Stories by Matt Hamblen

Novell posts profit in third quarter

Novell in Provo, Utah, reported revenue of US$282 million for its fiscal third quarter last week, with nearly $10 million in net income and earnings of 3 cents per share.

Wireless carrier Orange kicks off Mass. R&D center

European wireless carrier Orange SA yesterday officially opened a research and development center in Cambridge, Mass., designed to explore emerging wireless technologies for businesses and consumers.

Home builder uses wireless for construction schedules

A wireless handheld messaging application is saving dozens of phone calls and scheduling headaches each week for construction managers at a US custom home builder.

Survey: Enterprise interest in wireless still strong

More than half of global companies expect to develop a wireless application in the next year, according to a survey released today by Evans Data Corp.

WorldCom to drop wireless resale business

Embattled WorldCom Inc. said it will exit the wireless resale business amid rumors it will also lay off 20 percent of its workforce.

Analysts: Cellular industry contractions likely soon

The number of major U.S. cellular carriers is likely to drop in the coming year, perhaps from seven down to five, analysts said this week.

Recovery unlikely for telecoms this year, analysts say

Announcements of more layoffs and share declines by major telecommunications companies Monday served as a warning that previous predictions of a telecom recovery in the second half of this year were off base.

PC market declines in 2001; slow turnaround expected

Everybody knew 2001 was a hard year for the PC market, but official numbers now show the year was a bloodbath.

Compaq expects surge in leasing business

Amid dismal technology market forecasts, at least one vendor, Compaq Computer, expects big growth in the leasing of computers and related gear next year.

Worldwide PC shipments down nearly 12% in Q3

Worldwide PC shipments dropped nearly 12 percent in the third quarter of 2001 over the same period last year, according to a report released yesterday by San Jose-based Dataquest Inc., a division of Gartner Inc.

HP/COMPAQ: Users, analysts more positive to merger

Reaction to the proposed merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq has slightly improved five weeks after the deal was announced.

HP, Compaq CEOs see revenue boost in wireless

Wireless integration projects and PC innovations will be big revenue drivers for the proposed merged entity of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp., the CEOs of both companies said yesterday.

Fiduciary

Banks, brokerages and insurance companies are commonly said to have a "fiduciary duty," but that doesn't apply solely to the way they handle customers' investments. It also means they're responsible for earning a customer's confidence and trust in more general ways, and that involves satisfying customer expectations throughout all levels of an organization, including the IT department.

US ATTACK: Staying connected in a postattack IT world

During last week's tragic attacks in New York and Washington, mobile workers across the nation found themselves scrambling to make cellular connections work or scurrying to find new, inventive ways to get desktop work done on laptops or on handhelds equipped with e-mail.

Florida police, rescue squads test wireless technology

Motorola is conducting an ambitious wireless trial in Florida to allow public safety personnel to send color video wirelessly to vehicles in the field and to conduct wireless videoconferencing, complete with voice and data.