Thor Olavsrud

Aiming to reduce latency and increase networking bandwidth on TCP/IP networks, a group of seven tech industry heavyweights Friday banded together to form a new specifications consortium. The companies — Adaptec, Broadcom, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Network Appliance — said the Remote Directory Memory Access (RDMA) Consortium will develop the architectural specifications necessary to […]

In January, at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Linux distribution firms Caldera International Inc. and Turbolinux Inc. were busy preaching a new strategy: businesses operating in the Linux space need to carve out markets in the proprietary space above the open Linux kernel in order to survive. The two firms, together with Conectiva SA and SuSE […]

IBM Corp. on Friday announced updates to its Web Services Toolkit for Dynamic e-business (WSTK) 3.1 with new security features and functions, including implementation of the SOAP Security Token and Digital Signature components of the WS-Security specification announced Thursday. The SOAP Security Token helps identify SOAP message senders to Web services providers by recording their […]

A day after IBM Corp. renewed its offensive on the midrange server space by adding the eServer p670 to its lineup, Sun Microsystems Inc. struck back Tuesday by unleashing the Sun Fire 12K. The Sun Fire 12K fits between Sun’s midrange Sun Fire 6800 and Sun Fire 15K servers, and features the Uniboard — an […]

After releasing the beta in January, Microsoft Corp. has unveiled the latest version of Commerce Server 2002. The company is busy reinventing its line of .NET Enterprise Server software as part of its Web services strategy, and Commerce Server 2002 is the first step in that process. The main thrust of the software, which updates […]

AT&T moved to expand its content distribution efforts Tuesday with the initiation of trials of streaming capabilities for its Internet-based content distribution network. The company also unveiled plans for monitoring and management services for distribution of broadcast video and rich media content. AT&T is aiming the network at media and entertainment companies looking to deliver […]

Aiming to place itself at the head of the pack when it comes to Web services, IBM Corp. kicked off Sun Microsystem’s annual JavaOne conference in San Francisco with a bang Monday, unleashing new versions of its WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Studio platform, as well as the WebSphere Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) […]

Can’t get much further away from tech than the home improvement/hardware store, right? Wrong. Home improvement retailer The Home Depot has an e-business infrastructure that serves more than 1,300 stores, 300,000 associates, millions of customers and integrates with more than 45,000 business partners. But, as is the case with many retailers with a large footprint, […]

Aiming to make its recently launched 3G 1XRTT Express Network more appealing to business customers, Verizon Wireless this week unveiled alternative rate plans based on the amount of data transmitted rather than minutes used. The company also plans a significant expansion of the network beginning next month. The Express Network is a wireless data network […]

In January, Microsoft Corp. turned in a new strategic direction, with Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates telling employees that they must now make security in Microsoft’s products their first priority. On Friday, the company turned to an outside security expert to help implement that goal. Microsoft is bringing on Scott Charney, a principal […]