Monthly Archives: January 2006
HP Appoints New VP for Open Source, Linux
Hewlett-Packard Co. has a new vice president for open source and Linux—Christine Martino—a longtime company employee who most recently headed up HPs carrier-grade server...
Intel Macs Could Open Some Windows
Apple Computer Inc.s new Intel processor machines might not be Windows-friendly at first.
The Cupertino, Calif., computer maker, which on Wednesday surprised Macworld Expo attendees...
Siebel Earnings Leave Analysts Cold
Siebel System Inc.s earnings released Thursday, although better than expected, failed to impress some financial analysts watching the company closely.
The consensus among these analysts...
Microsoft Opens Ad Research Center in Beijing
Microsoft Corp. this week revealed the existence of a new facility in Beijing, China, where about 50 researchers are developing Web-linked TV ads and...
Verizon Debuts Worldwide Mobile E-Mail
Verizon Wireless introduced its new GlobalEmail service on Friday, which promises to expand the carriers mobile e-mail capabilities to almost anywhere on the planet.
The...
Apache Releases Geronimo 1.0
The Apache Software Foundations Geronimo project team has released the much-anticipated Geronimo 1.0 Java application server.
Geronimo has undergone two years of development effort, including...
Abramoff Scandal Could Cast Pall On Tech Lobby
The scandal now swirling around lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a former favorite of the tech industry, could hamper the efforts of IT heavyweights to advance...
Keyboards to Corkscrews
Retailers who have tried selling wines next to the canned plums and the greeting cards have grown frustrated. The high-margin beverage is bathed in...
Virtual Iron Joins Suns Partner Program
Virtualization vendor Virtual Iron Software Inc. is joining Sun Microsystems Inc.s Sun Partner Advantage Program, a move that follows the companys recent support of...
FAT Patent Fight Not Over Yet
On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reaffirmed a pair of patents held by Microsoft covering the File Allocation Table, but sources close...