Lucent designs chip for faster mobile speeds
Decoders could increase speeds 10-fold NEW YORK — Lucent Technologies Bell Labs research unit this week unveiled a new “turbo decoder” chip the company says can enable wireless transmission speeds up to ten times faster than today’s most advanced mobile…
Cyber-Ark shuts vault to sensitive data
New gateway options bolster Inter-Business Vault See correction below Cyber-Ark this week unveiled three new gateways as part of its Inter-Business Vault (IBV) 2.0 release to enable an isolated safe haven for organizations to secure and share sensitive documents and…
Gateway laptop reads portable flash memory
Supports six standards A new configuration of Gateway’s 400L notebook supports six different removable flash memory standards, as the lines between PCs and consumer electronics devices continue to blur. The 400L will be available for a limited time from Gateway…
Red Hat gains government certification
Advanced Server approved by DOD The U.S. Department of Defense Information Systems Agency has certified Linux distributor Red Hat’s Advanced Server operating system as a “Common Operating Environment,” meaning the server product meets the agency’s software security and interoperability specification.…
Office 11 becomes Office 2003
Second beta due soon The next version of Microsoft Office, now known as Office 11, will likely be called Office 2003 from the release of the second beta version early next month, according to sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans. The…
Interview: Sun clears away N1 clouds
VP Steve McKay uncovers the networked datacenter system N1 is Sun’s answer to the distributed computing architectures offered by rivals IBM and HP. But until this week’s Network Computing 03 launch, it was more marketing buzz than product reality. Steve…
Visteon outsources IT to IBM
Ten-year deal valued at about $2 billion Auto-parts maker Visteon is handing over its IT operations to IBM in a 10-year deal valued at about $2 billion, Visteon said in a statement Wednesday. Under the agreement, IBM of Armonk, N.Y.,…
UCITA hits snag with lawyer group
ABA fails to approve uniform legislation WASHINGTON — The future of a proposed law that would standardize software licensing agreements across the U.S. appeared to be in doubt after the American Bar Association (ABA) failed to approve it at its…
Cybercrime show tackles terrorism
Topics include prevention, investigation, and prosecution MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT — Amid heightened awareness of terrorism and computer attacks, computer crime professionals gathered at the Foxwoods Resort Casino here this week to hone their cybersleuthing skills at the third annual Cybercrime conference.…
Make yourself almost immune to credit card fraud
Simple steps you can take to protect yourself Thieves who buy items from your e-commerce site — and then reverse the charges on the credit card they used — not only cost you money, they can even cause you to…
