Clint Boulton

Oracle may have soft feelings about its flagship Database 10g Server software, but the company is now showing other database products some love. Oracle today launched Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database Release 6.0, the first product upgrade since Oracle purchased the company in June. The TimesTen software is a far different database than Oracle’s disk-based database […]

With an eye toward shoring up its silicon technology for digital televisions, Intel agreed to buy Zarlink Semiconductor for $68 million in cash and $2 million in other assets. Zarlink develops demodulator and tuner technologies for digital televisions. The business generated $53 million in sales as part of the $75 million reported by Zarlink’s consumer […]

The market for security software continues to consolidate as Check Point Software Technologies agreed to buy intrusion prevention provider Sourcefire for $225 million in cash and stock. Check Point expects the purchase of Sourcefire to help flesh out its NGX platform, allowing customers to take a proactive approach to security by preventing known and unknown […]

IBM wasn’t kidding. The Cell chip really will be used in products other than gaming consoles. Mercury Computer Systems has created the Dual Cell-based Blade, a computer server capable of processing at 400 gigaflops thanks to two IBM Cell BE (Broadband Engine) processors. The Cell is a single-chip multiprocessor with nine processors operating on shared […]

The market for instant messaging software among businesses is expected to expand considerably for another few years, thanks to new products, word-of-mouth hype and media coverage. That’s the latest from research firm IDC, which expects the enterprise instant messaging (EIM) market — including instant messaging server software and products to secure and manage information exchange […]

Following in the footsteps of Dell, IBM and HP next week will release servers fitted with Intel’s Xeon dual-core chip, according to information obtained by internetnews.com. Code-named Paxville, the chip has two processing engines, or cores, to pack more power onto a single wafer without boosting power consumption. Intel will sell Paxville chips for servers […]

Fujitsu Computer Systems continues to incorporate technology from other vendors into its portfolio. The company today contracted to sell storage products using technology from Brocade Communications Systems. The Fujitsu business unit will begin selling Eternus VS900, a high-end storage virtualization software tool powered by Brocade’s SilkWorm Fabric Application Platform, to replicate and store data from […]

Business Objects has agreed to acquire presentation software maker Infommersion for $40 million in cash to prop up its business intelligence (BI) software offerings. Privately held Infommersion develops information visualization and presentation software that helps users access, analyze and share data in real-time. For example, Infommersion’s XcelsiusXL is a Windows application designed to create interactive […]

IBM is hoping to knock Sun Microsystem’s latest star Galaxy Unix servers out of alignment. The Armonk, N.Y., company unveiled System p5 Express servers for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) powered by the dual-core Power5+ chip to run all sorts of database applications. IBM pSeries Director Jeff Howard said the IBM System p5 550Q employs […]

Following through on its CEO’s pledge to make more purchases in core technology areas, HP said it has inked an agreement to acquire blade server pioneer RLX Technologies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the deal is expected to close within a month. RLX makes Control Tower, a software suite used to […]

The schism that spans the next generation of DVD technology is widening, as film studio Paramount Home Entertainment said it would embrace the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony. Viacom-owned Paramount previously said it would release titles in a competing DVD format called HD DVD, which is backed by a group led […]

BMC Software has completed the second phase of its identity management software line, rolling out a suite that boasts better integration and interoperability. Like many ID management platforms, BMC Identity Management Suite 5.0 provides customers with directory management and visualization, access management, user administration and provisioning, password management and audit and compliance management. But BMC […]