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In part 1 of this article, the E-Commerce Times examined how network redundancy -- a vital if not exactly mesmerizing technology -- is becoming more accepted, especially by those who control the IT purse strings. However, the decision about which type of network redundancy to buy is not an easy one....

After spending years in sell-off mode, Internet-era darling CMGI has returned to bullish acquisition mode, saying it will pay a combination of cash and stock worth approximately $230 million to acquire supply chain management firm Modus Media. CMGI said the deal also highlights a return to its origi...

Of all the terms in e-business, "network redundancy" does not rank high in terms of excitement factor. In fact, even at industry events, the subject tends to make for glazed-over stares and drifting thoughts. But network redundancy deserves better. Without it, sites can be crippled or even struck do...

In an agreement billed as one of the largest Internet-only content deals in history, Microsoft has won the right to offer streaming audio and video of Major League Baseball games through its MSN service. As part of their monthly $9.95 fee, MSN Premium users also will get MLB.com's All Access service...

Novell has made several announcements concerning Linux at its annual BrainShare developers conference and is expected to announce a partnership with HP to bring Linux to its corporate laptop and desktop computers. On Tuesday, meanwhile, Novell announced that IBM had completed a $50 million investmen...

The European Union has issued a scathing denouncement of Microsoft's business practices, levied a record fine of just under $612 million and ordered a stripped-down version of Windows -- without Windows Media Player -- to be made available within 90 days. In response, Microsoft announced its intenti...

Have you gone shopping lately and had your check returned to you immediately at the point of purchase? Or are you one of the millions of Americans no longer getting physical checks returned, but instead receiving scanned images as mailed copies? If so, welcome to the digital age of banking. This tre...

The cost of making movies has risen significantly over the years, with the average Hollywood film now costing $60 million, double the average in 1996. One main reason for this increase is the rise of special effects, which has ballooned from a small specialty industry into a vital cog in the product...

Cisco Systems has announced plans to acquire Riverhead Networks, a privately held provider of technology that could help prevent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on corporate networks, for $39 million in cash. Riverhead's technology will enhance Cisco's suite of integrated security produ...

Setting the stage for what likely will be a lengthy court battle, member states of the European Union have backed a plan to slap a record fine of more than $600 million on Microsoft for alleged antitrust violations in the personal computer market. Microsoft already has responded to word of the fine,...

Microsoft is still top dog in a newly invigorated brawl over the Web browser space, despite some security flaws in its Internet Explorer browser and a somewhat sluggish development schedule. Although alternative browsers may offer more secure portals to the Web, many IT managers in corporate America...

Sun Microsystems has revealed it is working on a server designed to enable faster and more expansive online game play. The company's goal is to create a dedicated server that can allow far more online gamers to play the same game at the same time. Meanwhile, a continent away, Sun is flooding the CTI...

A coalition of the U.S. government and private businesses has released a report calling for the formation of an early-warning system to alert companies to impending and ongoing cyber-security threats. In the report, the coalition laid out recommendations for increasing personal responsibility for se...

Google recently announced the integration of local search results into Google.com. Currently in beta, Google Local allows users to find relevant local information with neighborhood business listings, maps, directions and Web links. Combining sources from its catalog in excess of 4.3 billion Web page...

With disturbing frequency, big corporations' reputations are going down the drain. What took decades to build now stands like a crumbled ruin, in smoke and beyond repair. The same story is repeated again and again. The predicament of Martha Stewart Omnimedia is only the latest example. However, some...