Comdex gets down to business
special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
Trade show gets down to business
In recent years, Comdex has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it will focus on technology for the working world, such as mobile and utility computing. Bookmark this page and check back for the latest keynote coverage, product announcements and analysis.
The lack of big names gives other companies a chance to shine on the shrunken show floor, as organizers call the reborn expo a success.
Participants in a panel discussion at Comdex agree that utility computing is more like a river than a rock, but have little luck nailing down a real definition.
A Comdex panel proposes that the main innovation of the open-source movement isn't the creation of licensing models but the collaboration between developers.
Industry figures give the software giant a passing grade for embracing open standards.
For those who said nothing new would be unveiled at Comdex, South Korean start-up DreamFree counters with the Peeg, a peripheral for PDAs that is said to stimulate brain activity.
John W. Thompson tells the Comdex crowd that they can tighten up security if they focus on integrating their systems--and advises them not to rely on Linux as a solution to virus problems.
Big Blue says it is building a facility designed to allow companies to check the accuracy of gear that employs controversial radio frequency identification tags.
reporter's notebook Although the annual Comdex trade confab is a Microsoft-dominated event, there are a few signs of Mac life in Las Vegas, says our staffer on the show floor.
Despite some past ambivalence about the PC marketplace, the computing heavyweight once again is firmly behind desktops and notebooks.
Dozens of companies at the computing trade show are showing software, services and hardware designed to stem the tide of junk flooding e-mail accounts.
Siebel Systems CEO Tom Siebel takes the stage to promote his company's server software and online services.
The renewal rate for support subscriptions to the company's high-end Linux product was more than 90 percent in the company's most recent quarter, well above what it tells analysts to expect.
The company releases its Portege M200, a new Windows XP tablet with a higher resolution, 12.1-inch screen and a faster Intel Pentium M processor.
Hewlett-Packard debuts new high-end copier devices, a market that's seen as critical to the company's effort to keep its printer business growing at double-digit rates.
The computing giant says it is scrutinizing the market for liquid crystal display televisions, plasma televisions and projection screen televisions.
Dell plans to make its two laptop lines more distinct in the second half of 2004, a move that could better suit its products to a growing customer base.
Sun Microsystems brings AMD's Opteron into its server family and announces a deal in China that's expected to boost its Linux desktop software.
Executives from IBM and Microsoft attack the beliefs of a consultant who became a tech industry bad boy with an article in the Harvard Business Review titled "IT Doesn't Matter."
The handheld OS company announces a new licensee, pager maker PerComm, and launches a developer program with Sprint as a charter member.
The PC maker is planning to sell new storage and server gear, but it must convince potential customers that it is committed to the market.
Addressing a more buttoned-down crowd than in past years, Microsoft's chairman sets out to usher in a new era of computing he dubs "seamless computing."
The chipmaker, which is expected to announce a partnership with Sun at this week's Comdex, introduces new 64-bit processor models that run at 2.2GHz.
The PC maker plans to announce two larger LCD televisions and a new multifunction printer at the Comdex trade show Monday.
With its new GeForce FX Go 5700 graphics chip, the company aims to expand its presence in the high-end notebook market.
The start-up this week is actively marketing a 20-key keyboard, which measures three inches by five inches--about the size of a personal digital assistant.
Sun Microsystems Chief Executive Scott McNealy is expected to announce at Comdex his company's intention to sell servers using AMD's Opteron processor--a significant endorsement for the chip.
After serving as a showcase for consumer items such as Internet appliances, Comdex this year will focus on technology for the working world.
Iomega launches a device to demonstrate at Comdex that offers a simple recording method, while Pioneer unveiles a drive designed to burn data equally quickly in competing formats.
The company plans to announce an update to its printing strategy, along with new products, at Comdex.
CNET's Patrick Houston takes a look a newly released LaserJet 9055 copier and printer unit HP says easily integrates into a network, reduces costs and improves productivity.
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ZDNet's David Berlind reports on the new Sprint PCS two-way radio cell service, which aim to take on Nextel Communications' push-to-talk network.
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At Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, ZDNet's David Berlind takes a look at Dell's new 30-inch liquid crystal display television, an example of how the Texas-based company is expanding into home electronics.
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Trade show gets down to business
In recent years, Comdex has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it will focus on technology for the working world, such as mobile and utility computing. Bookmark this page and check back for the latest keynote coverage, product announcements and analysis.
The lack of big names gives other companies a chance to shine on the shrunken show floor, as organizers call the reborn expo a success.
Participants in a panel discussion at Comdex agree that utility computing is more like a river than a rock, but have little luck nailing down a real definition.
A Comdex panel proposes that the main innovation of the open-source movement isn't the creation of licensing models but the collaboration between developers.
Industry figures give the software giant a passing grade for embracing open standards.
For those who said nothing new would be unveiled at Comdex, South Korean start-up DreamFree counters with the Peeg, a peripheral for PDAs that is said to stimulate brain activity.
John W. Thompson tells the Comdex crowd that they can tighten up security if they focus on integrating their systems--and advises them not to rely on Linux as a solution to virus problems.
Big Blue says it is building a facility designed to allow companies to check the accuracy of gear that employs controversial radio frequency identification tags.
reporter's notebook Although the annual Comdex trade confab is a Microsoft-dominated event, there are a few signs of Mac life in Las Vegas, says our staffer on the show floor.
Despite some past ambivalence about the PC marketplace, the computing heavyweight once again is firmly behind desktops and notebooks.
Dozens of companies at the computing trade show are showing software, services and hardware designed to stem the tide of junk flooding e-mail accounts.
Siebel Systems CEO Tom Siebel takes the stage to promote his company's server software and online services.
The renewal rate for support subscriptions to the company's high-end Linux product was more than 90 percent in the company's most recent quarter, well above what it tells analysts to expect.
The company releases its Portege M200, a new Windows XP tablet with a higher resolution, 12.1-inch screen and a faster Intel Pentium M processor.
Hewlett-Packard debuts new high-end copier devices, a market that's seen as critical to the company's effort to keep its printer business growing at double-digit rates.
The computing giant says it is scrutinizing the market for liquid crystal display televisions, plasma televisions and projection screen televisions.
Dell plans to make its two laptop lines more distinct in the second half of 2004, a move that could better suit its products to a growing customer base.
Sun Microsystems brings AMD's Opteron into its server family and announces a deal in China that's expected to boost its Linux desktop software.
Executives from IBM and Microsoft attack the beliefs of a consultant who became a tech industry bad boy with an article in the Harvard Business Review titled "IT Doesn't Matter."
The handheld OS company announces a new licensee, pager maker PerComm, and launches a developer program with Sprint as a charter member.
The PC maker is planning to sell new storage and server gear, but it must convince potential customers that it is committed to the market.
Addressing a more buttoned-down crowd than in past years, Microsoft's chairman sets out to usher in a new era of computing he dubs "seamless computing."
The chipmaker, which is expected to announce a partnership with Sun at this week's Comdex, introduces new 64-bit processor models that run at 2.2GHz.
The PC maker plans to announce two larger LCD televisions and a new multifunction printer at the Comdex trade show Monday.
With its new GeForce FX Go 5700 graphics chip, the company aims to expand its presence in the high-end notebook market.
The start-up this week is actively marketing a 20-key keyboard, which measures three inches by five inches--about the size of a personal digital assistant.
Sun Microsystems Chief Executive Scott McNealy is expected to announce at Comdex his company's intention to sell servers using AMD's Opteron processor--a significant endorsement for the chip.
After serving as a showcase for consumer items such as Internet appliances, Comdex this year will focus on technology for the working world.
Iomega launches a device to demonstrate at Comdex that offers a simple recording method, while Pioneer unveiles a drive designed to burn data equally quickly in competing formats.
The company plans to announce an update to its printing strategy, along with new products, at Comdex.
CNET's Patrick Houston takes a look a newly released LaserJet 9055 copier and printer unit HP says easily integrates into a network, reduces costs and improves productivity.
Roll videoZDNet's David Berlind reports on the new Sprint PCS two-way radio cell service, which aim to take on Nextel Communications' push-to-talk network.
Roll videoAt Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, ZDNet's David Berlind takes a look at Dell's new 30-inch liquid crystal display television, an example of how the Texas-based company is expanding into home electronics.
Roll video