InfoWorld articles from November 2004

InfoWorld archives from November 2004

Penguin extends servers to 64-bit - Xeon-based systems designed for data-intensive apps.(Penguin Computing)(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... Penguin Computing is bolstering its 64-bit computing strategy with a new series of systems in its Relion line that contain Intel's EM64T technology. The new Xeon-based systems, which include the Relion Models 1100, 1200, 2100, and 2200, will...

PeopleSoft board snubs Oracle.(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... PeopleSoft will not discuss a sale to Oracle for a price of $24 per share, the company's board of directors told Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison. In a letter sent to Ellison and Oracle Chairman Jeffrey Henley, PeopleSoft's board...

FCC approves software radio.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... A technology that could transform wireless communications got a boost when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced its first approval of a software-defined radio. The Vanu Software Radio GSM Base Station from Vanu can support...

ICQ joins Web mail battles.(ICQ Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... The increasingly competitive Web mail market has a new player. IM provider ICQ said it now offers a fee-based service that includes 2GB of storage, a calendar feature, task manager, notepad, wireless access, and support for both POP3 and...

Oracle readies integration splash - Company will back BPEL, SOA, ebXML with new package.(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... At the Oracle OpenWorld conference next week, Oracle is expected to unveil Oracle Integration, a product that combines the company's application server with several other technologies for integration and enablement of SOAs (service-oriented...

On-demand apps demand a richer browser - For Web applications to be wholly successful, we need new thin client technology.(On-demand apps)
November 29, 2004... Can the browser meet the demands of on-demand? On-demand apps are by definition Web apps. That won't come as a shock to enterprises because most of the latest internally deployed enterprise apps -- besides a few client/server holdouts --...

Firefox lights up Web browser world - Open source offering prompts industry response.(Mozilla Foundation )
November 29, 2004... Firefox 1.0 is sparking a new infusion of activity in the Web browser market. The release of the open source Web browser by the Mozilla Foundation earlier this month prompted Microsoft to break its silence about Internet Explorer and...

REALITY CHECK: RFID: Look before you leap - Lingering technical and political difficulties mean migrating to RFID is still a tricky proposition for many IT shops.
November 29, 2004... As I've said before, RFID is going to change the way companies do business. Combined with sensor networks, it will give unprecedented visibility into the supply chain and will someday give companies the ability to make decisions while goods...

STRATEGIC DEVELOPER: Tales from the data entry trenches - When it comes to compiling and managing complex data, many applications still have a long way to go.
November 29, 2004... When a family member underwent a series of minor medical procedures recently, I got a telling glimpse of the hospital's data-entry systems. As I'm sure is true elsewhere, it isn't a pretty picture. The ordeal begins at the registration...

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Vendors make it tough for the little folks - SMB product lines mean you'll pay through the nose when your business really takes off.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 29, 2004... When you see the word "express" attached to a product line or a model name, it's industry shorthand for products aimed at the SMB market. The formula for tailoring technology for SMBs is pretty consistent: SMB software is enterprise software...

CTO CONNECTION: Radical simplicity - Industry luminary Adam Bosworth issues a rallying cry for simple software design.
November 29, 2004... In March 1947, President Harry S. Truman addressed Congress and delivered what ultimately became know as the Truman Doctrine, stating that the United States would support "free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or...

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: PeopleSoft in a bind, Geeks go blind - Missing Comdex and romance.
November 29, 2004... All week I've been battling a sense of loss, like there's something big missing in my life (and not just romance). Then it hit me: I've got a hole the size of Comdex in my heart. I miss the neon, the hubbub, the brain-dead marketers and booth...

EDITOR'S LETTER: The return of hosted services - After all these years, software on demand may finally be ready for prime time.(Editorial)
November 29, 2004... Remember ASPs? Application service providers -- essentially rented applications delivered and managed via the Net -- were the Next Big Thing four or five years ago. I remember those days well. Back then, I was leading editorial efforts at...

SECURITY ADVISER: Discipline is one answer to the security question - The evolution of C and its offspring is the source of -- and the solution for -- secure coding concerns.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 29, 2004... Last week, I noted that integrating application technologies into an operating system without due regard for security -- as Microsoft did with Internet Explorer and Windows -- was a recipe for trouble. I left off on what some readers may...

Product Previews.(desk software )
November 29, 2004... BMC Magic Service Desk Suite 8.0, RSA Sign-On Manager, LANDesk Security Suite, Determina SecureCore 2.0 By InfoWorld staff BMC Software practices service desk magic BMC Software unveiled its Magic Service Desk Suite 8.0 earlier...

Essbase 7X brings interactive BI to BPM - New HVE client offers analysts enhanced control over business data.(Business intelligence to Business Performance Management)(Hyperion Visual Explorer)
November 29, 2004... For some 30 years, companies have envisioned arming executives with sets of diverse tools to easily define business objectives and view their ongoing progress. Companies pursuing this vision, now commonly known as BPM, can cobble together...

Bringing .Net rules to light - ILOG delivers its enterprise-class rules management system to .Net apps.
November 29, 2004... Ideal for complex apps with frequently changing rules, BRMSes (business rules management systems) give businesspeople and programmers a shared language that helps them implement changes quickly. Two companies, Fair Isaac and ILOG, make...

Brocade superswitch builds uberSANs - SilkWorm Multiprotocol Router links several SANs into one manageable beast.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 29, 2004... Many companies -- either by design or because of a merger -- end up managing multiple SANs. But merging two SANs can be a disruptive, risky process. Even when everything is compatible, SAN configuration inconsistencies may trigger a chain...

Exclusive: Penny-wise protection for wireless LANs - Network Chemstry's RFprotect thwarts Wi-Fi threats without deleting the coffers.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 29, 2004... Wireless IDS products from AirDefense and AirMagnet do a wonderful job of exorcising wireless demons, but they're expensive. A competing solution from Network Chemistry, called RFprotect, promises to do the job for much less. RFprotect...

Wireless standards snapshot - Confused by the sea of numbers and acronyms that label Wi-Fi's current and future standards? You're not alone. Here's a handy guide.
November 29, 2004... Most wireless standards come from the IEEE, whose 802.11 category covers more than a dozen standards for specific wireless areas, but the IETF, Wi-Fi Alliance, and WiMax industry group also develop related standards. Transport ...

Next challenges for wireless LANs - Recent standards finally answer Wi- Fi security concerns, but as WLANs ramp up and new standards emerge, IT managers need a clear view of the road ahead.
November 29, 2004... LAN managers and CIOs can breathe a little easier, now that solid security standards are available for WLANs. This summer, the IEEE released -- and many vendors have already implemented -- the 802.11i authentication and encryption standard,...

Titans of hosted services discuss the demand for on-demand - Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com and Halsey Minor of Grand Central say IT workers have nothing to fear.(Interview)
November 29, 2004... Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com, elucidates his expectations for the hosted-app paradigm. IW: Why is there resurgent interest in the hosted model? MB: It's exciting. It's about a whole breadth of opportunity for the...

Is this the end of IT as we know it? If you believe the hype, in a few years all enterprise software will be delivered as a service. At the least, you'll have the luxury of outsourcing many commodity apps.(cheif executives says)
November 29, 2004... Halsey Minor, CEO of hosted integration provider grand central Communications, has a powerful message for IT: "In four years,... basically the whole notion of enterprise application software is going to be dead." He believes application...

MOM Tends to Windows Servers' Needs - Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 provides a host of useful new features, but maintains its devotion to the Windows Server product line.(Column)
November 29, 2004... Testing management products like Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 is always a tricky process: Traditional performance isn't nearly as important as day-to-day management features and know-how. So, to give this product a real-world...

Product Previews.
November 22, 2004... Adobe issues Acrobat 7.0, Check Point touts Safe@Office, Bowstreet boosts portal apps, and Akonix secures IM By InfoWorld staff Adobe unveils Acrobat 7.0 Adobe Systems has launched Version 7.0 of its Acrobat family of desktop...

Dell sharpens its blades - New servers, software deal show desire to cut deeper into the datacenter.
November 22, 2004... Dell's aggressive re-entry into the blade server market last week is another indication that corporate buyers are seriously considering the technology for strategic roles in their enterprises. Coupled with the unveiling of the...

PeopleSoft makes managed service play - Reducing complexity, not cost, is the big driver.
November 22, 2004... PeopleSoft is the latest vendor to jump aboard the managed-services bandwagon, last week announcing a comprehensive service for all its ERP product lines. The application management services will be available for all Enterprise,...

Seagate ships hard-disk drive.(Seagate Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technologies started shipping a drive for personal computers that offers 400GB of storage space. The drive is the fourth member of Seagate's Barracuda 7200.8 series of drives and is available in two versions, one...

Intel reaches speed limit.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Intel introduced a 3.8GHz Pentium 4 processor in what could represent the end of an era for the chipmaker. The Pentium 4 570 processor at 3.8GHz will have the fastest clock speed of any processor available from Intel for an indefinite period....

ADIC releases storage appliance.(Advanced Digital Information Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Advanced Digital Information announced a midlevel storage system that combines disk and tape in a single appliance, the Pathlight VX 2.0. The Pathlight VX 2.0 uses policy-based data management technology to provide nearly 3,000TB of backup...

Liquid Machines Secures E-mail.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Liquid Machines announced the release of Email Control Version 6.0, an e-mail policy and security messaging software package designed for enterprise networks. Email Control 6.0 enhances Microsoft's Windows RMS (Rights Management Services) for...

Systinet Releases Registry Upgrade.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Systinet released an upgrade of its UDDI-based Business Services Registry that adds a configurable services console, advanced classification management, and publishing wizards for mapping and publishing of service data. Version 5.5 of...

BEA Adds Server Support to Beehive.(BEA Systems Inc.)
November 22, 2004... BEA Systems added the Jonas and Geronimo application servers as platforms supporting the Project Beehive open source development initiative. The company also announced the "Milestone 1" release of Beehive, in which the technology is now being...

Motorola Bets on MeshNetworks - Multiple applications envisioned for self-forming wireless networking.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Big players in network infratructure are putting their weight behind mesh networking, a technology with military roots that makes WLAN hotspots a more promising business opportunity. Motorola last week agreed to acquire MeshNetworks, a...

Kevin Rollins talks services - Dell CEO says strategy is very different from IBM.(Interview)
November 22, 2004... Eight years after joining the company, Kevin Rollins was appointed president and CEO of the $41.4 billion computer juggernaut Dell in July. He has seen the company transform itself from a desktop supplier into a server powerhouse that is...

Enterprises warm up to open source - Commercial software vendors challenged to address shift.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... Enterprises are opening up to open source alternatives to commercial software, panelists said at the SDForum conference "Open Source Entering the Mainstream," held in Santa Clara, Calif., last week. Attitudes have changed, said Eric...

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Dynamic models demand detachment - Imagine no possessions: Individual ownership dissolves as companies embrace on-demand frameworks.
November 22, 2004... Where some see stasis, those of us of a certain age tend to see slow- swinging pendulums. Where some perceive exciting ideas as brand new, others perceive in them shades of the past. Virtualization, service-oriented architectures, and...

CTO CONNECTION: Keeping up, looking ahead - Are you ahead of or behind the technology curve? The employees you serve will let you know.
November 22, 2004... Of all the issues facing IT managers each day, the overarching challenge seems to be finding a balance between predictability in day-to-day IT operations and supporting forward-looking experimentation that creates progress. Although...

REALITY CHECK: The world according to AT&T - Ma Bell is not amused: Services over IP is the way of the future for telecom giant.
November 22, 2004... During the past decade, AT&T has been jettisoning divisions faster than a heavyweight fighter sheds pounds trying to get back in shape for a shot at the title: NCR in '94; Bell Labs in '96; AT&T Cable, AT&T Wireless in '01; Excite@Home, Small...

STRATEGIC DEVELOPER: Whatever happened to SVG? It's ready for another close-up but is not up for a starring role.(Scalable Vector Graphics)
November 22, 2004... Remember SVG? The acronym stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. In a posting to the xml-dev mailing list back in 2000, XML co-inventor Tim Bray said: "SVG is going to change the face of the Web." If that prediction had come true, we'd have...

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: PeopleSoft seeks relief, Microsoft nails thief - Satan doesn't search here anymore.
November 22, 2004... I've spent the past week playing with MSN's new beta search engine. Unfortunately, Redmond fixed the bug that displayed Google.com as the first hit when searching for the phrase "more evil than Satan." But I noticed the default location...

EDITOR'S LETTER: Beware of business IT horrors - Here are five painful mistakes that business people must avoid in dealing with IT.
November 22, 2004... In this issue, my colleague Chad Dickerson unveils his "Top 20 IT Mistakes" based on some unhappy lessons he and others have learned. This list is so much fun that I couldn't resist adding my own: five common mistakes that business people...

KnowNow shows off integration agility - KnowNow Enterprise Editon's lightweight, flexible system brings apps together -- if you can afford it.(KnowNow 3 Enterprise Edition)(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 22, 2004... In the late '90s, CIOs bought lots of ERP and CRM systems and built out Web applications for everything from managing 401K updates to online retailing. Now, IT shops are trying to meet the demands of integrating those apps. Integration...

Ingate and SonicWall answer the call for securing VoIP - New breed of firewalls secure the network without hurting call quality.
November 22, 2004... VoIP (Voice over IP) represents an easily proven, cost-saving technology that many beleaguered IT executives are eager to exploit. Implementation, however, throws up hurdles, not the least of which is integrating VoIP into an existing...

Code cruncher transforms Excel - TurboExcel turns spreadsheets into C++, making Excel a development tool.(Savvysoft)
November 22, 2004... Whereas most of today's software tools follow the "bigger is better" philosophy, Savvysoft's TurboExcel proves the adage that great things really do come in small packages. TurboExcel converts Excel spreadsheet code into executable C++ code....

Aventail 8.0 masters the end point - EX-1500 SSL VPN adopts object- oriented model for applying security policies.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... For network administrators, few tasks are more important than securing roaming users, and few are more difficult to perform. The latest release of Aventail's EX-1500 SSL VPN, built on Version 8.0 of the Aventail ASAP (Anywhere Secure Access...

The top 20 IT mistakes to avoid - InfoWorld's CTO tells tales from the trenches, flagging the most common IT mistakes that can ruin peace of mind and even careers.
November 22, 2004... We all like to think we learn from mistakes, whether our own or others'. So in theory, the more serious bloopers you know about, the less likely you are to be under the bright light of interrogation, explaining how you managed to screw up...

Sun upgrading enterprise dev tool - BEA adds app server support to Beehive project.
November 15, 2004... In an effort to woo developers, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems this week will detail forthcoming tools. Sun is getting ready to release Version 7 of the company's enterprise development tool suite, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and has...

Collaboration platforms present unified front - IBM drives Workplace; Open Text rolls out collaboration platform.
November 15, 2004... Binding end-user access to once disparate technologies, vendors such as IBM Lotus and Open Text are launching products designed to pull a variety of point products into a single platform. To that end, IBM last week added products and...

IBM fuels the need for speed - Big Blue's Blue Gene gets faster.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... At the SC2004 conference last week, IBM unveiled plans to build a commercial version of its Blue Gene supercomputer intended for businesses and for a number of scientific and research markets. The IBM eServer Blue Gene is a Power-based...

Sun unleashes Solaris 10 - Company frees OS from upfront pricing, takes on Red Hat with support plan.
November 15, 2004... Sun on Monday will deliver its much anticipated Solaris 10, declaring the OS now free to download for commercial use, along with an aggressive services and support plan clearly devised to undercut Linux archrival Red Hat's pricing. A...

Intel's Montecito now expected in 2006 - New versions of single-core Itanium chips released.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Montecito, the first dual-core chip based on Intel's Itanium 2 architecture, will not begin shipping in volume until 2006, company executives said last week. Intel had said that this follow-up to its current generation of Itanium 2...

Google Taps POP3 for Gmail.(Gmail)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Google will roll out POP3 support gradually over the coming weeks for its Gmail service. The feature will allow users to download e-mail messages from Gmail servers to e-mail applications on PCs and wireless devices. With POP3 support, users...

OASIS Ratifies UBL 1.0 for E-commerce.(Universal Business Language)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS announced ratification of UBL (Universal Business Language ) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions. UBL 1.0 was approved as an...

HP Debuts Imaging, Printing Products.(Hewlett-Packard)(HP LaserJet 4345mfp)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Hewlett-Packard showed off 14 new imaging and printing products during an event in Frankfurt, Germany. Executives showcased the HP LaserJet 4345mfp multifunction copier, which they said can crank out as many as 45 pages per minute for a third...

Exabyte Adds New Tape Storage.(Magnum 1X7 )(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Exabyte has announced the release of the Magnum 1X7 LTO Autoloader, a 2U, rack-mountable, automated backup and restore system for less than $5,000. The new Magnum 1X7 product features a single LTO (linear tape open) drive and room for seven...

Pentium M attracts consumers.(Pentium M )(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Intel's Pentium M mobile processor is finally starting to gain ground against older mobile technologies in the eyes of U.S. consumers, 18 months after it was introduced to rave reviews. Notebooks containing the Pentium M accounted for 23...

Microsoft skips Itanium with server for HPC.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Microsoft will support only x86 processors with 64-bit extensions when it releases a special version of Windows Server for HPC (high performance computing) next year, leaving support for Intel's Itanium 2 for a later date. The HPC space is...

McAfee, CA integrate anti-spyware - IT administrators get more firepower to deal with security menace.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... As pests, adware, and other malicious applications infiltrate corporate computers with greater frequency, some vendors, including McAfee and Computer Associates, are bundling anti-spyware into security management suites, giving IT more tools...

Dell Eyes AMD Move - PC maker close to adopting AMD processors for servers, workstations.
November 15, 2004... Dell President and CEO Kevin Rollins has indicated that the company is actively considering including AMD processors inside its server products in the foreseeable future. As of now, the PC and server maker remains the lone holdout among...

All aboard BNSF's voice portal - Railway conductors call on voice recognition to enter reports.
November 15, 2004... Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trains rush along 33,000 miles of track across 28 states and into two Canadian provinces, not unlike their 19th century forebears. But BNSF is now using 21st century voice- recognition technology to...

BP monitors the rails - Enterprise adds sensors for safer, smarter chemical transport.
November 15, 2004... For any company that ships products by rail, RFID is old hat. For the past 15 years, to generate data points for routing and scheduling, the railroad industry has used electronic tags that trigger CLMs (Car Location Messages) every time a car...

Nationwide builds premium grid - A major insurer drastically cuts compute time on price modeling.
November 15, 2004... In most applications, the power of modern processors has almost eliminated concerns about computational performance. But according to Srinivas Koushik, enterprise CTO of Nationwide, financial companies don't have it quite so easy. "Insurance...

UPS reinvents package flow - New software, smart labels, and improved processes deliver huge ROI.
November 15, 2004... UPS likes to do things big way. Last year, the company garnered a place in the InfoWorld 100 with a wireless project that will ultimately replace 55,000 scanning devices. This year, the company takes the coveted top slot, thanks to a...

2004 InfoWorld 100 - InfoWorld honors a host of innovative new projects that highlight the resourcefulness of the IT community.
November 15, 2004... To avoid the budget ax, IT departments have made strides in demystifying the black magic of realistic ROI. By the same token, to figure out where the money is going, the business side has endeavored to learn enough to be dangerous about...

Avnet broadens partner channel - Standardized interfaces enable smaller partners to engage in automated trade.
November 15, 2004... In facing up to costly inefficiencies products by rail, RFID is old hat. For the past 15 years, to generate data points for routing and scheduling, the railroad industry has used electronic tags that trigger CLMs (Car Location Messages) every...

FedEx Kinko's delivers remote printing - A new Web services app puts FedEx Kinko's on the MS Office Print menu.
November 15, 2004... Late last year, FedEx bought the Kinko's chain of copy centers, heating up competition with archrival UPS. But there was more to the merger than renaming the corner copy shop FedEx Kinko's. Thanks to this dynamic duo's File, Print FedEx...

Mary Kay rejuvenates its supply chain - From ordering to manufacturing to inventory control, Mary Kay enjoys new visibility.
November 15, 2004... Talk about an extreme makeover. Things will never look the same at Mary Kay, one of the larger direct sellers of cosmetics and skin care products, thanks to a wholesale conversion to Web-based supply-chain management, plus a new portal...

REALITY CHECK: IT and business align around rules and patterns - Policy-driven computing relies on user behavior and a host of preceding technologies.
November 15, 2004... Aligning technology and business -- what a concept. Everyone is talking about it, but to put things in perspective, I imagine the day after the wheel was invented the wife of the inventor got sick and tired of watching her husband roll it...

AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Tracking management bugs - Obian taps into enterprise best practices and gets proactive on Sarbanes-Oxley.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 15, 2004... As regulatory audits loom, wise executives have long ago abandoned the "save everything" approach to regulatory compliance, which is akin to stuffing receipts into a shoebox while hoping the IRS will go knocking elsewhere. Wise...

CTO CONNECTION: Wiki goes to work - Here's how Wiki can provide a collaborative staging area for solving IT problems.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 15, 2004... In last week's column, I talked about the potential of Wiki as an enterprise tool and promised more details on that topic this week. A recent conversation with Peter Theony, the developer of TWiki, got me thinking about how to solve some...

STRATEGIC DEVELOPER: Dictate and 'see' the master's voice - Dragon NaturallySpeaking 8 pays close attention to you, as all desktop software should.(Product/Service Evaluation)
November 15, 2004... I've spent some time this week with the latest version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, a dictation program that I've tried from time to time over the years. In the past, despite chronic trouble with RSI (repetitive strain injury), I could never...

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Microsoft spreads the joy, Cisco is a hacker's toy - Politics and the pursuit of happiness.
November 15, 2004... When I broke off a budding relationship because she voted for the wrong guy, some of the Cringe faithful were appalled that I'd let politics get in the way of my, umm, pursuit of happiness. They called me elitist, obnoxious, and shallow....

EDITOR'S LETTER: IT blueprint for 2005 - Supply chain, content management, storage, and wireless poised for a big year.
November 15, 2004... This week's issue recognizes the smartest, most creative, and, well, coolest IT projects of 2004. But the InfoWorld 100 is more than simply another collection of well-meaning (and well-deserved) awards. It is also a blueprint -- a living...

Product Previews.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... NetApp adds virtualization to Data Ontap, CA arms eTrust with anti- spyware tools, EMC upgrades document management wares, and IQ NetSolutions builds VoIP bridge By InfoWorld staff Network Appliance Injects Virtualization Into...

Windows XP SP2: A bandage but not a panacea - Service pack plugs some security holes but could break your apps.
November 15, 2004... Unless you've been living in a cave for the past few months, you already know Microsoft has released Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2), the biggest update ever to XP. You also know that it's supposed to fix the security holes that have become...

ICEsoft and Nexaweb wax where the browser wanes - ICEbrowser SDK 6.0 and Nexaweb 3.2 leverage the power of Web standards while overcoming their limitations.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Web browsers are wonderfully ubiquitous, but they offer substandard user interfaces because they do little to anticipate what the user might want. Most clicks require a round-trip to some distant server over a sometimes dodgy Internet. To...

Dell 5100cn delivers low-cost color printing - Model scores with attractive output, no-compromise mono performance.
November 15, 2004... Even offices that work mostly with memos, spreadsheets, and other no- nonsense documents need color output sometimes. Dell's 5100cn addresses this need in a very affordable, low-maintenance package. With a NIC and duplexer as standard...

Sun melds Java and collaboration - Enhancements equip developers with IM and tools to share code.(Sun Microsystems Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... Unique among its development tool rivals, Sun's Java Studio Enterprise 7 includes tightly integrated collaboration capabilities. Not only can developers send instant messages to each other from within the IDE, the collaboration tools also...

Media gateway widens scope - Versatel IQ1500 security, app support transcend media gateway stereotypes.(Versatel Networks inc.)
November 15, 2004... I knew the IQ1500 was special when the Versatel Networks engineer supporting the machine used it to call SIP phones elsewhere on the network. Soon, he was switching calls without using the installed PBX. Then he started setting up conference...

Novell extols desktop Linux - New incarnation of Suse client tailored for specialized tasks.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Novell this week spruced up a version of its Linux desktop aimed squarely at enterprise users. Built on the same core code base as Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9, Linux Desktop 9 is best suited for corporate users conducting transactions...

Messaging security cuts wider swath - CipherTrust, Proofpoint, and Sendmail expand platforms.
November 8, 2004... Enterprise security products that once focused solely on spam are broadening scope to tackle messaging issues, compliance violations, phishing scams, and viruses. Proofpoint this week will unveil an updated version of its messaging...

Pentium 4 may reach speed limit.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Intel will increase the clock speed of its Pentium 4 processor for possibly the last time, as the company heads into a new era for its desktop processor designs. The Pentium 4 570 processor is a 3.8GHz chip with 1MB of Level 2 cache that will...

CipherTrust takes fight to spammers.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CipherTrust has released Connection Control, a new component of the company's IronMail product, designed to foil spammers. Connection Control uses source filtering to examine the IP address of an e-mail server sending a message. If the server...