BenQ names sales exec for America [CNET News.com - Front Door] 6:29:45 PM ![]() |
Sun sees Jxta gathering steam. More than 2 million have downloaded the technology for peer-to-peer computing. [Computerworld News] 6:28:31 PM ![]() |
Hands on: Riding a Segway HT. The first rule of thumb: Use common sense and don't just hop on an HT without first learning how to use one. [Computerworld News] 6:28:01 PM ![]() |
Siemens to trim IT budget by $999M. The German electronics and engineering conglomerate is moving to standardize business applications and consolidate its computing infrastructure in a bid to cut IT costs. [Computerworld News] 6:26:37 PM ![]() |
Wireless Cable TV in the Works. Ultra wideband technology will have enough bandwidth to take the 'cable' out of cable TV, its touters say. It might also be used for transferring images from digital cameras to computers. [Wired News] 6:18:30 PM ![]() |
New Wireless Standard to Carry Cable TV Signal. A new wireless technology with enough bandwidth to carry cable television signals from a wall-mounted outlet to a TV anywhere in the home could be on the market as early as next year. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology] 6:18:03 PM ![]() |
Retailers See RFID Ahead. Retail executives are saying there's no question that they will adopt RFID technology now that Wal-Mart is leading the charge. It's just a matter of when. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 6:15:42 PM ![]() |
A Railroad Finds Its Voice. Burlington Northern Santa Fe has started to use interactive voice recognition systems to translate radio calls from train crew into data, providing railroad managers and customers with near real-time information. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 6:14:04 PM ![]() |
Sidebar: A Big Train Set. BNSF plans to install wireless, remote-control systems for all switch engines by 2005, which will speed up train makeup and cut accidents. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 6:13:33 PM ![]() |
Standards penetrate telecom industry. Structured engineering will jump-start the implementation of wireless services for next-generation networks. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 6:11:29 PM ![]() |
Comparing costs of wireless LAN options. A new wireless LAN technology may offer more functionality at a lower total cost of ownership. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 4:35:35 PM ![]() |
IBM and Philips team on RFID tags. Philips will be its own customer later this year when it tags wafer cases and carton packages at its Kao Hsiung semiconductor manufacturing site in Taiwan and at the division's distribution center in Hong Kong. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 4:15:34 PM ![]() |