Compaq, One Year Later
Compaq Computer Corp. has successfully weathered the storms of the past year, but some gray skies still linger for the $40 billion computer giant, according to a new Computerworld poll and interviews with users and analysts.
Stories by Matt Hamblen
Security Risks Arise With Wireless Apps
Building wireless applications? Analysts warn that using handhelds and smart phones to work wirelessly over the Web can raise some security risks.
Yahoo Apps to Appear on Palms
Yahoo Inc. joined with Palm Inc. this week to bring Web-based services to the Palm family of handheld computers.
Seagate Demos Leap in Storage Density
Technologists are now able to store 45 billions bits of data in a square inch of space on a storage device, the highest so far.
Users Becoming Positive on Wireless Net E-Services
There's little question that the infant wireless Internet market is poised for growth, in both serving U.S. companies trying to reach their customers and connecting mobile workers to corporate data.
Online Costs Hit Toys R Us Earnings
A $64 million charge to set up and operate ToysRUs.com in the fourth quarter helped lower earnings below analyst projections for the giant toy retailer.
Dell Finds Possible Memory Problems in Laptops
Dell Computer Corp. in Round Rock, Texas, says certain laptop computers sold between Feb. 1 and Nov. 30 last year may have flawed memory modules that can cause data to be lost or corrupted.
AT&T Names New Wireless Chief
AT&T Corp. announced the replacement of its Wireless Services CEO today, which analysts called another in a progression of departures of top executive talent at the nation's phone companies.
Packages Hit Wireless Market
Building wireless data links to customers or employers has usually meant piecing together various products from many different vendors as a do-it-yourself project.
Wireless 2000 Kicks Off
The Wireless 2000 conference kicked off here yesterday with broad promises from technology leaders about wireless access to data from handheld devices and smart phones.
Bluetooth wireless devices debut
Bluetooth short-distance wireless networking technology is being demonstrated at CeBIT 2000 in Hanover this week.
Wireless Meets Web
The cellular phone collides with the Web at Wireless 2000 in New Orleans next week.
Pocket PC May Help MS Gain Handheld Market Share
Some analysts say they expect the new Pocket PC handheld operating system from Microsoft Corp., previewed at the CeBit show in Hannover, Germany, this week, will help cut into Palm Inc.'s 80% market share.
Users Like Keyboard, Security in New Palms
Palm Inc. released its first color-screen handheld, the Palm IIIc, today. But corporate users are expected to show more interest in another handheld computer debuting today, the Palm IIIxe, with its new security and user functions and even an add-on portable keyboard.
Pocket PC Handhelds to Include IE Browser
When Pocket PC handhelds hit the streets later this spring they will include a complete Internet Explorer browser and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security protection, a Microsoft Corp. official said today.