Monthly Archives: June 2004
Subscribers to Suns Java Tools Program to Get Free Opteron Workstation
Sun Microsystems Inc. Thursday said it will next week roll out a program to give a new Opteron-based Sun workstation to Java developers who...
3GHz PowerPC G5 Eludes IBM
Even the most ingenious chip designs can be undone by manufacturing problems: Consider IBM Corp.s struggle to raise the megahertz ante for its PowerPC...
IBM: PowerPC G5 to Go Mobile
The 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor will undoubtedly be a fixture of Apple CEO Steve Jobs keynote next weeks Worldwide Developers Conference. After all, its...
PowerPC Roadmap Turns to Consoles
IBM Corp.s PowerPC roadmap has narrowed in recent months.
With IBMs sale of its embedded PowerPC 4XX family in April to Applied Micro Circuits Corp.,...
XP Service Pack 2 to Skip Older Windows, for Now
Microsoft Corp. has no plans to port the security and feature enhancements due in Windows XP Service Pack 2, now in final beta testing,...
Snom Swears Its Strictly SIP
If youre willing to bet your business phone system on IP telephony, want to keep it in-house, and want to pay less than you...
Glitch in Intels Grantsdale Can Prevent Bootup
Intel has discovered a glitch involving some of the I/O controllers in the companys new "Grantsdale" chip set, which can cause a PC to...
Congress Passes ID Theft Bill
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate today approved legislation aiming to stop identity theft by increasing criminal penalties and creating a new crime of aggravated ID theft,...
Embedded XP, CE Updates on Tap at Embedded DevCon
Microsoft Corp.s embedded operating system platforms are set to take center stage next week at the companys Embedded Windows Developers Conference (a k a...
Visual Studio 2005 Beta Ready to Roll
At its TechEd Europe conference in Amsterdam next week, Microsoft Corp. will announce the first official beta release of Visual Studio 2005, which will...