Clint Boulton

The collective gunning for data storage interoperability has come up with a new specification to augment the management of storage area networks. It’s code-named “BlueFin,” and heavy-hitting members* (see complete list at bottom) of the Storage Networking Industry Association are backing it. The meat of the new protocol is the application the Common Information Model […]

In a bearish high-tech market, speech recognition concern iVoice, Inc. is looking for a safe, happy home via a merger. The company, which makes voice and computer telephony communications systems for the enterprise, Tuesday declared somewhat of an open season on itself “to take advantage of low industry valuations and weak IPO market.” As such, […]

Those looking for a little humor in the normally starchy world of information technology (IT) need look no further than Google Inc. as Dilbert, an internationally-known cartoon office worker, appears this week on the home page of the search engine as part of a redesign quest. Beginning Monday, Mountain View, Calif.’s Google features cast members […]

In the latest competitive salvo fired at network infrastructure rival Cisco Systems, Inc., Juniper Networks, Inc. Monday acquired Unisphere Networks, Inc. for $740 million in stock and cash. The Sunnyvale, Calif. concern will shell out a combined $375 million cash and $365 million worth of shares for Westford, Mass.-based Unisphere, a creator of IP products […]

Hoping to pry a few fingers from Microsoft Corp.’s seemingly iron-clad grip on the market for e-mail software, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Wednesday unveiled StarOffice 6 to compete with the Redmond, Wash. firm’s ubiquitous Office product. Slated to hit retail shelves May 21, the office productivity suite is geared to lure Microsoft consumers away from the […]

Napster Inc. Chief Executive Officer Konrad Hilbers Co-Founder Shawn Fanning and General Counsel Jonathan Schwartz are reportedly stepping down after trying to right the ship that sparked the most successful file-sharing phenomenon in the Internet’s history. According to a brief report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited people close to the firm, the online […]

In the midst of a busy product rollout barrage, Cisco Systems, Inc. Tuesday introduced its latest storage router — the Cisco SN 5428 — which fuses features of rival storage techniques IP and Fibre Channel switching technologies. The San Jose networking giant created the product, priced at $11,995, to help small- and medium-sized businesses migrate […]

Netezza Corp., a Framingham, Mass.-based startup that makes business intelligence appliances and software, has won the hand of outgoing Sun Microsystems Inc. President and COO Ed Zander for its board of directors. In Netezza, Zander, who announced two weeks ago that he was resigning after 15 years with Sun, will be having a say in […]

IBM Corp. is expected to lay off as much as 8,000 workers, or 2.5 percent, of its U.S. workforce during the quarter. While Big Blue is mum about the subject, analysts have speculated on various reasons for the cuts, most of which centered around the fact the company’s costs were too high compared to its […]

It seems Research in Motion , maker of the famous Blackberry wireless handhelds and its accompanying communication software system, will have some direct competition angling for its market share soon. It’s coming in the form of Good Technology, Inc., which has yet to formally announce itself but has already picked up enough buzz. Based in […]

With a generous amount of its emphasis and clout in data storage, IBM Corp. joined the data backup fray Wednesday with new infrastructure that purports to ensure near uninterrupted access to a business’ information in the event of an emergency or equipment failure. Big Blue’s news comes nearly eight months after the tragic events of […]

Wind River Systems, Inc. — a leader in the market for embedded systems software — showed its support for the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) IP storage standard Tuesday. The Alameda, Calif. company said at the Networld+Interop 2002 show in Las Vegas that it has created a version of its Tornado brand as a […]