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Katrina Could Impact Chip Production

Air Products & Chemicals has shut down a hydrogen gas complex near New Orleans, limiting the supply of an obscure but important component in...

Former Boeing, HP CEO Lewis Platt Dies

Lewis Platt, the former head of Hewlett-Packard and most recently a lead director for Boeing, has died at the age of 64. Platt, who died...

Symantec Plugs DoS Flaws in Brightmail

Internet security software vendor Symantec Corp. has shipped a patch for a pair of security flaws affecting users of its enterprise-facing Brightmail AntiSpam product. According...

Intel Chip Sets Sold Out

Intels chip-set factories are running flat out, the company said.The chip giant, which earlier this year said it was reprioritizing its chip-set manufacturing in...

IBM Looks to Grow OEM Program for Power Servers

IBM is looking into expanding its program to OEM servers based on its Power architecture, in line with larger initiatives to grow the platform. IBM...

GNOME Adds Document Reader, Improves Graphics

GNOME, one of the most widely used desktop faces for Unix and Linux computers, will release version 2.12 Wednesday, culminating six months of work...

Tablets Find Safety at School

Gateway is going back to school, this month, with a new tablet PC. The company on Wednesday introduced a new convertible tablet PC that promises...

Massachusetts Fights a Losing Battle

The decision by the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts to require an "open" format for the storage of state documents is a curious one. It...

Desktop PCs: Can Less Be More in the Enterprise?

Despite rising sales of notebooks, the desktop PC, which is still the foundation of most companies day-to-day operations, isnt dead yet. But it is...

Gateway Sets Sights on Small Business

Computer maker Gateway Inc. wants to expand its commercial business by focusing on smaller businesses. Gateway, of Irvine, Calif., kicked off the initiative Thursday with...