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Sun Microsystems today introduced a new workstation aimed at computer-aided design engineers and software developers -- with a price point low enough that the company hopes it will woo users away from the competition. The Sun Ultra 20 Workstation enters the market with a starting price of US$895, or...
I just had one of the most surreal experiences in my life. I attended, as AMD's guest, the F1 Race in Indianapolis where 14 out of the 20 cars racing, including the Intel car, left the race after the parade lap. Sharing the experience with me was a group of AMD's closest friends, mostly actual IT p...
Microsoft announced today that it would extend the intellectual property protection program it gives channel partners and PC manufacturers. The software giant said it would foot the bill for legal costs associated with any lawsuits related to Microsoft trade secrets, patents, copyrights or trademark...
In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high-performance computing, IBM's BlueGene/L System this week was named the fastest computer in the world on the Top500 supercomputer rankings. BlueGene/L is a joint development of IBM and the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Se...
This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide MGM vs. Grokster, the case that could determine whether or not a peer-to-peer (P2P) company can be held liable for illegal activity on its network. The decision is key, but the future is also being shaped by the marketplace. The digitization o...
Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry mobile messaging device, won another round in its intellectual property fight with U.S.-based NTP as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continued its re-examination of patents that are the basis of NTP's case. Shares of RIM ros...
In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high-performance computing, IBM's BlueGene/L System yesterday was named the fastest computer in the world on the Top500 supercomputer rankings. BlueGene/L is a joint development of IBM and the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Se...
In a move that takes Cisco Systems into the middleware market, the company today unveiled plans to develop technology designed to enable networks to support intelligent decisions based on business policies. Technology developed under the initiative, dubbed Application-Oriented Networking, or AON, al...
Most companies depend exclusively on perimeter defenses to protect their computer networks from intruders, a practice that appears to be more sieve than stone wall, according to a survey released yesterday by Vernier Networks, a network access management firm in Mountain View, Calif. Surveyors found...
Pay us 4,000 pounds (US$7,290) by July 1. Or go to jail. That's the message from the BPI, the Big Four record labels' UK enforcer, to the mother of 14-year-old Emily Price who downloaded songs from the Net without her 53-year-old mother knowing. The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) has been carry...
The controversy over P2P -- or peer-to-peer network -- file-sharing continues as the technology and entertainment industries are this week eying the U.S. Supreme Court for a pivotal decision that could determine the future of music on the Internet. The ruling on MGM v. Grokster, which could be annou...
Intel is touting its development of a prototype, CMOS-standard wireless radio that supports all WiFi, or 802.11 standards, including a, b and g, as well as the next-generation wireless 802.11n. The chip giant said through standard, CMOS silicon manufacturing, it could create the "system-in-a-package...
A new software language promises to allow computers to consider the consequences of their commands. Analysts said this artificial intelligence technology looks promising for both manufacturers and business management processes. ISO 18629 becomes part of what Business Communication Company (BCC) pred...
A lot can be drawn from watching the initial moves of a new CEO. In Carly Fiorina's case those moves were building an empire and driving a fast path to becoming the largest company, as well as the most visible CEO, in the segment. Both goals were achieved, but afterwards Fiorina lost focus and ult...
When Sony opened the proprietary Universal Media Disk (UMD) format it uses in its PlayStation Portable (PSP), it wanted to encourage other companies to provide content specifically for the hand-held device. Sony Computer Entertainment, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Inc. responsible for its gam...
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