Anne Chen

Aided by the evolution of phone networks, WLANs (wireless LANs), personal-area networks and handheld security, mobile computing grew in significance within enterprises this year and will continue to do so through next year. Mobile usage will diversify and increase as users migrate from dial-up to broadband and increase their use of WLAN hot spots and […]

When it comes to travel, I try to carry as few things as possible. This is why its hard not to like Soyo Groups Aerielink Wireless Flash Combo (AWUA1211). Released last month, the $119 Aerielink combines a Wi-Fi 802.11b wireless USB adapter with flash memory storage. Weighing 30 grams, the Aerielink fits in the palm […]

Considering how much abuse laptops get at airport security check-in lines these days, it doesnt hurt to have a little insurance. Two of IBMs latest ThinkPads, the T41 and the R50, which began shipping last month, come equipped with what IBM calls the worlds first automatic hard drive protection technology. IBMs new Active Protection System […]

It will take a combination of business savvy and technology to ensure the alignment of business with technology. That message, heard increasingly in computer rooms across the country, was loud and clear at the Society of Information Managements SIMposium conference, held recently in New York. Top-level IT executives at the conference, as elsewhere, were looking […]

With Norton Antivirus 2004, Symantec has managed to improve its already-effective virus protection software. Released last month, the $50 NAV 2004 provides improved Trojan horse and virus detection and removal capabilities, instant messaging threat detection, and a new ability to scan compressed Windows 2000 and XP file archives before they are opened. NAV 2004 can […]

At the U.S. Navys Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the battle plans to gain control of an it environment with an estimated 200,000 applications center on single-sign-on capabilities and the use of saml. By deploying a single-sign-on solution based on Security Assertion Markup Language, the Navy will not only enhance employee productivity but also […]

Netgear upped the ante in the 802.11g space last month with the release of its $150 WGT624 108M-bps Wireless Firewall Router. To approach the claimed 108M-bps speeds, the router uses two 54M-bps Wi-Fi channels. Although my test speeds hovered closer to 30M bps, organizations with a need for speed should by all means take a […]

NEW YORK—IT leaders were given the challenge at SIMposium 2003 here to move from the computer room and into the boardroom. In his keynote, Dr. Richard Nolan, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Management of Technology at Harvard Business School, said chief information officers, senior management and the board of directors must collaborate to successfully […]

Two years after many enterprises decided to pass on Office XP, IT managers running Microsoft Corp.s Office 2003 through its paces said the new release has enough exciting, essential features to make it a more compelling upgrade. “If you look at the feature set, there are substantial improvements and innovations that are certainly not there […]

In addition to its Office 2003 suite, slated for rollout next week, Microsoft Corp. has a pair of notable new applications in the works: Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2003. eWEEK Labs recently got an early look at InfoPath, an XML-based form builder, and OneNote, a free-form notepad and organizer, which will […]