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IBM upped its backing of AMD's Opteron processor this week, announcing its new eServer Cluster 1350, which the company claims is the only integrated cluster solution using AMD 64 dual-core technology in the blade form factor -- thin, lower-power servers that are joined in large numbers for higher-performance computing Big Blue said its Cluster 1350...
Linux vendor Mandriva today said it would buy North American Linux distributor Lycoris in a deal that could open up new markets to a top Linux reseller, especially in the home personal computer space Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. It was the second acquisition this year for France-based Mandriva, which had previously been known as ...
Yahoo has lifted the veil on the "deep Web" with the beta version of Yahoo Subscription Search The "deep Web" includes information on the Web that is not available for free. This information is not listed within general search results. Yahoo will now offer results for sites such as The Wall Street Journal, which offer subscription access and requir...
Intermix Media said it has struck a tentative agreement with New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to settle charges that the company used its network of Web sites and freeware downloads to distribute adware and spyware programs to unknowing consumers Intermix said it agreed to pay US$7.5 million to the state of New York over the next three...
Hackers have figured out how to run unauthorized programs and games on the U.S. version of Sony's new handheld game console, according to published reports this week. Sony was not immediately available for comment Sony has installed controls to prevent gaming enthusiasts from running programs and games on the Playstation Portable that are not licen...
Ericsson and Napster said yesterday they will step into the emerging service of offering music over mobile phones. The announcement follows a deal made public yesterday between Sirius radio and Sprint, in which music-enabled Sprint phones will offer streaming content from Sirius Ericsson, the world's leading telecommunications equipment provider, p...
Microsoft yesterday said it has filed four lawsuits against companies in Virginia and California for allegedly distributing counterfeit or illicit software The software giant filed suits in U.S. District Court against CEO Microsystems of Irvine, Calif., Wiston Group of Walnut, Calif., #9 Software of Hampton, Va., and East Outlet and Super Supplier ...
Months after it first signaled its intentions to merge fixed wireless Bluetooth technology with WiFi 802.11 mobile wireless in one handset, UK telecom giant BT said this week that it is readying its BT Fusion brand for UK consumers, who will soon be able to purchase the dual-mode devices there The company hopes to merge devices and services with th...
In a move to expand its share in the growing Voice over Internet Protocol market, Yahoo completed the acquisition of Internet telephony services provider DialPad on Monday. Yahoo purchased the Milpitas, Calif.-based company for an undisclosed amount Yahoo joins SBC Communications, AOL and Comcast in the race to roll out Internet telephone services ...
The majority of U.S. states are moving to end the tax-free ride for most online shoppers, a development that is facing opposition from some members of the public, businesses and a number of federal lawmakers At present, 43 states have joined a states-led coalition called the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP), which is taking steps to collect sal...
Producers at film studio Dreamworks relied on HP ProLiant servers, using the AMD Opteron processor, when making the new hit movie "Madagascar." The story concerns animals from a New York City zoo who are resettled to Africa, where they have a hard time coping with life in the wild. "HP helps animators add effects in real-time and render images faster than ever before," said James Mouton, vice president, platforms, ProLiant servers at Hewlett-Packard...
Months after it first signaled its intentions to merge fixed wireless Bluetooth technology with WiFi 802.11 mobile wireless in one handset, UK telecom giant BT said this week that it is readying its BT Fusion brand for UK consumers, who will soon be able to purchase the dual-mode devices there The company hopes to merge devices and services with th...
Ericsson and Napster today said they will step into the emerging service of offering music over mobile phones. The announcement follows a deal made public yesterday between Sirius radio and Sprint, in which music-enabled Sprint phones will offer streaming content from Sirius Ericsson, the world's leading telecommunications equipment provider, plans...
Security software firm Trend Micro announced yesterday it has acquired IP filtering and reputation services provider Kelkea. The company plans to leverage the assets to develop network-level solutions against emerging and evolving threats such as phishing, pharming and botnets-based attacks, and enhance its current anti-spam solutions "This acquisi...
A California appeals court ruling clearing the way for tax collectors in that state to pursue sales taxes from online sales from out-of-state merchants could have wide-ranging impacts for the e-commerce industry For now, observers say it's too soon to tell how important the ruling, which the First District Court of Appeals in San Francisco issued l...
Microsoft yesterday released 12 new security patches for its Windows operating system and other programs as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday event. Yesterday's batch marks one of the largest bundles of patches since Microsoft rolled out its monthly schedule Eight bulletins affecting Windows are included in the fixes. The maximum severity rating fo...
In a move to expand its share in the growing Voice over Internet Protocol market, Yahoo completed the acquisition of Internet telephony services provider DialPad on Monday. Yahoo purchased the Milpitas, Calif.-based company for an undisclosed amount Yahoo joins SBC Communications, America Online and Comcast in the race to roll out Internet telephon...
Is your brand worth a billion dollars today? Maybe yes or maybe no, but it surely is worth something pretty big. At the end of the day, all the work you have put in pushing your name identity and your range of products and services in your marketplace adds up in an abstract space of the consumer's mind, where it acquires some great value This equit...
Corporations have typically relied on color laser printers for large, complex printing jobs, but the cost of these devices has tended to be too high to deploy them in small departments. That has been changing: Pricing for these devices have been falling and as a result more and more organizations are beginning to deploy them in small workgroups Pri...
Microsoft today released 12 new security patches for its Windows operating system and other programs as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday event. Today's batch marks one of the largest bundles of patches since Microsoft rolled out its monthly schedule Eight bulletins affecting Windows are included in the fixes. The maximum severity rating for three ...
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