Author: JT Smith
Intel is reportedly creating an AGP extension, increasing the speed of the bus to 8x AGP (from Slashdot).
Category:
- Unix
Notes from the cathedral
Author: JT Smith
Our reader submitted link for the day: “A former developer of a “major software company” explains why Open Source software is better than proprietary software.” This is an indepth article comparing common business programming practices with those of people working on free software.
Category:
- Open Source
BrainDock sends software directly to PDAs
Author: JT Smith
ZDNet’s IT Week reports that BrainDock is releasing a technology designed to allow downloading of software via BlueTooth onto PDAs and smartphones.
Satellite-delivered broadband becomes more common
Author: JT Smith
AOL and MSN are going to be offering satellite broadband, as reported by Slashdot, in addition to their landline modem services. Except for DirectPC, they are the only satellite-based broadband ISPs in the world.
Business to boost focus on customers, buy lots of CRM software
Author: JT Smith
The business of managing relationships with customers would be the biggest source of IT spending over the next two years, a new study has found. A lot of this money is expected to go into Customer Relationship Management [CRM] software. Story at www.afr.com.au.
Category:
- Open Source
Intel’s NetBurst architecture
Author: JT Smith
“NetBurst” is the official name for the new Intel P-4’s architecture. Learn more about it from AnandTech.
Category:
- Unix
Risc takers not going away in Europe
Author: JT Smith
Sketchy story at zdnet.co.uk about how, despite earlier predictions that Intel architecture (and Windows 2K) would soon dominate the server market, Risc-based Unix server sales are surprisingly strong, especially in the U.K.
Category:
- Unix
Appliance-type computers win over users
Author: JT Smith
Brief ZDnet.co.uk exploration of the growing market for small-footprint “sealed” appliance-type computers, mentioned here because Linux and other Open Source operating systems have a good shot at dominating this new niche in the computing world.
Category:
- Unix
US techies can increase employability by learning Spanish
Author: JT Smith
Dallas Morning News piece about a huge shortage of high-tech workers who can serve the fast-growing Latin American market. According to the story, it’s a problem in many industries, not just IT.
Category:
- Linux
Telcos and banks becoming software providers
Author: JT Smith
Cable & Wireless Optus revealed last week it would be ready to deliver rental software applications online to small businesses before the end of the year, says a story at www.afr.com.au.
Category:
- Linux