Electronic ink slims down screens
News Aside from being svelte, displays using the electronic ink technology tend to consume less power than LCDs, the company said. It shows that it's possible, and (that's) a big step," Allen said. Start-up E Ink is demonstrating a prototype of a...
[June 7, 2002, 11:52]
File-swappers get their own private club
News Gartner senior analyst PJ McNealy called the new version's capabilities "a logical next step" in peer-to-peer programming. Aside from enabling file uploads, GlobeDrive 2.0 also lets users access each other's peripheral devices, such as printers or...
[November 29, 2000, 8:02]
Governments should switch to open source - study
News Aside from the inherent advantages to the public sector of open-source licences, such a requirement would also effectively increase competition in public-sector buying, the report argued: "By determining these requirements governments would in...
[August 23, 2002, 13:47]
CES: Fiorina puts industry in the picture about merger
News Aside from the tough merger talk, the speech was mostly an attempt to position HP at the forefront of the digital-imaging world. Every step along the way, there have been sceptics who said it won't work, it's not the HP Way," Fiorina said...
[January 9, 2002, 9:47]
Photos: Inside BT's world of innovation
News Aside from providing practically hi-fi quality stereo sound, the delivery of all the audio channels to everyone on the call means Senate allows each user to choose the arrangement of their voice over IP (VoIP) teleconferencing experience, through...
[September 26, 2006, 17:35]
GMate Yopy 3500 review
Reviews The remainder is set aside for the operating system and for user application backup. So if you want to step outside the Palm OS/Pocket PC norm, the Linux-based Yopy is an option worth considering. The Yopy’s designers have tried hard to make this...
[June 20, 2003, 7:54]
Sun to step aboard Web services group
News Aside from Sun, a dozen other companies have also expressed interest in joining the board. Sun Microsystems said on Thursday that it plans to join the Web Services Interoperability Organization, a consortium of companies working to make emerging...
[October 25, 2002, 7:48]
Ellison steps down from chairman role
News Oracle announced on Monday that Jeff Henley will become chairman of the database company and step down from his role as chief financial officer as soon as a replacement is hired. This announcement ends months of speculation about when Henley would...
[January 13, 2004, 16:25]
Muppet makers choose Linux
News Aside from the Muppets, The Jim Henson Company has also created films such as "Cats and Dogs" and "Babe. Miss Piggy and Kermit apparently like Linux. Red Hat, the leading seller of the operating system, said Tuesday that Jim Henson's Creature Shop...
[April 30, 2002, 15:44]
Epson EMP-735 review
Reviews Networking aside, the EMP-735 is a 2000 ANSI Lumens TFT LCD projector with a native resolution of 1024 x 768 (XGA). Its contrast ratio of 400:1 is quite low for a new projector these days, but in a small projector some compromise has to be made...
[April 7, 2003, 10:11]
SCO prepares to send invoices for Linux
News Some intellectual property attorneys have argued that businesses that take SCO's threats seriously shouldn't pay now, but rather should set money aside in the event that SCO wins in court. The SCO Group is turning up the heat in its attempt to...
[September 3, 2003, 8:50]
NTL appoints new CEO
News Chief executive Simon Duffy, credited as being responsible for the cable company's recent bid for Virgin Mobile, will step down from the post and take on the title of executive vice-chairman. NTL has announced a management shake-up as it moves...
[December 16, 2005, 12:20]
Fiorina steps aside
News The company said the change was effective as of Tuesday, when the board made its final decision to ask Fiorina to step down. Wayman said on the conference call that he expects to step back into his CFO role once a new chief executive is found.
[February 9, 2005, 13:25]
Management tip: Dare to look foolish!
News I'll go a step further here and say that technical managers should feel free to ask foolish questions as well. Too many times technical managers are reluctant to demonstrate their ignorance by admitting they don't know the answer to a question and...
[November 12, 2002, 11:25]



