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Underscoring the future prospects for the chip sector as microprocessors become ubiquitous in a range of consumer gadgets, Intel today said it would invest US$3 billion in a new U.S. manufacturing facility The 1 million-square-foot plant will be built in Arizona, with work slated to begin immediately, Intel said. The plant, which will be known as F...
Seeking to make it easier for users to access its array of Internet-based services and to entice developers to make tools compatible with its portal, Yahoo today said it had agreed to buy Konfabulator, a maker of so-called "widgets," small software programs that help deliver content without a browser Palo Alto, Calif.-based Konfabulator, which was ...
Microsoft, following in Google's footsteps, is now offering a bird's-eye view of the United States with MSN Virtual Earth. The company debuted the service last night Virtual Earth marries mapping and online local searches, showing results in an aerial view using satellite images. Users can find a specific address or search for business categories (...
3Com division TippingPoint today announced a bug bounty program targeting money-hungry hackers. The amount of the reward depends on the severity and scope of the vulnerability -- but TippingPoint plans to make offers Dubbed the Zero Day Initiative, the new program aims to "ensure the responsible disclosure of security flaws in order to make technol...
It's the recording industry's dream -- or at the very least, it's not another nightmare Illegal music file-sharing is being kept in check, with the number of legal tracks downloaded internationally tripling in the first half of 2005, according to new figures released by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) last week....
Cisco Systems on Friday announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Denmark KiSS Technology for its Linksys division in a US$61 million cash and stock agreement. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of Cisco's fiscal year 2006 Cisco is betting KiSS' networked entertainment device portfolio, which includes home video pro...
Saying it has the expertise needed to help enterprises get a handle on their mobile communications needs, Sprint is launching a consulting service that it says will take a vendor-neutral approach to help large companies better understand how mobile data tools can aid their business goals Sprint said the venture, Sprint Mobile Business Assessment, g...
Is outsourcing still dragging down salaries of key IT talent in the U.S.? Not anymore, according to a new survey by Foote Partners, an IT consultancy based in New Canaan, Conn. According to the report, such adverse effects of outsourcing -- made an issue in last year's losing presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) -- are beginning to taper off...
Last week HP laid off 14,500 people and most determined that this was actually a good thing. In a way I think most of us have forgotten how hard a layoff of this size can be on any organization and how disruptive a drawn out process (this one is expected to take six quarters) can be. Still the result is likely to be a much more nimble and cost-effective HP, and that will be good for both the employees who remain and HP's customers...
Increasingly, individuals work with cell phones rather than landlines, and businesses and consumers are reducing their telecommunications costs by installing Voice over IP (VoIP) links. The transformation from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to next generation (wireless and Internet) services is well underway; however, while the new technologies offer many benefits, they also have one limitation: They may not work with 911 services...
Wireless provider T-Mobile announced it will deliver High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HDSPA) connectivity to mobile phone users in Germany, delivering the DSL-type speed and bandwidth required for content including video television on mobile phones While the service will not be launched for commercial use until CeBIT 2006, T-Mobile said the fixed...
Open-source developer Mozilla confirmed yesterday that the next major release of the open-source Firefox browser has not only been delayed, it's also been renamed What was to be Firefox 1.1 scheduled for release this month is now Firefox 1.5, scheduled for release in September. The beta version of the new release is scheduled for August. The story ...
Microsoft has decided to dub its new version of the Windows operating system "Windows Vista," chucking the "Longhorn" nickname that had become associated with the first major makeover of the company's flagship product in several years, a release with enormous stakes for the software giant Microsoft could not be reached for comment, but a video post...
Cisco Systems today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Denmark KiSS Technology for its Linksys division in a US$61 million cash and stock agreement. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of Cisco's fiscal year 2006 Cisco is betting KiSS' networked entertainment device portfolio, which includes home video product...
Sony yesterday announced new tools to allow software companies to develop games for its PlayStation 3 video game console. The electronics maker said yesterday morning that it will acquire Britain's SN Systems and has formed alliances with U.S.-based Ageia Technologies, Havok and Epic Games to make more tools available Sony is preparing to reinforce...
Too many executives either ignore or are unaware of corporate culture. Yet, it is absolutely critical to the success of their company. Whether you know it or not, corporate culture permeates your organization -- for good or for bad There are actually many definitions of corporate culture, and you can find a load of information about it on the Web.
Online auctioneer eBay this week strengthened rules to prevent fraud on its site, as cases continue to emerge of disreputable sellers misrepresenting the products they market there One allegedly fraudulent eBay merchant was sued this week by the Missouri Attorney General, Jay Nixon, after an individual, Michael D. Pickens, allegedly sold burned clo...
Watching television over an Internet connection is no longer a futuristic idea for select groups in the area of San Diego, Calif. The testing of a new service called "Broadband TV" demonstrates the power of communications convergence and shows why legacy regulations governing the sector need to be shelved There's been plenty of discussion about the...
New data suggest legal downloading of digital music is experiencing dramatic growth worldwide, with the number of songs legally acquired online tripling in the first six months of 2005 The report said 180 million tracks were downloaded globally between January and the end of June. The same study, conducted by the International Federation of Phonogr...
Nortel Networks and the Wi-Mesh Alliance this week announced their continuing effort to standardize so-called mesh, extended 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLAN) worldwide to promote interoperability, which now includes standardization with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) The alliance -- a group of companies aimin...
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