Networking and Telecomms
Cisco set to acquire voice switch maker ; Use of fibre channel for Intel servers; 3Com strategy chases networking cash cow; Cabletron rolls out SmartSwitch
Cisco set to acquire voice switch maker ; Use of fibre channel for Intel servers; 3Com strategy chases networking cash cow; Cabletron rolls out SmartSwitch
Programmers find security hole in Netscape's JVM; IBM releases Java multimedia framework; Early versions of Notes and IE 4.01 -- oil and water?; Oracle opens Repository 7.0
What the AT&T-BT alliance could mean for the Net; Industry rumours whisper Intel division sell-off; Microsoft slams Novell's double standards; SGI posts loss
How's it going on the knowledge management front?
Not too well, judging from a recent survey on 25 management techniques conducted by international management consultancy company Bain & Co.
Motorola to lay off 15,000, expects Q2 operating loss; It's official -- Borland is now Inprise; Mass resignations rock Cabletron; Budget: Y2K tax relief for business; Report shows 25 per cent of all Australians use Internet;
Robert Palmer, chairman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Digital Equipment, said he will leave the company.
Sun Microsystems is getting ready to roll out a 64-bit edition of its Solaris operating system that could enable customers to run mainframe-calibre applications on high-end servers.
Lotus, IBM bring a unified voice to messaging; Oracle looking at XML for warehouse repository plan; Domino 5.0 to include availability services
By now, Microsoft's long-scheduled release of Windows 98 should finally be out. But when it comes to managing costs, it is Windows NT that has the attention of corporate managers, not Windows 98, thin clients, Unix or Novell's NetWare.
Round-up of interesting Web sites
By the time you read this, it's likely that a new managing director for the recently combined Compaq/Digital Australian entity would have been appointed.
Cabletron buys into xDSL; Global telco leaders join universal ADSL group; NetWare to be spun off
As expected, Intel last month reported disappointing results for its first fiscal quarter, prompting the chip maker to announce staff reductions of up to 3000 employees.
A round up of interesting web sites
IBM plans to release a Hurricane this month -- specifically a Java-enabled World Wide Web server that lets corporate developers pull data out of various legacy systems for use on intranets or electronic-commerce sites.