Wireless sanity
There were few major announcements at this week's debut of the Internet World Wireless show in New York. Perhaps this means some badly needed sanity is being restored to the wireless market.
Stories by John Cox
Palm exec lays out wireless game plan
Palm Inc. is hard at work making its popular line of PDAs better wireless clients, according to Alan Kessler, the company's COO.
Certicom unveils wireless security software
Certicom Corp. has released public-key encryption software designed to secure transactions by handheld devices over wireless links.
Software gives offline handheld users apps access
New software from Wireless Knowledge LLC is designed to let handheld users work offline with their e-mail, calendar and contact information.
OnWeb puts legacy data on the Web
Rebuilt software from NetManage Inc. lets enterprise users work with mainframe and other server-based data through various clients, including a Web browser.
Oracle Repackages Queries, Data Mining Inside 9i
Oracle Corp. this week will bolster its upcoming 9i database with the announcement that it will meld three once-separate server programs for data warehouse and business intelligence applications into a strategic data storehouse.
Wireless enterprise products on show
If you didn't get a chance to attend the Wireless IT 2000 show in the US last week, you missed a variety of vendors unveiling a heap of products aimed at making wireless data services over the Internet a more viable option for corporate users.
Wireless Products for Enterprise On Tap at Show
This week a variety of vendors will unveil an array of products aimed at making wireless data services over the Internet a more viable option for corporate users.
Oracle Taps More Partners to Push ASP Business
Corporate users will get more options for deploying online applications from Oracle Corp. during the next few months, as the software giant embraces a growing number of third parties in the application service provider market.
Ellison Promises $US1M if DBMS Doesn't Perform
The next release of Oracle's flagship database is "magic," Oracle boss Larry Ellison told a packed crowd of customers.
Oracle Tackles Wireless Apps
With an eye on the exploding wireless market, Oracle this week announced a set of products and programs that let enterprise users access database applications via wireless connections.
Oracle Updates Database
Oracle Monday released details of the next version of its flagship database, dubbed Oracle 9i, at the company's annual user conference.
Microsoft reinvigorates handheld PC push
Microsoft is retargeting the handheld PC market with its recent announcement of a new package of software based on its Windows CE 3.0 operating system.
The additions to the package make this class of device - usually consisting of a stripped-down, built- in keyboard and either a full- or half-size VGA screen - feel more like a standard Windows PC.
Sun Revs Up Grid Engine Server
Along with its long-awaited UltraSparc III microprocessor, and the first computers to use it, Sun Microsystems last week released free software that could result in some customers buying fewer of the new systems.
Microsoft Unveils Wireless Server
Microsoft Corp. this week announced software products to let handheld users connect wirelessly to applications and data on Windows 2000 servers.