Monthly Archives: June 2009
Intel, Psion End Dispute Concerning ‘Netbook’ Trademark
Intel and Psion, a company that specializes in creating rugged devices and developing RFID technology, both announced June 1 that the companies had resolved...
Server Market Sustains Historic Declines, Gartner Says
The worldwide server industry, battered by the global recession, experienced historic declines in the first quarter, according to research firm Gartner.Echoing what counterpart IDC...
Cisco Joins Dow Jones Blue Chips
Cisco Systems, a profitable and steady-riding IT infrastructure provider for nearly 20 years, gained a world of prestige in the global business community on...
Wikipedia Bans Church of Scientology from Editing Content
Wikipedia, after a period of protracted debate, has made the decision to ban any site edits originating from IP addresses associated with the Church...
Dell, HP, Sun Adopt AMD ‘Istanbul’ Opterons
Systems makers are expecting to quickly roll out servers powered by AMD's new six-core "Istanbul" Opteron chips.Advanced Micro Devices launched the Istanbul processor portfolio...
Microsoft Acquires Rosetta Biosoftware
Microsoft signed an agreement June 1 with Merck & Co. to acquire certain assets of Rosetta Biosoftware, enabling Microsoft to incorporate genetic, genomic, metabolomic...
Chip Sales Plummeted 25% in a Year, SIA Report Says
Chip sales plummeted 25 percent between April 2008 and April 2009, as the semiconductor industry continued to deal with the fallout from the recession...
Amazon Kindle DX Will Ship June 10
Amazon.com announced on June 1 that the Kindle DX will begin shipping to customers on June 10. At the same time, the company also...
AMD Launches 6-Core ‘Istanbul’ Opteron
Advanced Micro Devices has hit the market with its much-talked-about six-core "Istanbul" Opteron processor family.AMD announced the launch of the chips during a Webcast...
Despite Down Economy, Businesses Investing in Security IT, Report Says
E-mail security specialist SpamTitan announced the results of a "global industry survey of just over 500 users of e-mail security solutions," suggesting "e-mail security...