Scott Ferguson

Nvidia, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of graphic processors and cards for both PCs and game consoles like PlayStation and Xbox, announced Nov. 8 that it would begin to roll out new architecture for its GeForce graphics processors. The company also announced that the new technology would be used in its professional line of Quadro […]

Apple Computer is powering up its MacBook notebooks for consumers. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced on Nov. 8 that it would start to offer Intels Core 2 Duo processor in the MacBook, which Apple has been marketing to consumers. The company announced its first Intel-based notebooks and desktops in January and since then has worked […]

BigFix, a security configuration management provider, is offering a new power management product that the company said can save enterprises between $10 and $50 per computer in energy costs. The Emeryville, Calif., company announced its latest application, BigFix Power Management, on Nov. 7. The new application works with BigFix Enterprise Suite, which manages an enterprises […]

Intel, along with several software companies that specialize in Web applications, announced Nov. 7 that it will start offering a software suite mainly geared toward small and midsize businesses. This business Internet suite, called SuiteTwo, has been assembled by Intel Capital, the Santa Clara, Calif., chip makers venture capital arm, and will include applications such […]

Dell announced Nov. 6 that it would begin to offer its second notebook that uses Advanced Micro Devices processors. The Latitude 131L notebook comes with either AMDs Turion 64 X2 TL-50 dual-core processor with a starting price of $649, or the Sempron 3500+ processor, which starts at $549, according to Dell. The new notebook line […]

Symantec, the worlds largest security software maker, is offering to simplify its support structure. The Cupertino, Calif., company announced Nov. 6 that it will now offer a single portfolio of support services for its security products. Under this unified services offering, Symantec has broken down its support services into three different tiers: Symantec Business Critical […]

Advanced Micro Devices announced Nov. 6 that it would begin offering the ATI Radeon X1900 graphics chips for older versions of Apple Computers Macintosh desktops. AMD will begin offering the ATI Radeon for the Mac G5 Quad and the Power Mac G5 Dual, which are still powered by PowerPC processors. In the beginning of 2006, […]

Do not expect to see Apple Computer break into the enterprise market any time soon, according to one analyst. Despite a robust fourth quarter financial posting and the growing popularity of the Macintosh line, Gene Munster, a senior analyst at Minneapolis-based Piper Jaffray, wrote in his latest report that Apple is not making noticeable inroads […]

It appears that Dell is ready to start offering an AMD-based notebook. Although no formal announcement was made Nov. 1 by the PC maker, Dells Web site displayed the Inspiron 1501 notebook, offering customers a chance to order the notebook with Advanced Micro Devices Turion 64 X2 dual-core processors. Dell also offers notebooks with AMDs […]

Cisco Systems announced Nov. 1 that its latest customer relationship management application is now available in 20 different languages, including both U.K. and U.S. English, French, Chinese and Japanese. The Cisco Unified CRM Connector 3.0, originally released April 25, has been marketed as a solution that allows SMBs (small and midsize businesses) better access to […]