Rather than being squeezed out of the trading chain as some feared, some distributors are taking advantage of their demand-aggregation capabilties, logistics infrastructures and customer relationships to deliver new, revenue-generating services via the Web.
Ernst & Young's Global Security Solutions Centre in Kansas City, Missouri, yesterday launched a security portal and subscription service called eSecurityOnline.com.
Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of a delayed software patch that's designed to protect users of its popular Outlook e-mail program from viruses such as the "I Love You" bug that hit Outlook-equipped computers around the world last month.
Hewlett-Packard's continuing bid to be recognised as a major Internet player got a boost last week when Amazon.com signed HP as its primary server supplier.
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) is a draft law that seeks to bring consistent rules to software contracts and licensing agreements.
An obscure 6-year old lawsuit that moved into the verdict phase this week starkly highlights the challenges - and costly options - corporations face in maintaining aging enterprise software.
Amazon.com Inc. has selected Hewlett-Packard Co. as its primary server vendor under an agreement announced by the two companies today.
Marathon Technologies Corp. next week will introduce an enhanced version of its high-availability kit for Windows NT servers featuring new technology for tying dual-processor Intel Corp. servers into near fault-tolerant configurations.
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a group at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University that monitors security issues, last week urged users to immediately install a Microsoft Corp. patch relating to a previously revealed security hole in Office 2000.
The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a group at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University that monitors security issues, is urging users to immediately install a Microsoft patch relating to a previously revealed security hole in Office 2000.
Alleged security flaws in an online service offered by a unit of Standard & Poor's Financial Information Services highlight the risks companies sometimes face as they use the Web to connect with external partners.
IBM has announced a suite of service and support options for Linux on its S/390 systems in response to what it claimed is growing user demand for the open-source operating system by mainframe users.
Compaq Computer Corp.'s continuing bid to be taken seriously as a vendor of enterprise server technologies kicked into high gear this morning with the delayed introduction of its Wildfire series of high-end Alpha servers.
New Unix servers announced by IBM yesterday should close a widening price/performance gap in the midrange market against rivals such as Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard, users and analysts said.
Since March, Intel Corp. has been quietly trying to persuade hardware and software vendors to adopt its Intel Protected Access Architecture -- a blueprint for preboot user authentication capabilities on mobile PCs.