Patricia Fusco

When IBMfirst released the X31 ThinkPad in March 2003 it was heralded as the undisputable, ultra-portable, heavyweight champion of the lightweight notebook computer world. Weighing in at just 3.6 pounds and packing a powerful processing punch, product reviewers proclaimed that mobile computing doesn’t get much better than this. That is, of course, until today. IBM […]

It’s no secret that small- to mid-size businesses (SMB) mean big opportunities for leading technology companies. Market research firm AMI-Partners reports that total SMB IT spending in 2003 was $300 billion. IDCanalysts estimate that the majority (54 percent) of technology spending in 2003 came from companies with fewer than 1,000 employees. It’s small wonder that […]

According to In-Stat/MDR, shipments of camera phones are heating up. The high-tech market research firm reports that in 2002, worldwide camera phones shipments totaled about 18.2 million units, and in the first three months of 2003 shipments total 7.8 million units. Boston, Mass.-based market research firm Strategy Analyticsconcurs — camera phones are one of the […]

Seeking to encourage small businesses to enter into the world of server-based computing, Microsoft plans to release an inexpensive bundle of its server system early in October. While small businesses will enjoy the ease-of-use and low introductory pricing, the cost of additional licenses could temper the product debut. To date, small businesses have been slow […]

Corel’s WordPerfect Office 11 and Microsoft’s Office 2003are both still in beta testing, but the Canadian company announced this week that the flagship office productivity suite will make its public debut before April is through. What’s the allure of using a non-Microsoft office productivity software package? According to Wendy Lowe, Corel’s WordPerfect product manager, there […]