../news/index.html The latest on Top News from InfoWorld en-us Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Tue, 16 Nov 2003 20:59:02 -0800 http://backend.userland.com/rss Kathy_Badertscher_40InfoWorld.com Chris_lin_40InfoWorld.com 40 ../../images.infoworld.com/img/logo_iw_main.gif ../default.htm ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNsunservices_1.html Sun Microsystems  onTuesday underlined its commitment to driving cost and complexity out of corporate IT shops with a hard focus on technology-based solutions through its professional services group. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:00:00 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNsunservices_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNvoip_1.html WASHINGTON - Providers of VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) telephone services need the "regulatory certainty" that would be created with a national U.S. government policy, a report released Tuesday suggested. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 14:47:00 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNvoip_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNmsspot_1.html Microsoft Corp. will use January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to announce availability of wrist watches and wireless services based on its Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT), a Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:13:19 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNmsspot_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNspamlaw_1.html President George W. Bush signed a bill into law Tuesday establishing federal rules for commercial e-mail and penalties for unsolicited mass spamming. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:07:01 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNspamlaw_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNibmalpha_1.html Business managers will be able to take a more hands-on approach to working with their enterprise databases through a tool being developed by IBM researchers. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:00:00 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNibmalpha_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNibmprinciple_1.html CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- IBM Corp. and Principle Software opened their newest technology center Tuesday for customers and partners to evaluate and test IBM's software programs, the companies said at a press conference. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:17:19 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNibmprinciple_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNciscopix_1.html Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. is warning customers about security holes in its PIX firewall product and firewall software that runs on the Catalyst 6500 Series and 7600 Series switches. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:12:41 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNciscopix_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNwindemise_1.html Days after software giant Microsoft Corp. announced that it will stop distributing the Windows 98 operating system, and weeks ahead of the scheduled end of support, industry experts warn that the OS (operating system), though long in the tooth, is still widely used within organizations. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:18:21 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNwindemise_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNfoundation_1.html Amid all the talk about bringing computers and Internet access to the digital "have-nots" during the global Net summit in Geneva last week, one group was showing participants how it's already delivering the goods. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:31:11 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNfoundation_1.html ../cgi-bin/redirect@source=rss&url=../article/03/12/16/HNsmwg_1.html Intel Corp., Dell Inc., IBM Corp., and Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday announced plans to jointly work with an industry organization to standardize the way servers are managed, the companies announced Monday. Tue, 16 Dec 2003 06:52:50 -0800 ../article/03/12/16/HNsmwg_1.html