As a senior writer for eWEEK Labs, Anne writes articles pertaining to IT professionals and the best practices for technology implementation. Anne covers the deployment issues and the business drivers related to technologies including databases, wireless, security and network operating systems. Anne joined eWeek in 1999 as a writer for eWeek's eBiz Strategies section before moving over to Labs in 2001. Prior to eWeek, she covered business and technology at the San Jose Mercury News and at the Contra Costa Times.
Ten years in the making, the Internet Archive—an ambitious project to store and archive all the Web pages on the Internet along with other forms of digital content—houses more than 4 petabytes of data (1.6 petabytes of primary data) using standards-based modular hardware and open-source software. The organizations strategies for storing and managing that data […]
Microsoft announced Nov. 6 the release to manufacturing of Office 2007, which will introduce a significant change in the way end users work with and view the productivity suite. While testing beta versions of Office 2007 during the past year, eWEEK Labs has seen plenty of new capabilities and features that are likely to nudge […]
With the official launch of Office Live, Microsoft will introduce several enhancements to the Web-based service aimed at helping small businesses develop an online presence. The service, which Microsoft has been beta testing since February, will go live on Nov. 15 with public availability in the United States. At the same time, Office Live betas […]
Sonys $80 Vaio Mouse Talk is a USB 2.0 mouse that flips open like a cell phone to reveal a Skype handset. It sounds and looks cool, but the device works much better as an expensive mouse than as a two-in-one mouse/phone. The Vaio Mouse Talk worked well on most surfaces during eWeek Labs tests. […]
Palm announced on Oct. 12 the Treo 680, the first of the companys smart phones to specifically target the consumer market. While Palms smart phones are widely used within enterprises, this is the first Treo designed for a general audience. The Treo 680, released at the Digital Life trade show, also is the first Treo […]
Toshibas Tecra M7 is for users who want a good notebook system with some tablet functionality. Weighing in at 5.9 pounds and sporting a 14.1-inch widescreen display, the Tecra M7 is large and powerful enough for everyday computing, but it lacks the battery performance of its competitors. The Tecra M7 is a convertible tablet PC […]
With a 14-inch widescreen display, a full-size keyboard and the latest Intel processor, Gateways M285-E tablet PC is a machine for users who dont want to make sacrifices to have tablet functionality. The M285-E may provide too much of everything, though. The screen provided plenty of real estate for jotting down notes or for drawing […]
With a 14-inch widescreen display, a full-sized keyboard and the latest Intel processor, Gateways M285-E Tablet PC is a machine for users who dont want to make sacrifices to have tablet functionality. The M285-E may provide too much of everything, though: The screen provided plenty of real estate for jotting down notes or for drawing […]
Toshibas Tecra M7 is for users who want a good notebook system with some tablet functionality. Weighing in at almost 6 pounds and sporting a 14.1-inch widescreen display, the Tecra M7 is large and powerful enough for everyday computing, but it lacks the battery performance of its competitors. The Tecra M7 is a convertible tablet […]
NEW YORK—Palm announced on Oct. 12 the Treo 680, the first of the companys smart phones to specifically target the consumer market. While Palms smart phones are widely used within enterprises, this is the first Treo designed for a general audience. The Treo 680, released at the Digital Life trade show, also is the first […]