Ashlee Vance

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Canesta lets computers

A small Silicon Valley start-up has embarked on an almost mythological effort to give computers the gift of sight.

SGI courts rivals’ customers with discounts

Silicon Graphics Inc. kicked off a new program this week designed to woo Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. customers to SGI's camp with a host of discounts on hardware, consulting and training.

Security expert issues Outlook warning

A security specialist issued a research note Thursday warning of a handful of flaws in Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook 2002 e-mail software which he claimed could let "bad guys" cause havoc on a user's computer.

Intel lets blade vendors double up their servers

Intel Corp. opened up new doors to vendors that make blade servers Tuesday, offering a low-power server chip that allows them to pack two processors in each server.

EMC updates software for Clariion line

EMC Corp. and Dell Computer Corp. Monday jointly announced upgrades to several storage management software products, opening up new data back-up options to users.

Microsoft, Sun urge users to fix Java flaw

Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. issued warnings Monday that some versions of their Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) contain a flaw that could let a malicious hacker see the information of a user surfing the Internet.

Intel touts a sleek, wireless computing future

Intel will work more with hardware makers to design smaller computers and mobile devices that will be linked via wireless technology, the chip maker said Feb. 27.

HP beefs up midrange with new Unix server

Hewlett-Packard Co. added to its Unix server line Monday with a new midrange system that should bolster the core of HP's Unix hardware.

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