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The week that was Comdex
This 2003 edition of the legendary Comdex show was a smaller event, focused more purely on enterprise IT. Here are a few highlights from my visit to Las Vegas.

Comdex: Little fish in a smaller pond
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.

Shared work, not suits, key to open source
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.

Comdex lights up tech's future
Most of the news coming from Las Vegas focused on the drop in attendance and scaled-back parties. But if you look around the show floor, you can see what will be big next year.

Microsoft re-explains .Net strategy
The software giant's elusive strategy--a hot topic a few years ago but overshadowed by other Microsoft efforts lately--was declared alive and well.

'Brain charger': Better than memory
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.

New tablet PCs: Better--but still not perfect
The first tablet PCs were intriguing but flawed. Do the second-generation tablets now hitting the stores, and the new rev of Microsoft's Tablet PC OS due next year, fix those flaws?

Utility computing's elusive definition
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.

PalmSource CEO promotes 'mobile enterprise'
VIDEO: At Comdex in Las Vegas, PalmSource CEO David Nagel talks about how mobile devices are streamlining business processes--and in some industries, saving lives.

Symantec's chief urges new approach against cyberattacks
VIDEO: At Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, Symantec's CEO says a more comprehensive solution is needed to fight increasingly sophisticated Internet attacks.

Sprint releases walkie-talkie cell service
VIDEO: 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.

Upgraded cellular network speeds data
VIDEO: ZDNet's David Berlind reports on the upgraded national GSM/GPRS data network from AT&T Wireless, which boasts speeds of three times that of existing U.S. wireless networks.

AT&T Wireless chief calls for standards
VIDEO: At Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, AT&T Wireless chief executive John Zeglis shows how wireless devices have evolved and urges device makers to build interoperable features and applications.

Siebel spells out 'CRM for Everyone' strategy
VIDEO: At Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, Thomas Siebel talks about why and how his company is delivering customer relationship management services to companies of all sizes, "any way users prefer."

McNealy embraces AMD for server chips
VIDEO: At Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, Sun's Scott McNealy brings AMD's Hector Ruiz on stage to tout a new partnership as AMD unveils three new 64-bit Opteron processors for servers.

The future according to Bill (again)
Bill Gates talks about the "digital decade" in which we live and how "seamless information" is being fueled by "software breakthroughs." So here's a quick translation of what he really meant to say.

Gates touts security software at Comdex
VIDEO: In his 20th annual address at Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off two server products that are designed to help companies secure their networks against attack.

Inside Comdex--the blog
Daily, hourly, irreverant updates on Comdex from its own Director of Content. See the show from the inside and sound off on it's major themes: Does IT matter?, Networking, Open Source, Security, Software, Storage, Web Services, Utility Computing, Windows, Wireless and Mobility, and something called "Zen of the penguin."