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Palo Alto, Calif. – Call it one of lifes funny coincidences that the address of the new Apple Computer retail store on trendy University Avenue here in the heart of Silicon Valley adds up to “10.” Thats because Apples future hinges on the success of “10,” as in Mac OS X (the Roman numeral), the […]

On Thursday, Oct. 4, Microsoft announced measures its customers can take to protect their Microsoft Web servers from the damaging W32/Nimda worm. On Monday, Oct. 8, archrival Sun Microsystems will offer Microsoft customers who are nervous about security a chance to migrate their Web servers to a new platform. Its all part of a war […]

Struggling PC maker Gateway Inc. warned Thursday that its losses for the third quarter will be worse than previously projected as a result of a collapse in sales that followed terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. The disclosure marks another setback for the troubled computer maker, whose founder, Ted Waitt, ousted the companys previous […]

Database technologies from the market leaders—IBM, Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp.—are known for their ability to organize vast amounts of raw but unstructured data. Now other companies are developing tools for structuring that unstructured data. Such is the specialty of askSam Systems Inc., which launched askSam 4.1 this week. The new version focuses on a […]

With its chief financial officer set to take over the helm, look for Nortel Networks to focus on cutting costs and selling its divisions, say industry analysts. “It says something about where their focus is,” Deb Mielke, principal analyst at Treillage Network Strategies, said of Nortels announcement that President and Chief Executive Officer designate Frank […]

Sun Microsystems officials projected the companys second quarterly loss in a row today. The projected loss – 5 cents to 7 cents per share – is higher than expected, and Sun said it will lay off 9 percent of its work force, or about 3,870 employees. The estimates came as Sun CEO Scott McNealy discussed […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. and chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. were the latest high-tech companies to warn this week that quarterly earnings will fall below Wall Street expectations. Sun said its earnings were hurt by the economic fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington. Sun, a leading manufacturer of […]

IBM, in its first significant PC announcement in a year, will introduce five new ThinkPads and three new NetVista models on Tuesday, according to sources close to the company. Just as important, IBM PC Division general manager Jon Judge, the sources said, will try to dispel rumors that IBM might be exiting the PC business. […]

WASHINGTON, .D.C.- Microsoft should face harsh penalties, including mandatory licensing and opening up much of its source code as a remedy for its illegal practices in the marketplace, officials of an antitrust think tank said today. The American Antitrust Institute proposed 10 remedies for the case, which now sits before the U.S. District Court. Next […]

Soon, Qwest Communications will start selling advanced wavelength services in conjunction with its archrival Level 3 Communications. Its a tangled tale that has industry analysts scratching their heads in wonderment. Central to the plan is an unknown startup called Calpoint, with whom Qwest has struck a five-year deal to resell individual wavelengths of connectivity through […]

Ray Lane, former president of Oracle, has taken the chairmans reins of SeeBeyond Technology, a rapidly growing application integration software vendor whose products can coordinate data from many sources. The firm already does a healthy business with the federal government, including federal security agencies. “At Oracle, Ray brought a focus to customer problems and the […]