Cisco Systems has released a major update of CiscoWorks Windows. Version 5.0 of Cisco’s integrated device manager for Windows NT networks provides one point-of-access and one format for managing all the Cisco devices...
On January 10, Microsoft and Caldera settled the DR-DOS lawsuit 2 weeks before it was slated to go to trial. According to Microsoft, the settlement amount is worth about $155 million. Industry insiders, however...
Microsoft has confirmed that it will combine its efforts on Neptune, the consumer version of Windows 2000 (Win2K), with Odyssey, a professional version of Win2K, to create a single version for the next release of...
In mid December 1999, HP released SureStore E, a package of storage platforms, services, and software for storage consolidation on Windows NT-based server systems. HP’s solution revolves around its XP256 storage...
On January 18, Microsoft responded to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) accusations of monopolistic behavior with its Proposed Conclusions of Law. The response argues that, even accepting all of Judge Penfield...
On December 29, IBM reorganized its software units in Somers, New York, into line-of-business initiatives and reshuffled its upper-level general managers. Shortly thereafter, Jeffrey Papows, head of IBM’s Lotus...
Analysts at two respected analyst firms, Forrester Research and Giga Group, recently spoke out in favor of Directory Service Markup Language. DSML is an extension of Extensible Markup Language (XML) that lets...
January 10 marks the release of the first 160MBps SCSI cards. Adaptec—by many accounts, the industry leader in SCSI cards—is the first company to bring them to market with its Ultra-160 SCSI cards. These cards are...
Oracle posted strong earnings for the second quarter of 1999 before a period of lock-downs on enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments due to Y2K. ERP is a new growth area for Oracle, which is best known for its...
Microsoft has closed a deal with Ericsson, a major player in the wireless universe and co-founder of Bluetooth, the wireless standard. The deal puts Microsoft’s newly announced Mobile Explorer, the palmtop version of...