David Needle

PALO ALTO, CALIF. — RFID  has already proven itself a supply chain asset to help manufacturers and retailers keep track of merchandise, so why not apply the concept to the data center? The potential is appealing because it would help IT managers keep track of changes in server racks when something is moved, not working, […]

Affinity Circles, best known as a provider of private social networks to more than 60 university groups, is going pro. NBA pro. The Mountain View, Calif. software vendor just announced a partnership agreement with the Portland Trail Blazers to launch what it said will be the first official social network for a professional basketball team. […]

Chip designer Transmeta announced it has filed a lawsuit against Intel, claiming infringement of 10 Transmeta U.S. patents covering computer architecture and power efficiency technologies. Both companies are based in Santa Clara, Calif. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint charges that Intel  has long infringed […]

Sun Microsystems knows all four million Java developers worldwide can’t attend its popular JavaOne trade show, but it thinks it might have found the next best thing. Tuesday, Sun became the first Fortune 500 company to hold an ‘in-world’ press conference to show off its new pavilion in Second Life, the popular 3D online world. […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three of the outside investigators Hewlett-Packard hired to probe leaks of confidential information in its boardroom appeared at an arraignment hearing here today at the Santa Clara County Superior Court. All three are charged with fraudulent wire communications, wrongful use of computer data, identify theft and conspiracy for their roles in […]

Ray Noorda died today following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 82 years old. Best known as the CEO of Novell during a period of rapid of growth in the 1980s and ’90s, Noorda championed the firm’s NetWare networking software that became an industry standard. The company grew from 17 to more than […]

There won’t be any cameras flashing or reporters jostling each other for better position at Sun’s press conference Tuesday. The reason is simple. No one from the media will be there. Okay, that’s not entirely true. Sun  is holding the press conference from within Second Life, a virtual online world. Reporters will have to assume […]

UPDATE: For former Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn, it was a swift trip from the halls of Congress to the halls of justice. One week after testifying before a U.S. House panel about her role in HP’s pretexting scandal, Dunn had an arraignment hearing this afternoon at the Santa Clara County Superior Court in San Jose, […]

Apple Computer released results today of an investigation into the backdating of stock option grants, saying it found that CEO Steve Jobs was aware of the practice. Among the findings from a special committee Apple appointed were 15 dates between 1997 and 2000 that “appear to have grant dates that precede the approval of those […]

UPDATED: Patricia Dunn, who resigned from Hewlett-Packard last week in the wake of its boardroom leaks investigation scandal, has been indicted by California’s Attorney General and faces arrest. Dunn, the ex-chairwoman of HP who headed the leaks investigation, was indicted along with four others in a criminal felony complaint filed in California’s Santa Clara County […]

Sometimes it’s hard to be easy. IBM has revitalized its mainframe business in recent years, but the company is concerned that the big system’s complexity could be a barrier to winning new business. “We think we have the most sophisticated operating system on the planet,” John Burg, product marketing manager for IBM’s System z mainframes, […]

Nokia  today introduced a less power-hungry alternative to Bluetooth wireless networking, a radio technology with the potential to connect a broader spectrum of devices including watches, toys and sports sensors. In addition to consuming what it said is a fraction of the power of Bluetooth , Finland phone giant Nokia said its new Wibree wireless […]