If you remember just one thing
Dear Bob … I was recently promoted to my first leadership role, after having spent most of my career as an individual contributor. I’ve been reading leadership books to help me make the transition, but frankly, most of them don’t…
Transmeta introduces small form-factor microprocessor
New Crusoe processors are 50 percent smaller than previous products Transmeta Corp. announced Monday that it was launching two new Crusoe processors, 50 percent smaller than previous Crusoe products, aimed at mobile and embedded-computing product developers. The Crusoe TM5700 and…
Security group warns of hole in Linux kernel
Guardian Digital, Red Hat release updated kernel packages to fix mremap security hole Computer security researchers are again warning about a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could be used by malicious hackers to take control of systems using…
Study: RIAA lawsuits curb music downloads
New paid music sites also contribute to decrease in file sharing The number of U.S. Internet users downloading peer-to-peer (P-to-P) music files has significantly dropped in recent months, according to a new study proposing that recording industry lawsuits against individual…
IBM Korea dismisses executive indicted in bribery probe
Several employees indicted IBM Corp.’s Korean subsidiary has dismissed several employees including an executive following their indictment by public prosecutors investigating the use of bribery to secure government contracts, the company said Monday. Chang Kyung Ho, the executive in charge…
Utility on tap for 2004
Sun, IBM, HP to build out utility computing wares In the year ahead, Sun Microsystems, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard will bolster their utility-computing initiatives by upgrading key products. Sun plans to update its Sun Grid Engine as well as its services-provisioning…
Software acquisitions spawn EMC 2.0
Product portfolio expands with recent purchases of Legato, Documentum, and VMware EMC bought itself a $3.6 billion extreme makeover last year. Beginning in July, the storage titan began an aggressive campaign of software company acquisitions that within six months saw…
Macromedia backs JavaScript in Director tool
Upgrade broadens developer base Macromedia on Monday announced Macromedia Director MX 2004, an upgraded version of the multimedia authoring tool that adds support for JavaScript, Flash MX 2004 content, and DVD-Video. The product also develops projector files for Windows and…
Semiconductor market to grow 18 percent in 2004
Strong growth in sales of mobile phones, PCs fuel expansion The worldwide semiconductor market will grow 18 percent in 2004 on strong growth in sales of mobile phones and PCs, according to research firm IDC. Semiconductor revenue in 2003 reached…
MacWorld Expo predictions, wish list
It’s MacWorld Expo time again. And once again, it’s time for me to go public with my utterly unfounded speculation. Er, analysis. A quick side note: I’ve been carrying a BlackBerry 7230, a Treo 600 and a Nokia 3650 together…
