Elizabeth Millard

IBM is readying a ThinkPad laptop that features a rotating screen designed to turn the machine into a tablet computer, according to documents from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Photographs on the FCC Web site show an IBM ThinkPad X41 with a black case that is similar to other laptops in the companys ThinkPad line. […]

Cisco Systems has inked an agreement to acquire Sipura Technology, a voice-over-IP provider, to spark new development in its Linksys division. Under the agreement, Cisco will pay approximately $68 million in cash and options for Sipura. The deal is expected to close in June 2005 after regulatory and shareholder approval. Once the acquisition of Sipuras […]

As Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates touts the benefits of the companys Windows 64-bit server and client software at this weeks annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, many in the hardware industry are also keen to see how quickly the 64-bit bandwagon can roll. But just because they build it does not mean […]

IBM has taken the wraps off a new version of WebSphere MQ, highlighting a number of technical improvements and enhanced support. WebSphere is designed to integrate business applications across multiple computing platforms through the use of Web technologies. The MQ product is specifically geared toward providing a manageable, flexible foundation for an ESB (enterprise service […]

GridIron Software, a developer of grid computing products, and Microsoft soon will be shipping an encoding product designed to significantly speed digital video encoding by harnessing networked computing systems. Unveiled at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas this week, the GridIron X-Factor for Windows Media Encoder divides up digital video encoding work […]

A preliminary injunction has been issued Tuesday against Microsoft in connection with a patent infringement case, preventing the software maker from using a networking feature in Longhorn, its upcoming operating system release. Last August, Microsoft Corp. was sued by San Jose, Calif.-based Alacritech Inc., a data networking firm that claims Microsoft infringed on its patents […]

Red Hat has made its first update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, with support for dual-core processors from AMD and Intel. The capability will appear in both RHEL 3 Update 5 and RHEL 4 Update 1. The company began testing support for the processors last week, telling customers on Friday that the updates beta […]

Adobe Systems Inc. has unveiled Adobe Reader 7.0 for the Linux operating system, citing the rate of Linux adoption as a major factor in putting support back into the Reader. Reader 7.0 is free, universal client software that gives users the ability to view and navigate Adobe PDF files across operating systems, hardware and mobile […]