Matt Berger

Corporations are adopting wireless devices at an increasing rate, though few say they have created formal programs for rolling them out to employees, according to a survey released Monday.

Dell Computer Corp. said last month that it has seen a significant spike in the sale of small storage devices as a result of new disaster recovery planning efforts by many of its small- and medium-sized business customers.

Board members of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, an influential Hewlett-Packard Co. shareholder, voted Friday to oppose the proposed merger between HP and Compaq Computer Corp., a move that could potentially sink the US$25 billion deal, according to some analysts.

Corporations are adopting wireless devices at an increasing rate, though few say they have created formal programs for rolling them out to employees, according to a recent survey.

Linux developers, listen up

Internet visionary Marc Andreessen, chairman and founder of two-year-old Web infrastructure startup Loudcloud Inc., told attendees at Oracle Corp.'s OpenWorld developer conference earlier this month that organizations should begin using the technology that runs Web sites and Internet applications like a utility.

Ximian Corp., a maker of open-source desktop software, said Monday it plans to begin selling a piece of software that will allow users of its Linux applications to easily connect to a corporate network running Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange 2000 server software.

Internet users in the U.S. are concerned about online privacy and security, they enjoy a healthy social life despite increased time spent surfing the Web, and watch less television when they have access to the Internet, according to results of a two-year study on Internet usage released Thursday.