Anne Chen

About

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.

iPaq Takes a New Route

Hewlett-packards iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion may not be a smart phone, but it is smart. With a GPS receiver, the Windows Mobile-based device offers business travelers effective navigation, connectivity and entertainment options. eWeek Labs tested the iPaq rx5900 on the road while covering the 2006 DemoFall conference in San Diego. The device comes equipped with […]

DemoFall Day One Yields Easier-To-Use Software

A range of enterprise products designed to be as easy to use as consumer applications hit the stage on Day One of the DemoFall conference Sept. 26. The move to make life easier for corporate users will allow organizations to change the way they operate in the future, said Chris Shipley, executive producer of the […]

iPaq Takes New Route

Hewlett-Packards iPaq rx5900 Travel Companion may not be a smart phone, but it is smart. With a GPS receiver, the Windows Mobile-based device offers business travelers effective navigation, connectivity and entertainment options. eWEEK Labs tested the iPaq rx5900 on the road while covering the 2006 DemoFall conference in San Diego. The device comes equipped with […]

Security Is Focus of DemoFall Day 2

SAN DIEGO—Focused on protecting online environments, a number of companies opened the second day of demonstrations at the DemoFall conference here with a range of new enterprise and consumer-facing security products. The companies—ranging from established players such as Trend Micro to startups like MyPW—took to the stage on Sept. 27 in an attempt to create […]

DemoFall Day 1 Deals Easier-to-Use Apps

SAN DIEGO—A range of enterprise products designed to be as easy to use as consumer applications hit the stage on day one of the DemoFall conference Sept. 26. The move to make life easier for corporate end users will allow IT organizations to change the way they operate in the future, said Chris Shipley, executive […]

Office 2007 Gets UI, Performance Boosts

Microsofts Office 2007 Beta 2 technical Refresh introduces performance enhancements as well as user interface tweaks—most notably, more intuitive ways to work with the new Office ribbon. Available for download since Sept. 14 from www.microsoft.com/office/preview, the Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh—for both client and server systems—will be free to Beta 2 customers. Customers will […]

Will DemoFall Debut the Next Tivo?

SAN DIEGO—Starting Sept. 25, venture capitalists, journalists and technologists will gather here for the DemoFall conference, where almost 70 new products and services will be launched over three days. “For each Demo and DemoFall conference, I analyze hundreds of meetings and conversations to identify the current state of the industry,” said Chris Shipley, executive producer […]

Virgins VOIP Is a Mega-Hit

Virgin Entertainment Group is no stranger to the latest trends, so it shouldnt come as a surprise that the company is leveraging a consolidated IP network to deliver an enhanced shopping experience to customers as well as voice and data to its employees. The resulting savings are music to Virgin executives ears: In the first […]

Adobe Builds on Acrobat Strengths-1

Adobe Systems Acrobat is a mainstay within corporations, and thats not about to change with Acrobat 8 Professional. eWEEK Labs tests show that Beta 1 of the application makes it easier than ever for users to create, share and secure documents. We unearthed plenty of compelling features during our tests of the beta, including the […]

EMC Provides Good Storage Medicine

Physicians are typically on the leading edge when it comes to technology, and, at Bassett Healthcare, so are the IT managers. With ever-growing data and the need to comply with regulations such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), IT managers at the regional health care system decided to put a storage strategy into […]