Sun takes NetBeans show on road
Sun Microsystems Inc., the creator and principal advocate of Java technology, has luanched the NetBeans WorldTour, an initiative for freely distributing and sharing the NetBeans software worldwide.
HP enables greater IT insight with enhanced HP OpenView
HP has enhanced HP OpenView management software and services that enable greater insight into and control over information technology (IT) that supports critical business services.
SGI launches new Altix 4000
Silicon Graphics (sgi.com) has unveiled a complete redesign of its flagship Altix line with the SGI Altix 4000 platform.
Autonomic computing software automatically finds, fixes problems
IBM has announced a series of "self-healing" software products that can automatically find and fix problems before they slow down an online business or cause a company to lose valuable customer information because IT systems freeze.
App Net Services becomes next Cisco Advanced Technology
Cisco Systems has declared Application Networking Services as its latest advanced technology, demonstrating the growing customer demand for improved interaction of applications with their enterprise networks.
Intel announces chip breakthrough with InSb
Intel Corp. has announced development of a new, ultra-fast, yet very low power prototype transistor using new materials that could form the basis of its microprocessors and other logic products beginning in the second half of the next decade.
Nortel to build 1st WiMAX network in Alberta, Canada
The Alberta Special Areas Board (SAB) has selected Nortel (Nortel.com) to build what is believed to be the first commercial broadband wireless access network in Canada based on the WiMAX IEEE 802.16-2004 (fixed WiMAX) standard.
Cisco brings Santa to hospitalized children via IP video phone
Hospitalized children who otherwise would not have the chance to meet with Santa Claus will be able to see and speak with jolly old St. Nick through the magic of an Internet video telephone from Cisco Systems Inc.
Get ready for the era of the virtual contact center
Contact Centers used to be simple affairs. You packed some agents into a room, gave them a phone line and some supporting equipment and, Hey Presto! You were in business. – By Charles Ciarlo
VoIP technology develops faster than applicable law
Despite issues with quality, security and regulations that are still being resolved, companies are adopting VoIP technology in phased implementations that insert VoIP as TDM assets age and are retired. – By Edward J. Eberle and Mary E. Shacklett
1 in 3 Americans have been victims of identity theft
A nationwide survey by Sun Microsystems of more than 2,000 American adults revealed that one in three adults have been a victim of identity theft or know someone who has been victimized.
ID theft may be the Grinch who steals Christmas
Shoppers are concerned that their personal information is at risk of being stolen when they hit the stores — physically or virtually — this holiday season, according to an IBM survey of consumers.
JADE 6.1 delivers data replication to Microsoft SQL Server
Jade Software Corp. has collaborated with Microsoft to provide a Relational Population Service (RPS) to SQL Server in the recently enhanced version 6.1 of the JADE development and runtime platform.
IBM offers new migration kit for Solaris to Linux
IBM is offering IBM customers a free a new Migration Kit for Solaris to Linux, designed to make it easier for customers to migrate from Solaris to Linux on multiple platforms.
HP adds storage to ILM program
HP has expanded its storage partner program to provide customers with advanced solutions that capture, manage and deliver information throughout its lifecycle.
Arkansas logging equipment provider goes IBM
Suttle Equipment, Arkansas-based provider of timber harvesting equipment, has modernized its critical business operations with an IBM eServer iSeries system at the core of its on demand technology network.
Nortel completes HSDPA call
Nortel (www.Nortel.com) and QUALCOMM have successfully completed HSDPA calls with a category 6 handset using 16 QAM modulation and reaching 3.6Mbps data rate over the air interface.
