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Last week at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference, the company announced that its Small Business Server -- part of the Windows Server 2003 family -- is now available on prebuilt systems from Dell, HP and other providers. Instead of dedicating different computers to different server tasks, the Sm...

Sharp Ships 3D Notebook

Japanese electronics giant Sharp is now selling its 3D-viewable Actius RD3D notebook computer capable of delivering three-dimensional images on its 15-inch screen -- without special glasses or additional software. The notebook, on sale for $3,299, is the first 3D LCD laptop on the market. While the ...

By soaking up laser light and converting it to electricity to power its propeller, a model airplane maintained its flight for a team of NASA researchers using laser light to power the craft from the ground. Officials at NASA's Marshall and Dryden flight centers, as well as the University of Alabama ...

Orange has announced a new version of its SPV smartphone, called the SPV E200, which will become available next month. The new phone features Bluetooth support and an integrated digital camera. According to the company, it will be the first handset to ship with the Smartphone 2003 version of Microso...

In an effort to fuse the variety of different diagnostic mechanisms used in today's increasingly complex network infrastructures, IBM and Cisco have announced a partnership to develop open software and standards to "help the network help itself." As a show of commitment to open standards -- consiste...

Sierra Wireless has announced a new line of phones that will use Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. The first of the Voq line of phones, which will include a flip-open computer-style thumbpad for text entry, is expected to become available in 2004, providing "compelling voice and data func...

The 1990s witnessed the adoption of IT systems designed to streamline business processes through electronic automation. The introduction of these systems has challenged enterprises with how to integrate and maintain an increasing number of distributed networks and platforms. The challenge of managin...

An industry group that represents Kazaa has proposed a strategy that, if employed, could turn some peer-to-peer file-sharing services into a source of revenue for the record industry. The Distributed Computing Industry Association, which represents Kazaa's parent companies Sharman Networks and Altne...

The Napster song-swapping service has undergone a transformation from hotbed for piracy to legitimate peer-to-peer service in a large pack of formidable competitors. Napster 2.0, to be officially launched October 29th by Roxio, will provide legal dollar-per-song access to a catalogue of 500,000 titl...

In an effort to send a clear message through the noise of constant software security warnings, the SysAdmin Audit Network Security (SANS) research group has released its list of the year's top 20 vulnerabilities. The SANS institute -- which divided vulnerabilities into two lists of 10 for Windows an...

TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT

Challenges Remain for High-End Router Suppliers

New growth in scorched earth might be the best metaphor to describe the state of the high-end router market at present. When the Internet was booming, a bevy of startup suppliers rushed to build the top-of-the-line network devices called core routers. It was thought that products operating at gigabi...

Oracle has released an enterprise database for small businesses, promising the same features of its larger database at an entry-level price and position. With its popular database software now available for less than $1,000 in license fees, Oracle said the entry-level database -- designed to offer f...

Sierra Wireless has announced a new line of phones that will use Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system. The first of the Voq line of phones, which will include a flip-open computer-style thumbpad for text entry, is expected to become available in 2004, providing "compelling voice and data func...

Touting more than 150 new features -- including improved interoperability with Windows and Linux -- Apple Computer has announced that its updated Mac OS X Panther operating system will be available on October 24th. The Cupertino, California-based company said Mac OS X version 10.3 delivers new featu...

PDAs are getting more and more powerful. But will superpowered PDAs eventually lead to the death of laptop computers? That's highly unlikely, at least according to many tech users who use both PDAs and laptops regularly. TechNewsWorld interviewed several people in the industry to get a feel for wher...


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