the news. But what does it really mean...

Cisco's Wireless Security Standard.(Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol )
November 1, 2003... Market leader Cisco Systems says it has an answer for network managers trying to sort out Wi-Fi security. Known as the Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP), it's Cisco's implementation of an emerging wireless-network security...

Airspan Networks Releases Two 802.16a Products.
November 2, 2003... Airspan Networks Inc. released two new products based on the 802.16a wireless metropolitan area network (MAN) standard. The company's point-to-point AS3030 and point-to-multipoint AS4030 are proprietary implementations of 802.16a, according to...

Sun, TI Team for Wireless Java Services.
November 2, 2003... Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments announced a partnership to create Java-based wireless applications for 2.5G and 3G networks. The companies believe their partnership will allow device makers to cut costs for converged voice and data...

Apple's 'Panther' Stalks New Ground.(Apple MAC OS X10.3)(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 3, 2003... In Mac OS X Version 10.3, Apple Computer Inc. combines its latest ideas with pieces drawn from the open-source world, from Mac OS versions past and from operating system rival Microsoft Corp.'s Windows. In so doing, Apple delivers what's...

The Microsoft Channel.
November 3, 2003... Out in Los Angeles for Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, El Gato was tickled by the fact that the only "Longhorn" "soft ware" product available before 2006 is a cotton thong with a Longhorn logo on it available from CafePress....

Will Mac OS X 'Panther' Help or Hobble Small Developers?
November 3, 2003... Do the 150-plus new features in Apple Computer Inc.'s "Panther" Mac OS X 10.3 upgrade elbow small developers aside or offer them new opportunities? The response depends on which small developer you ask. In the former camp: Sam Caughron,...

Web Services Sky Is 'Indigo'.
November 3, 2003... Microsoft Corp. introduced many new technologies at its Professional Developers Conference last week, but few are more of a departure for the company than a Web services infrastructure code-named Indigo. Indigo is an SOA (service-oriented...

Airframe, Sprint Team in Wireless Deal.
November 3, 2003... Airframe Business Software late last month announced a wireless data access partnership with Sprint PCS Group. Through the partnership, Sprint will recommend Airframe to its small-business customers who are looking for Web-hosted...

Applications Tweaked for Small-Business Users.
November 3, 2003... A handful of software developers are altering their respective enterprise product lines with the goal of attracting new small- and midsize-business customers. Companies, including IBM, SAP AG and NetSuite Inc., are each developing new...

Deluge of New Data Burying It Managers.
November 3, 2003... It's no wonder it managers feel snowed under in a blizzard of data. The amount of new information, as measured by the quantity of data on paper, film, and optical and magnetic devices, has more than doubled since 1999, according to a study...

'Longhorn' Pitted Against Linux 2.6.
November 3, 2003... On the same day last week that Microsoft Corp. officially spoke about "Longhorn," the next version of Windows, Linux creator Linus Torvalds moved a step closer to the final version of the 2.6 Linux kernel with the release of the test9 version....

HP and IBM Building Midsize Itanium Servers.
November 3, 2003... Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM are rolling out new midsize servers that offer enterprises the greater memory benefits of Intel Corp.'s 64-bit Itanium processor without the expense of a big 64-processor system. HP, of Palo Alto, Calif., this...

Let's Solve Tech Ed Puzzle.
November 3, 2003... It's no secret that a shift of it work overseas has resulted in the loss of U.S. jobs. Many people across a broad spectrum of economic interests and ideologies have no desire to see the domestic talent pool shrink to levels that threaten the...

'Longhorn':Huge Jump From XP.
November 3, 2003... With its dramatically remade presentation, storage and communications systems, Microsoft Corp.'s "Longhorn"--the next-generation Windows client operating system--gives Windows users and developers plenty to be excited about. Back when...

Borland's Delphi Gains .Net Support.
November 3, 2003... Borland Software Corp. announced several new technologies at its 2003 Borland Conference Monday, including a new version of its Delphi integrated development environment for .Net, a new modeling framework and a new integrated application...

Microsoft Winnows Its Case Load.
November 3, 2003... Declaring that the company is more than halfway through its pending legal challenges, Microsoft last week announced new settlements with five states and the District of Columbia. The six settlements will cost the software company...

Minding WebSphere Store.
November 3, 2003... Cyanea Systems Corp. is readying new application management tools for the increasing number of IBM mainframe users moving their WebSphere pilots into production. Cyanea/One for CICS Version 2.1, due this week, can monitor and manage...

Wireless Week Update.
November 3, 2003... Welcome to today's Wireless Update! It looks like a contentious week ahead, as Intel and Gartner are already sparring! Here's what's new in the world of wireless for this first week of November 2003 Intel Adds 802.11a to Centrino, Gartner...

Security R&D Group Forms.
November 3, 2003... Security, engineering and public policy experts at Carnegie Mellon University are joining together to form a lab at the school dedicated to researching and developing new security technologies. The new organization, known as the Carnegie...

Connected Expands Into New Storage Areas.
November 3, 2003... Desktop backup specialist Connected Corp. will expand into e-mail archiving and server backups by early next year, officials said today. Both product expansions will come through acquisitions, said Bob Brennan, Connected's CEO and chairman,...

Microsoft Calls on 'Indigo' to Win Developers.
November 3, 2003... In the end, it's all about the developers. Microsoft has long understood this, and winning over those developers has been a persistent specialty of Gates, Ballmer & Co. The lure to entice them for the next platform generation is "Indigo,"...

Apriso, i2 Tools Manage Supply Chain Business Processes.
November 3, 2003... Many business process modeling and management technologies automated back-office functions such as procure-to-pay and invoicing. Apriso Corp. and i2 Technologies Inc. are taking a different approach with software targeted at managing business...

W3C Asks for Web Patent Reconsideration.
November 3, 2003... The World Wide Web Consortium is seeking a re-examination of a Web browser patent that it says threatens to undermine the operation of the Web. The patent is at the heart of a legal wrangle between Eolas Technologies, which holds a license...

Oracle Upgrades Its Treasury Suite.
November 3, 2003... To help companies better comply with regulatory requirements, Oracle Corp. announced Monday an upgrade to its namesake Treasury software. Oracle Treasury, part of the 11i 9 upgrade, facilitates the Treasury Department's oversight of a...

Borland's Early Years: 'A Wild Ride'.
November 3, 2003... As Borland Software Corp. celebrates its 20th year this week at its BorCon conference, developers and managers around the industry are recalling the company's legacy and impact on the software business. Borland has a rich legacy in the...

Hello, My Name Is ENIAC.
November 3, 2003... We've all worn those name badges at conferences, and chances are we've all looked pretty geeky strolling down the street after we forget to take them off. Now name badges have entered an entirely new level of geekiness with the new nTag....

Dell Rolls Out 'Extreme' Systems.
November 3, 2003... Dell Inc. on Monday is releasing a desktop PC and workstation powered by Intel Corp.'s new Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chip. Both Intel and rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in September rolled out chips aimed at gamers and PC enthusiasts. At...

Power to the People!
November 3, 2003... My quest for truly mobile computing is complicated by the number of power adapters that I have to carry on the road: one for my PDA, one for my cell phone, one for my laptop computer... No wonder I look and feel like I've been ridden hard and...

Red Hat Cans Linux Distribution.
November 3, 2003... Leading Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. on Monday made clear its intention to focus on the enterprise space, telling customers that it will no longer be maintaining or releasing any of the its Red Hat Linux line after the end of April 2004. ...

Tenrox Receives a Facelift in Version 8.
November 3, 2003... Professional services automation software developer Tenrox Tuesday will announce the next iteration of its operational control and compliance software. Tenrox 8, designed for professional services firms and companies with internal IT...

What Telcos Lie About.
November 3, 2003... WASHINGTON--"Carriers lie like addicts in withdrawal," observes Hank Levine, a lawyer who has spent the last 10 years negotiating telecommunications contracts for large enterprises. It's not that telecom carriers are evil, he said, it's...

Revenues up, profit flat at Business Objects.
November 3, 2003... Led by a surge in consulting revenue, Business Objects SA enjoyed a revenue increase in the second quarter of 2003, though its profits were virtually flat year-to-year. Other software companies reported varying degrees of success for the...

Sonexis Revs its Enterprise Conferencing Wares.
November 3, 2003... Sonexis Inc. on Monday announced a new version of its flagship audio and Web conferencing system that adds additional security capabilities and provides broader support for enterprise collaboration software. With ConferenceManager 4.0,...

Report: Tech Slump May Be Near End.
November 3, 2003... NEW YORK (AP)--The high-tech industry's extended slump finally could be over, according to a report released Monday by an analyst firm that predicts next year will see the first significant increase in technology and telecom spending since...

IBM Preps Upgrade to Rational Rapid Developer.
November 3, 2003... IBM Corp.'s Rational division on Tuesday is expected to announce a new version of the IBM Rational Rapid Developer. The IBM Rational Rapid Developer Release 2 is an architected rapid application development environment that provides...

Security Web Digest: More RIAA Music Piracy Lawsuits ... and More.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2003... Intellectual Property The recording industry filed 80 more federal lawsuits around the country last week against computer users it said were illegally sharing music files across the Internet. Those 80 people were among 204 who had been...

Appeals Court to Consider Microsoft Case.(U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit)
November 4, 2003... WASHINGTON (AP)--The antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. is returning to the U.S. appeals court where the world's largest software company already has won significant victories since the government began investigating its business practices...

With RMS 1.0 Out, Microsoft Preps 2.0.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
November 4, 2003... As Microsoft Corp. rolls out its first-generation Windows rights-management service (RMS) designed to keep confidential documents, e-mail and other corporate data, the company is working on its second iteration of the technology, which will be...

Novell to Buy SuSE Linux for $210 Million.
November 4, 2003... From the company that turned away early Linux pioneers Bryan Sparks and Ransom Love, Novell Inc. is completing its reinvention by buying SuSE Linux AG for $210 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the resolution...

Quovadx Acquires Rogue Wave Software for $71 Million.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2003... Business-to-business integration software provider Quovadx Inc. announced Tuesday morning the acquisition of Rogue Wave Software Inc. in a deal valued at $71 million. Rogue, of Boulder, Colo., makes reusable software components for...

Flashline Aims to Help Manage Open-Source Software.(FlashPack for Open Source)
November 4, 2003... Flashline Inc. has announced a new solution for managing and tracking the use of open-source software, FlashPack for Open Source. The Cleveland-based asset management software provider announced FlashPack for Open Source as an add-on to its...

Suite Returns: MS Office Survey Lacks ROI.(Microsoft Office 2003 )
November 4, 2003... The Microsoft Office 2003 launch on Oct. 21 included plenty of proclamations from chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates and other honchos about how the new suite of word-processing, mail and presentation software can enhance...

IBM Takes Wraps Off Opteron-Based Cluster.
November 4, 2003... IBM on Tuesday announced a prepackaged and pretested cluster that is powered by Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s 64-bit Opteron processor. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., is combining its Opteron-based eServer 325 server--which targets scientific and...

Novell, Red Hat and the Linux Desktop.
November 4, 2003... Linux users have been rocked this week by big news from two major vendors: Red Hat has bowed out of the race for the desktop market, and SuSE has been bought by Novell. What do these twin tremors mean for Linux users and the future of Linux...

Review: ATG Portal 6.0.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ATG Portal 6.0 The latest version of ATG's portal server will add customer and employee service capabilities to a business. While not the top portal we've seen, ATG Portal 6.0 provides generally good EIP capabilities. Good...

3Com, Crossbeam Team Up.
November 4, 2003... 3Com Corp. this week became the latest vendor to join the security appliance fray, announcing an OEM relationship with Crossbeam Systems Inc. The agreement enables 3Com to sell two of Crossbeam's appliances--the C30 and the X45--under the...

Review: BEA Weblogic Portal 8.1.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BEA Weblogic Portal 8.1 BEA WebLogic Portal 8.1 provides the best environment for building portlets, portal applications and Web services that eWEEK Labs has seen. Combined with strong administration capabilities and portal...

Veritas Steps Closer to Utility Computing.
November 4, 2003... NEW YORK--With NetBackup 5.0, Veritas Software Corp. is taking "the next step in our journey toward utility computing," said Chairman, CEO and President Gary Bloom at a press conference here today. The new version, in beta since this summer...

Review: CleverPath Portal 4.51.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CleverPath Portal 4.51 Computer Associates has made a big investment in its CleverPath Portal application by making it a key integration point in many of its products. Although it is less flashy than some of the other portals...

Review: Plumtree Corporate Portal 5.0.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Plumtree Corporate Portal 5.0 Providing some of the most complete options and capabilities found in an EIP, Plumtree Corporate Portal 5.0 regains Plumtree's spot at the top of the portal heap. Plumtree Corporate Portal's...

Review: Sybase Enterprise Portal 5.1.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sybase Enterprise Portal 5.1 For companies that want a powerful and highly extensible EIP with strong data integration capabilities, Sybase Enterprise Portal provides very good capabilities with broad platform and standards...

Review: Vignette Application Portal 4.5.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vignette Application Portal 4.5 Vignette has pulled off the rare trick of acquiring an excellent product (the Epicentric EIP) and actually improving it. Vignette Application Portal provides open and flexible configuration and...

Review: WebSphere Portal 5.0.(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WebSphere Portal 5.0 IBM has given its already-strong WebSphere Portal a boost in this upgrade, addressing pretty much all the weaknesses of previous versions (especially in the administration interface). Companies can...

Review: SharePoint Portal Server 2003.(from Microsoft)(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 4, 2003... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Microsoft's new portal server is generations ahead of the previous version. SharePoint Portal Server 2003 has added key Web services and integration features while improving existing...

Novell, SuSE Execs Detail Linux Plans.
November 4, 2003... Novell's acquisition of SuSE Linux AG had nothing to do with competing with Microsoft Corp. and everything to do with driving Linux deep into the enterprise, Novell and SuSE officials said at a media teleconference on Tuesday morning. ...

Appeals Court Reopens Heart of Microsoft Case.(U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit )
November 4, 2003... WASHINGTON--The federal appeals court reviewing the government's anti-trust settlement with Microsoft Corp. today reopened questions that lie at the very core of the historic case: Should the software giant be allowed to co-mingle middleware...

LeapFrog: Trouble In Toyland.
November 4, 2003... LeapFrog Enterprises may enjoy strong demand for its educational toys, but the Emeryville, Calif. manufacturer could use a primer on how a supply chain needs to work as Christmas approaches. The basic lesson: a company should think twice before...

Ask Jeeves Expands into Product Searches.
November 4, 2003... Ask Jeeves Inc. on Tuesday became the latest search engine to embrace product searches as it unveiled a new search tool for its Ask.com site. With its product search, Ask Jeeves is trying to position its approach as more intuitive than...

Microsoft, Universities to Bolster Academic Code.(five get contract)
November 4, 2003... Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced the winners of a request for proposals (RFP) for projects to add extensions to Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net 2003 Academic Edition. Microsoft put out an RFP to universities to come up with enhancements to...

NetApp Acquires Storage Startup Spinnaker.(Network Appliance Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2003... Network Appliance Inc., aka NetApp, will acquire Spinnaker Networks Inc. for $300 million in stock, officials said Tuesday. The deal will expand Network Appliance's technology holdings. Currently, NetApp's. storage servers currently can...

Siebel Closes on UpShot CRM Deal.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2003... Siebel Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it has closed on its acquisition of hosted customer relationship management services provider UpShot Corp. Siebel paid $50 million in cash to UpShot shareholders with up to an additional $20...

Micro Focus Moves Mainframe Apps to .Net.(Micro Focus Net Express with .NET)
November 4, 2003... Micro Focus International Ltd. Tuesday announced its new technology for migrating mainframe COBOL applications to Windows and the .Net Framework. The Rockville, Md.-based company's new Micro Focus Net Express with .Net product enables...

Security Watch Letter.
November 4, 2003... Welcome to the premier issue of the PCMag.com Security Watch Letter. Every week we'll bring you an overview of the current viruses, worms and other threats that are trying to get to your computer. Leaving politics and commentary to other...

Honeypots, the Hottest Thing in Intrusion Detection.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
November 4, 2003... Firewalls used to be considered sufficient protection for an organization's network. They are not anymore. The rapid growth of the Internet has provided hackers and other attackers with the ability to inflict major financial and public...

Sober Worm Spreads.
November 4, 2003... This summer's crop of mass mailing DCOM- and RPC-exploiting worms has made "get the patch" a mantra for most savvy users. However, the latest worm throws that reliable action into the gray area, especially for novice users. That's because the...

Microsoft Sets Its SMB Priorities.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
November 5, 2003... The Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division has set itself an ambitious roadmap, running through calendar 2006. And company officials detailed a number of its upcoming milestones at its worldwide partner conference last month. Much of...

The Ghost of Microsoft's Promises Past.
November 5, 2003... As October ended with the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, I and other attendees with inconveniently long memories were comparing our recollections of promises past. In particular, some of us were trading thoughts on the...

Tablet PC: One Year Old.
November 5, 2003... It's been a year since the Tablet PC launched. Since then, the platform has grown and gotten even better with the addition of Centrino, new designs and new form factors. Join PC Magazine editors in an eSeminar on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. EST for a look...

Microsoft Puts Bounty on Virus Writers.($250,000 for informatoin leading to arrest of Blaster and DoBigF authors)
November 5, 2003... Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced the creation of a $5 million fund to be used to reward people who turn over information leading to the conviction of virus writers. To kick off the program, Microsoft offered rewards of $250,000 each...

SAP Updates Enterprise Portal.(Enterprise Portal 6.0)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... SAP AG announced today the latest iteration of its Enterprise Portal software, featuring better multiplatform support, more language capabilities and upgraded collaboration functions. The portal software helps companies access information...

Putting Novell's SuSE Purchase Into Perspective.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
November 5, 2003... We listened to the "We all love each other and everything is going to be wonderful" press conference, looked at reactions from our readers to the original "Novell buys SuSE" announcement, monitored and asked questions in assorted IRC channels,...

Best Practices for CRM Implementations.(Industry Overview)
November 5, 2003... Those who say history never repeats itself are wrong - particularly when it comes to enterprise software. The Customer Relationship Management software sector is evolving in exactly the same way that every other software technology has over...

Cisco Reports Higher 1Q Sales, Earnings.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)--Cisco Systems Inc. posted higher sales and profits for its fiscal first quarter Wednesday, the strongest indication yet that corporate spending on networking equipment is rebounding after two years of declines. For...

IBM Beefs Up Lotus Workplace Platform.(including Lotus Workplace Team Collaboration 1.1 and Lotus Workplace Web Content Management 1.1)
November 5, 2003... BOSTON--IBM Corp. announced Wednesday new applications on its Lotus Workplace platform for instant messaging and team collaboration, e-learning and content management. The new products add to Lotus' J2EE-based next-generation platform,...

Verisign Plans for Security Alert System.
November 5, 2003... WASHINGTON--In a project dubbed Electra, Verisign Inc. plans to expand its proprietary DNS server platform--called Atlas--into a grid-like infrastructure to support more-sophisticated traffic analysis and pattern recognition. Electra, which...

Microsoft Hopes to Smother Flash with 'Sparkle'.(Brief Article)(Excerpt)
November 5, 2003... Watch out, Macromedia. Here comes Microsoft "Sparkle." According to press reports, Sparkle is an animation toolset that will likely emerge as part of the Longhorn wave of products/technologies. Some are describing Sparkle as a Macromedia...

Red Hat on Novell: We Still Own Linux Server Market.
November 5, 2003... While many Linux users applaud the surprise marriage of Novell Inc. and SuSE Linux AG, Linux market leader Red Hat Inc. isn't ready to salute its new competitor. Red Hat, which has dominated the North American Linux market, now faces not...

Deal Adds Packet Analysis to HP's OpenView.(Packet Design Inc. contract)
November 5, 2003... Hewlett Packard Company's OpenView Network Node Manager will get visibility into Layer Three routing and the actual path that packets traverse thanks to a new OEM deal it inked with Packet Design Inc. The two vendors this week announced the...

Microsoft, Edgar Online to Collaborate on Software.(Microsoft Official Solution Accelerator for XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language))(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to work with Edgar Online Inc. on new software designed to change the way companies author and analyze financial data. The Microsoft Official Solution Accelerator for XBRL (Extensible Business...

Trusted Computing Encryption Chip Updated.
November 5, 2003... Microsoft Corp.'s trusted computing vision inched closer to reality on Wednesday, as an industry group released an updated specification for storing encrypted information. Version 1.2 of the Trusted Computing Group's hardware specification...

Microsoft Fixes Office 2003 Bug.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... Two weeks after launching its Office 2003, Microsoft Corp. has released its first update to the productivity suite. The Office 2003 Critical Update, dated Tuesday on the company's support site, fixes a problem that can cause the loss of graphic...

Bluetooth Version 1.2 Debuts.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the adoption of Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2. The new version introduces adaptive frequency hopping, which allows Bluetooth to more efficiently coexist with other 2.4 GHz...