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ISSUE NO 49 DIGITAL TOOLBOX

SOFTWARE GLITCH STOPS MODEMS ON SOME LATE-MODEL LAPTOPS

A software problem apparently caused modems to stop working on tens of thousands of laptops at midnight on Feb. 21, and developers scurried to find a fix.
(source: Computerworld http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=422747 )

SIEMENS, HP FORM MOBILE PAYMENT CONSORTIUM

The companies want to develop an open standard for mobile payment.
(source: IDG.net) http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=422561

SOME ORACLE USERS STILL CAUTIOUS ABOUT NEW APPS

Although Oracle points to an increase in E-Business Suite 11i application installations, users and analysts say many companies are still waiting for the technology to become more mature before upgrading from earlier versions of the software.
(source: Computerworld http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=422524 )

MICROSOFT BUNDLES SERVER APPS FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Small Business Server nudges Novell, Linux suites with an entry-level selection at a modest price.
(source: PCWorld.com http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=421943 )

TRANSMETA READY TO OPEN MOBILE LINUX SOURCE

Transmeta Corp of the USA is nearly ready to open up its code for the Mobile Linux operating system. The new OS will be targeted at AOL internet appliances made by Gateway, among others. Features added to the Linux kernel include power management, the ability to run without a hard disk, and a file system that compresses programs so they don’t take up so much space on expensive mobile memory Flash ROM chips.
(Source: Computergram, Feb 16, 2001)

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