Monthly Archives: April 2006
New PlayStation 3 Tech Demos
Sony dedicated much of its Game Developers Conference booth to showing off technology demos for its upcoming PS3 console.
Some had been shown before (at...
Remediation Software Automatically Detects Malware
To help ISPs reduce the cost of dealing with customers whose computers become infected with malware, Simplicita unveiled software that automatically detects and quarantines...
AttachmateWRQ to Buy NetIQ for $495 Million
Legacy system-integration software provider AttachmateWRQ, which itself is owned by an investment group, announced April 27 the acquisition of NetIQ for about $495 million,...
Irresponsible Bug Disclosure
Its a free country. Youre allowed to say all kinds of distasteful and offensive things, especially when youre telling the truth. And youre allowed...
Twilight of the Obliterati Means Sunrise for Developers
As yields from the offshoring and globalization fads fade and fall below the event horizon, business and governments inevitable kiss-off of the decade-long model...
IBM Delivers Mainframe for the Masses
IBM is looking to make the mainframe more attractive to SMB customers and emerging markets.
The Armonk, N.Y., company in May will launch the System...
Intel Eyes New Business Plan
Mea culpa, Intel. Executives at the chip maker, in taking responsibility for the companys poor performance of late, are making some changes.
Intel CEO Paul...
W3C Reviews Milestone WS-Policy Submission
A group of companies supporting Web services has submitted the WS-Policy specification to the Worldwide Web Consortium for consideration as a standard intended to...
IBM: Blue Gene Saves Energy, Space
NEW YORK—Customers across the board are looking for systems that consume a lot less power and take up less floor space, which is creating...
Demand for Xbox Live Drives Microsofts Revenue
Microsofts revenue rose 13 percent to $10.9 billion in the third quarter to end-March 2006 from the same period a year earlier on the...