Digital Dreams In A Steam
Engine World
Charles Babbage conceived of the 'first computer' in the 1840s, but was never able to actually build one. A British team has finally realized his designs for the five-ton, hand-cranked Difference Engine No. 2 -- and now it's arrived in Silicon Valley.

HP's Hurd Rallies Public Sector VARs
At Everything Channel's Government Integrator XChange, HP's public sector channel chief says CEO Mark Hurd has asked VARs to help win more government business.

Sun Spins JavaOne Flu Outbreak
San Francisco health department identifies outbreak of Norovirus at week-long event, but Sun's event team calls Moscone Center venue just part of the area impacted.

AMD Promises 12 Cores By 2010
Server boss Randy Allen delivers roadmap news for 45nm rollout this year, six-core 'Shanghai' chips in 2009 and a 12-core beast called 'Magny Cours' within two years.

20 Great-Looking Solution Provider Sites
Quick Clicks: In this informal survey, we recognize twenty sites from the VARBusiness 500 that go beyond dull presentations to deliver appealing experiences for their users.

Bill Gates Says Vista Selling At 'Rapid' Pace
Despite the channel's aversion to Windows Vista, Bill Gates says the 140 million Vista licenses sold so far shows that the OS is growing at a healthy rate.

HTC Joins Attack Of iPhone Clones
Quick Clicks: HTC this week unveiled the Touch Diamond, a touch screen mobile device poised to rival the Apple iPhone. Here we look at a handful of devices that hope to bank on widely successful iPhone model.

Review: NZXT Tempest Case

NZXT's new gaming chassis is also a good alternative for servers. The Test Center looks at the Tempest's feature set.

Battle of the Quads: AMD X4 9850 vs. Intel Q6600

The Test Center pits quad-core chips from Intel and AMD against each other, to see how each performs in a head-to-head matchup.

A Look At Live OneCare Versus ZoneAlarm

A key component of Microsoft's 'Albany' Beta is its security app, Live OneCare. A new look at how it fairs against ZoneAlarm from rival Check Point.

Let's Can Spam: Round II

In this round of our continuing series, the Test Center looks at two more anti-spam solutions.

Review: BlackBerry Professional Software

BlackBerry has been a preferred device in corporate environments due to its network-friendly approach. Test Center looks at the latest BlackBerry Professional software.

Review: Novell Tries to Give You 'Just Enough' Linux

Novell, working to expand upon its Linux offerings, is offering JeOS - - or 'just enough operating system.' The Test Center takes a look to see if it truly is enough.

Apple Slammed By Climate Group For Not Turning Green

In an annual ranking of top conumer companies and their strategies to fight global warming, Apple lands near the bottom of the barrel.

Cisco Gets 'Green Certification' From Miercom

Miercom has launched a new 'Green Certified' program to recognize networking products for energy efficiency. First into the green room is the Cisco Catalyst switch.

Apple iPhone To Be Sold Through Two Carriers in Italy

Telecom Italia and Vodafone said that they have entered into iPhone deals with Apple.

The Channel Could Help NetSuite Meet Wall Street's Expectations

On-demand software vendor's stock hammered Friday despite 47 percent revenue growth in the first quarter.

Microsoft May Be Ready To Make Hostile Yahoo Move

While speculation runs rampant, it was enough to boost Yahoo's stock up 3.7 percent to $27.80 in mid-day trading

Jobs Report Good for Tech, But is it Leading or Lagging?

Today's federal jobs report has a little good news for the U.S. tech industry. But is it a leading indicator or a lagging indicator?

In last year's Emerging Technology Vendors special report, we wrote "[Emerging vendors offer] far superior technology, more robust margins and uncompromising technical support... they're reshaping the information technology industry, solution providers say, by handily beating established vendors in head-to-head product,...

HTC this week unveiled the Touch Diamond, a touch screen mobile device poised to rival the Apple iPhone. Here we look at a handful of devices that hope to bank on widely successful iPhone model.

Microsoft stands to make a lot of money from both Grand Theft Auto IV and Windows Vista, but the similarities end there.

Charles Babbage conceived of the 'first computer' in the 1840s, but was never able to actually build one. A British team has finally realized his designs for the five-ton, hand-cranked Difference Engine No. 2 -- and now it's arrived in Silicon Valley.

In this informal survey, we recognize twenty sites from the VARBusiness 500 that go beyond dull presentations to deliver appealing experiences for their users.

Server boss Randy Allen delivers roadmap news for 45nm rollout this year, six-core 'Shanghai' chips in 2009 and a 12-core beast called 'Magny Cours' within two years.

ChannelWeb picked 15 common beliefs about Microsoft and gave channel partners the opportunity to explain why they're more fiction than fact.

23 Ways To Speed WinXP Without Defrag