Scot Petersen

Its almost Memorial Day, and that means the summer movie season is here. If youre not sure what to see, heres a breakdown of the biggest blockbusters coming to a theater near you: “Shrek 2”: The lovable ogre is back again in this heartwarming adventure. Shrek and Donkey, tired of living as computer-generated animations, infiltrate […]

Its good to be king—at least for a quarter. Dell reclaimed the top spot from Hewlett-Packard last month for the lead in PC sales worldwide, according to figures from IDC (7.7 million units versus 6.4 million) and Gartner (7.5 million versus 6.3 million). The Dell resurgence followed a quarter in which HP took the lead. […]

Many of us are just now coming to grips with the most serious implication of the April 2 settlement between Sun and Microsoft: Scott McNealys keynote speeches just got a lot duller. The Sun CEO has made a career of his stand-up routine over the years, entertaining thousands with such classic zingers as calling Windows […]

Remember attending a rock concert and “flicking your Bic”? The sea of flames was a sight to see. Today, however, no one is flicking—theyre clicking. As I saw at two concerts at the recent CTIA Wireless conference, the flash of Bics has been replaced by the glow of the Sanyo VM4500, the Motorola V400 or […]

Its been a long time coming, but wireless carriers are finally getting the idea that cooperation is a good thing when it comes to enterprise applications. Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS Group, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless all have upcoming business application offerings that depend on third-party partners. As a result, enterprise customers will be […]

ATLANTA—Its been a long time coming, but wireless carriers are finally getting the idea that cooperation is a good thing when it comes to enterprise applications. Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS Group, T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Wireless all have upcoming business application offerings that depend on third-party partners. As a result, enterprise customers will be […]

ATLANTA—At the CTIA Wireless 2004 conference here on Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell challenged attendees to keep up with wireless innovations and self-regulation, while Cisco Systems Inc. CEO John Chambers said we are entering into a new age of “IP mobility.” Powell, speaking in an interview setting with new Cellular Telecommunications & Internet […]

A friend used to joke that there are two types of people in the world—those who can pronounce the word “oeuvre” and those who cant. (Count me among those who cant.) The meaning of the French word is “body of work,” usually of a writer, composer or artist. A corollary to that oeuvre law exists, […]

Its a paradox: If computer security—or perhaps I should say computer crime—werent so bad, there would be little need for the vibrant industry thats growing up around it. In this age of MyDoom, a record number of attendees turned up in San Francisco for the RSA Conference late last month. It didnt hurt that Bill […]

As the number of networked wireless devices continues to rise in the enterprise, the challenge of securing them continues to grow as well. For most IT managers, two basic options exist: Install a VPN or employ 802.1x authentication. Two companies are offering updates to both concepts with new wares that make it easier to secure […]