IBM boosts WebSphere Commerce server
Thursday, March 28, 2002
IBM claims its improved WebSphere Commerce package allows tighter integration of e-commerce with inventory and order management systems, as well as with other features that contribute to streamlining business processes and reducing operating costs.
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Verio Launches WebMail Product For Shared Web Hosting
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Verio, a leading global IP solutions provider and wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corp.(NTT Com), has launched a new e-mail product that enables businesses to retrieve domain-based e-mail remotely, from any computer with Internet access. WebMail is offered as both an add-on to Verio’s UNIX shared Web hosting and e-commerce plans, as well as a stand alone product.
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Sun aims Java at phones, Web services
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Sun Microsystems is working to turn its Java software for cell phones and other gadgets into a tool to leapfrog Microsoft in Web services, a movement to remake the Internet that caught Sun flat-footed.
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Travelocity scoops last minute site for $43m
Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Travelocity will pay $43m for last minute travel website Site59.com. According to reports on US newswires, Travelocity will use Site509.com's merchant-model inventory system to take on the number one player in the market, Expedia.
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McAfee Turns Down $208M Buyout Offer
Monday, March 25, 2002
Anti-virus software firm McAfee.com (NASDAQ:MCAF) has rejected a $208 million all-cash offer from majority owner Network Associates, describing the buyout bid as "financially inadequate."
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GoDaddy.com Issues Warning
Monday, March 25, 2002
Please be aware that VeriSign, Inc. (formerly Network Solutions) is sending, via the US Mail, what we believe to be deceptive and predatory domain expiration notices.
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Akamai content to deliver
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Facing stiff competition from upstart content delivery network (CDN) rivals, Akamai Technologies is on the offensive with a raft of offerings planned for enterprise customers.
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SQL Server gets a health check
Thursday, March 21, 2002
A Microsoft SQL Server performance analysis service has been introduced by Conchango to ensure that firms' databases are working efficiently
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Sites wary of automatic privacy disclosure
Monday, March 18, 2002
Dozens of leading Web sites are adopting the Internet's version of nutrition labels, giving visitors a quick sense of how well they honor surfers' personal privacy.
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Sun takes on Passport--with hardware
Monday, March 11, 2002
Sun Microsystems is putting some products and services behind its effort to consign Microsoft's Passport software to oblivion.
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AOL in Deal with Red Hat to Use Linux
Monday, March 11, 2002
AOL Time Warner AOL.N has hired software firm Red Hat Inc RHAT.O to convert some of its computer systems to the open-source Linux operating system, according to sources close to talks between the two companies.
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IBM takes Unix server crown
Monday, March 11, 2002
IBM has narrowly squeezed past rival Sun Microsystems to become the world's top Unix server vendor for the first time since 1998, according to market research group IDC.
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Linux start-up lays off employees
Thursday, March 7, 2002
Mission Critical Linux, which once hoped to lead a second, more mature generation of Linux companies, was forced to lay off 90 percent of its staff after unsuccessful attempts to attract a buyer.
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Worms will breed in PHP hole, say experts
Thursday, March 7, 2002
It's only a matter of time before a worm is created to exploit newly discovered flaws in PHP scripting language, warn security experts. With millions of Web sites exposed, it could be another Code Red...
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Survey: Web's Novelty Down, Usefulness Up in U.S.
Sunday, March 3, 2002
The Internet has lost its novelty for many U.S. users but is turning into an increasingly important tool for everyday living, according to a study released on Sunday.
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EMC/Dell partnership focuses on costs
Saturday, March 2, 2002
EMC has announced its reseller partnership with Dell Computer will reduce the production costs of its storage products in its battle against IBM, Compaq and others that have eaten away at its market share over the past year.
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