Jeff Burt

Siemens Enterprise Communications is adding desktop video conferencing capabilities to its OpenScape unified communications portfolio, arguing that the software-based offering will be easier for enterprises to deploy and use than hardware-based systems from the likes of Cisco Systems. Siemens’ OpenScape Desktop Videoconferencing will also be a less expensive alternative to competitive offerings that require proprietary […]

Slowing demand for PCs and other computing devices, driven by larger concerns about the economy in the United States and abroad, is one of several factors playing into the decision by Gartner analysts to reduce their projections for the 2011 and 2012 semiconductor markets. Gartner analysts said in a report Sept. 15 that they expect […]

Toshiba Prot- Z830 Toshiba’s first ultrabook will be available in November. The 13.3-inch system comes in at less than 2.5 pounds, is powered by an Intel Core i5 chip and runs Windows 7. Ultrathin Toshiba’s Prot??«g??« X830 is 0.63 inches thick, thinner than the 0.8-inch limit Intel has set for ultrabooks. Despite the thinness, the […]

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel executives are readying new Xeon E5 “Sandy Bridge” server chips while also reiterating their intention to continue developing the Itanium platform. Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Data Center Group, said during a briefing with journalists and analysts at the Intel Developer Forum here that Intel has begun revenue production […]

Paul Otellini Intel CEO Paul Otellini addresses a capacity crowd during his keynote at the IDF show, saying that Intel’s architecture will be the foundation of the future of computing. Google and Intel Intel is partnering with Google in the mobile computing space, with Google optimizing future versions of Android for Intel’s Atom platform. Andy […]

Advanced Micro Devices is not about to let rivals Intel and ARM Holdings get all the chip attention around Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8. With Microsoft’s BUILD conference going on in Los Angeles at the same time that Intel’s annual developer forum is underway in San Francisco, most of the stories around Windows 8 and processors […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Intel executives are aggressively pushing their ultrabook concept as the next big transformation in a PC industry that has experienced slowing sales but which they say has a strong future. However, the officials understand that they will need buy-in from a myriad of industry players, from OEMs and original design manufacturers (ODMs) […]

Classmate PC Intel’s latest convertible classmate PC will be powered by the upcoming Cedar Trail Atom chip and run Windows 7. Acer AC700-1099 Acer’s Chromebook runs on an Atom N570, with Google’s Chrome as the operating system. Samsung Series 5 Samsung’s Series 5 Chromebook is similar to the Acer device in that it is powered […]

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel’s partnership with Google around optimizing the Android operating system for its Atom platform could be a boon for the chip maker’s ambitions in the booming smartphone space. Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini announced the partnership Sept. 13 at the Intel Developer Forum here, being joined on stage by Andy Rubin, senior vice […]

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel executives are continuing to push their mobile computing efforts on multiple fronts, including with a newly announced partnership with Google to optimize the Android operating system for the chip maker’s Atom processor platform. In his opening keynote Sept. 13 at the first day of the Intel Developer Forum, Intel President and CEO Paul […]

Hewlett-Packard’s decision to spin off its PC unit has prompted discussion of other businesses the giant tech vendor could get rid of as it looks to focus its efforts on enterprise software and services. According to one analyst, selling its networking hardware business would make sense. The margins on HP’s commodity networking gear are low, […]

Intel is investing more than $24 million in software companies that touch on areas that the giant chip maker is particularly interested in, including cloud computing. In all, Intel Capital-the vendor’s investment arm-will spread the money among seven software makers. The investments, announced Sept. 8, highlights Intel’s ongoing interest in building out its software capabilities, […]