Recent Articles
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Dell CEO: Direct Model Is ‘Religion’
Despite some challenges in 2005, Kevin Rollins, president and CEO of Dell Inc., insists the company’s business model is a strong one, and that he sees no significant changes to it in the year ahead. Rollins recently spoke with eWEEK News Editor Dennis Fisher and senior editors Jeffrey Burt and Brian Fonseca about such issues…
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Dell Sales Hit a Snag
It was an unusual year for Dell Inc. The company that surged over the past few years as many of its rivals stumbled found itself in the unfamiliar position of being the target of criticism. For the first time since 2001, Dell missed analyst expectations in both the second and third quarters, forcing it to…
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Exchange 12 Has Something for All
Microsoft Corp. is working hard to make sure the latest version of its e-mail, calendaring and messaging server, Exchange 12, appeals to both enterprise IT administrators and end users. The first beta of the product, released earlier this month, offers enhanced administrative controls as well as a unified messaging feature that will deliver fax, voice…
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Citrix Debuts, Quantum Leap in Apps Access
More, better, faster. Like clockwork, such claims accompany new technology advances. It’s rare, however, when they turn out to be completely valid—and lower in cost at that. But that is exactly the situation with Presentation Server 4.0 for Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition, introduced in October 2005 by Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, FL, a…
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Hardware Leasing Completes Managed Service Model
Hardware is the elephant in the room of managed services. It’s the unanswered critical question capable of stunting adoption of the model unless someone comes up with a workable answer soon. The folks at N-Able Technologies Inc., a managed services platform vendor in Ottawa, believe they’ve got it. And the company is taking the lead…
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Critical Windows Metafile Flaw Being Exploited
Microsoft Corp. has issued a security advisory for what Secunia is deeming an “extremely critical flaw” in Windows Metafile Format (.wmf) that is now being exploited on fully patched systems by malicious attackers. Websense Security Labs is tracking thousands of sites distributing the exploit code from a site called iFrameCASH BUSINESS. That site and numerous…
