Monthly Archives: January 2008
HP Offering SSD Option with Desktop
Hewlett-Packard is targeting energy-conscious commercial buyers with a version of its high-end Compaq business desktop that now offers a solid-state drive option instead of...
Microsoft Remains Upbeat Despite Slowing U.S. Economy
The slowing U.S. economy is not affecting Microsoft's upbeat financial outlook, with the software firm expecting revenue in the region of $60 billion for...
Windows Vista Sales Top 100M
Microsoft has sold more than a 100 million Windows Vista licenses in the year since the new operating system was released, and the company...
Most Companies Walk a High-Wire E-Mail Risk Without a Net
A new study confirms what a great many people in IT already suspected: Companies of all sizes are vulnerable to costly and damaging e-mail...
Skype Security Problems Multiply
The Skype security problem I wrote about here and here is much more serious than originally reported, according to the hacker who found and...
Mercury Research: AMD Held Steady in -07
Despite a number of significant setbacks with its quad-core microprocessors, Advanced Micro Devices maintained most of its share of the worldwide x86 market in...
Google Taps Japanese Mobile Market Via NTT
Google struck a deal with NTT DoCoMo Jan. 24 to market ad-laden search and applications to users of I-mode, a popular Internet service used...
Lenovo, IBM Sign Licensing Agreement
Lenovo has taken its first step toward entering the worldwide x86 server market.On Jan. 24, Lenovo announced that it would license intellectual property from...
Open-Source Web App Management Tool Grows Up
Open-source management tools provider Hyperic is preparing a new release of its Hyperic HQ Web applications management software that adds new integration with the...
Zend Updates PHP Platform
Zend Technologies is rolling out a new version of its PHP application server and a commercial offering based on the Eclipse Foundation's PHP Development...