Tom Venetis

Security must move to the network for companies to remain safe in the face of debilitating and dangerous threats, said John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems Inc.

Nearly 60 per cent of 500 senior business executives from across the world surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) see technology as the single most important factor determining success in the global marketplace.The CEO Briefing: Corporate Priorities for 2005 study used online interviews to canvass the views of these high-level execs on global business trends and issues they believe will shape the corporate agenda over the next three years.

While unsolicited e-mails are certainly an annoyance, opinion is divided as to their actual impact on a company's bottom line. While some experts say the financial damage caused by spam is huge, others are sceptical at the numbers being trotted out. For instance, a recent survey by the University of Maryland

Analyst and customers welcomed Oracle Corp.

Seamless roaming, the ability to switch between Wi-Fi and cellular networks without loss of signal, will likely appear this year according to some major players in the wireless and cellular markets.

Uline, a distributor of shipping, industrial and packing materials, prides itself on being able to fulfill customer orders within two seconds of a call. But things began to slip about two years ago. Uline

Microsoft Corp.

The Slammer worm was wake-up call for ATM operators. Now they have a set of guidelines to help protect automated banking in the future.