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Putting the efficiency of its direct-sales model to the test and seeking to capitalize on the recent woes of its main rival Hewlett-Packard, Dell Computer has announced it will cut prices on many of its products by up to 22 percent. The move came on the same day HP announced disappointing earnings, ...

Perhaps no industry was as blindsided by the power of the Internet as the music business. The sudden rise of Napster pitted content owners against customers, and now, with the RIAA suing individual file swappers in an effort to stop rampant music piracy, a crisis is in full swing. Enter DRM, or digi...

Had enough yet? Did the Blaster worm send you over the edge? Maybe one of its variants is emptying out your hard drive, or your bottom line is still suffering from a shutdown caused by the SQL Slammer worm back in January. Still, the odds are good that even with all the alternatives in the world, yo...

Hewlett-Packard fell short of expectations with its third-quarter results, posting revenue of $17.35 billion, about $100 million below analysts' predictions. Earnings totaled $297 million, a vast improvement over the year-ago period, when the computer giant posted a massive loss, but also about $200...

Data security has become a far more complex proposition than it was a few years ago, thanks to the rise of storage area networks, or SANs. These networks allow users to store information anywhere within an enterprise and access it from any point as well. Although such a model boosts storage efficien...

As predicted last week in TechNewsWorld's "Profile of a SuperWorm," the latest variant in the SoBig worm family has been unleashed, with Internet security firms reporting that several copies have been found in the wild. SoBig.F takes control of an infected PC, then creates and sends e-mail messages ...

Electronic Data Systems (EDS), blasted last fall when its stock entered a free-fall from $40 to $10 per share, continues to show signs of recovery, announcing it has been awarded a multiyear contract by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the contract, which could be worth as...

Microsoft foiled a well-publicized denial-of-service attack on its Windows Update site over the weekend by disabling the Web address that the Blaster worm was set to bombard with traffic. "Blaster is dead," Keynote Systems vice president Lloyd Taylor told the E-Commerce Times. "Microsoft defanged it...

No longer a startup with a bright future, Google has become the search engine to beat -- a technologically superior company that has everyone in the industry looking over their shoulders, protecting their flanks and girding for battle. However, even those who say Google is likely to dominate the sea...

In the world of computer security break-ins, the focus has shifted from alleged hacker masterminds to enterprise shortfalls -- unpatched software, poorly secured firewalls and weak computer passwords. However, vulnerability assessment tools are educating IT admins about how to close holes in network...

The Microsoft-versus-Linux skirmish has heated up discussions about how much a company should pay for servers, software and operating systems. In addition, the harsh economic climate has forced many companies to cut costs, so they are taking a long, hard look at licensing agreements. How much impact...

Dell's fiscal second-quarter numbers demonstrated growth in both its consumer and enterprise operations, with revenue of $9.8 billion, up 16 percent from the year-ago period. In addition, the computer maker reported increased growth and profitability worldwide, bucking overall industry trends. Perha...

Seeking to capitalize on the public beating Microsoft's Windows platform is taking as the Blaster worm frustrates thousands of computer users, Sun Microsystems has opened registration for its Project Mad Hatter open source desktop system. Making no bones about the fact that the move is a response to...

There was a bit of the old flash and dazzle in this year's eTail 2003 East conference in Boston and a healthy dose of optimism all around. After three long years of subdued events and lower turnouts, the robust, upbeat crowd seemed to sense things were heading in the right direction again. But this ...

PeopleSoft has amended its spate of lawsuits against would-be buyer Oracle to include new charges that Oracle deliberately interfered with its customer relationships. The move comes amid increasing doubt that Oracle can overcome two significant obstacles to its proposed takeover of PeopleSoft: regul...