Rob Enderle

Im not a big fan of software programs spawned by hardware vendors, and to date IBM Corp. has done little to change my mind. However, I recently learned about some new developments that could make me rethink Big Blues efforts. The concept behind IBMs ThinkVantage program has always been sound: Corporations need to control costs, […]

Is Microsoft going out of business due to the source-code leak on Thursday: Not! Im starting to wonder if the security industry has lost its mind. For most of the morning Ive been hearing security “experts” say that the leak of Microsofts source code is a huge exposure for the company. These same security experts […]

Hidden in the rhetoric of the announcements PalmSource made on Tuesday is an impressive series of accomplishments showing that the company is reaching its stride and beginning to execute. These accomplishments are an indication that PalmSource is more than capable of competing with Microsoft. And by moving boldly onto a path Apple Computer was afraid […]

Delays to the next-generation Intel chip has forced vendors to shift back product releases, and this contributed to a supply problem that had already been sparked by changes to the consumer market. Since last year LCD panels have been in short supply, thanks to the near-vertical shift from CRT-based TVs to aggressively priced LCD TVs […]

From an IT perspective, there isnt much not to like in Intels new “Prescott” microprocessor. Its more efficient than the old processor and it slips, almost unnoticed, into an existing system architecture, which means that there are no image changes required. And while it is always prudent to do a qualification test, the risk if […]

For a long while Ive been dependent on my Research In Motion Blackberry and its clear to me that our relationship isnt what it once was. What is driving me nuts right now, and certainly an increasing number of other folks, is that the RIM software doesnt work properly with Microsoft Office 2003. The word […]

Carly Fiorina got it right: For some time, the HP CEO has been saying the marketing will continue to consolidate, and todays news that Gateway plans to buy eMachines proves the wisdom of her words. Interestingly, this merger was prompted more by Gateways desire to expand its retail presence than any move to push online […]

Every other notebook I have ever had pales in comparison to my new Ferrari-branded notebook from Acer. Since I brought my new purchase home, my IBM T-40 has been hiding in the corner, the Toshiba Tablet is putting up a brave front, the 17-inch Gateway is on the shelf looking the other way, and even […]

No surprise: Intel is raising the wireless bar in 2004. The company this month announced notebooks that feature the new 802.11bg chipset. In its latest financial report, meanwhile, Intel said that “Dothan,” the next generation of Pentium M (the processor component of the Centrino bundle) will reach notebooks in Q2 2004. (Originally notebooks with this […]

Now that the U.S. government has announced it is using fingerprint readers to authenticate foreign visitors, its time to revisit the use of this technology for securing laptop and handheld computers. One advantage to fingerprint readers, or biometrics in general, is that there are no passwords to forget or cards to lose. On the other […]