Articles by Matthew W. Beale

According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, approximately one third of the small business sector has not yet taken action to address a potential Y2K computer glitch Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have teamed up with the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to help change the situation.

According to the National Federation of Independent Businesses, approximately one third of the small business sector has not yet taken action to address a potential Y2K computer glitch Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) have teamed up with the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to help change the situation.

The University of Texas released a study this week estimating that more than $300 billion (US$) in revenue and some 1.2 million jobs were generated by way of the Internet in the US last year. With that much at stake, security issues are increasingly critical for companies engaged in e-commerce A recent survey, published by the non-profit Washington...

Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ) and Red Hat Software, Inc. have announced a development and marketing agreement that will likely add to the mounting momentum of the Linux open-source operating system (OS) movement Enhanced compatibility between Compaq Tru64 UNIX and the Red Hat Linux OS package was a star of the deal, which will also make availab...

A recent International Data Corp. report, focused on Service Level Agreement (SLA) issues, found dissatisfaction among 59% of the IT professionals who responded The report -- "Service Level Agreement Use Trends Among Global 200 Companies" -- pointed to the need for end-user based application monitoring systems for mission critical legacy, e-commerc...

With a recent revisitation by Melissa, new strains of the CIH Virus, and the appearance of the Tristate macro virus-- along with the dissemination of new trojan horse hacker tools-- reliable security solutions with ant-virus components might be just as critical as Y2K compliance solutions. According to some experts, even if users feel quite secure with their current solutions, there may be a number of reasons to rethink their position...

While the name of the Linux open-source operating system (OS) was being brought up in the Microsoft anti-trust trial -- "Linux is beating Windows" -- Red Hat, Inc. was busy announcing that it has filed a registration with the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock Seeking to raise $96.6 mi...

Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq: MGIC) has recently positioned itself as a player in the field of Linux-based e-commerce solutions, announcing the availability of its eMerchant product for the increasingly popular open-source operating system (OS) A business-to-business e-commerce solution, eMerchant offers transaction processing and an order en...

"The clock is ticking." 5123:33.23 and counting. When users visit the newly launched Millennium Guide, powered by Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS), they'll be greeted with not only a Y2K countdown meter, but with opportunities to catch up on Y2K news or play a countdown to 2000 trivia game, as well Even if surfers view the possibility of a Y2K computer b...

VA Linux Systems and Opensales.Com recently announced an alliance intended in part to advance the cause and availability of powerful and cost-effective Linux servers for companies engaged in e-commerce Under the terms of the agreement, VA -- a supplier of Linux-based hardware, software, service and support solutions -- will load Opensales.Com e-com...

In a move that some industry analysts have called an attempt to play catch-up in the expansive e-commerce game, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) recently announced that it would quintuple the staff of its e-commerce unit, focusing on small to mid-sized companies looking for an online presence Possibly over-shadowed, but by no means eclipsed by recent IBM a...