David Needle

In a concerted effort to give Itanium systems a higher profile and rev up developer support, hardware competitors, software providers and, of course, Intel are teaming up. The Itanium Solutions Alliance officially launches today as a non-profit consortium after months of behind-the-scenes work and planning. “We were only getting so far as individual companies and […]

Who’s got the fastest chip — IBM? Intel ? Sun ? AMD ? Those of you who answered ClearSpeed Technology can give yourselves a pat on the back. That’s the claim anyway. The fabless semiconductor company plans to demonstrate its CXS600 dual-chip board, running at 50 Gigaflops and a mere 25 watts, at the High […]

Several anti-virus security sites have issued warnings that a variant of the infamous Bagle worm has shown up on the Internet, spreading via e-mails. SophosLabs is warning that the apparent creator of Bagle is “intent on infecting as many people as possible.” “All computer users should avoid opening unsolicited e-mail attachments and ensure that their […]

In a mixed blessing for vacationers looking to “get away from it all,” it’ll soon be easier to get online or on the phone to home or office from the high seas. The goal of SeaMobile is to provide wireless voice, data and Internet services to cruise lines, yachts, ferries, container ships and off-shore platforms. […]

SAN FRANCISCO — With all the fervor of a sold-out rock concert, thousands of Oracle faithful packed the Moscone Center here at the Oracle Open World conference to hear CEO Larry Ellison’s keynote. Earlier on Monday, Oracle co-president Charles Phillips

Lenovo is strengthening resources in its home country of China by announcing the opening of a second “Innovation Center” aimed at solving issues facing IT professionals. The company opened its first Innovation Center in May in Research Triangle Park, N.C. The two operations are meant to work collaboratively in areas it makes sense too. The […]

Apple is a tough act to follow, but Dell’s trying. Earlier this month, Apple released its flashy iPod nano player and enhancements to its iTunes music software at an event in San Francisco that included appearances by Madonna and rapper Kanye West. With far less fanfare, Dell released several personal technology products this week, including […]

Microsoft’s announcement of a reorganization yesterday came suddenly but was not unexpected. The software giant is facing increasing competition from software and services delivered over the Web, compared to Microsoft’s bundling of the same services within its Windows operating system, analysts said. Under the new structure, the software giant will be organized into three distinct […]

Intel, which has been pushing a theme of lower power chips and energy conservation of late, had a bit of fun helping to kick off the Oracle Open World conference in San Francisco today. Toward the end of his keynote remarks, Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off what’s considered to be the first all-electric sports […]

UPDATED: This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship for Oracle and IBM. Maybe not a beautiful friendship, but the two arch rivals announced an agreement at Oracle OpenWorld today in San Francisco to make key parts of their software architectures work together. Company co-president Charles Phillips said Oracle will work with IBM to […]

The race is on. Or soon will be. Next month, a group of tricked-out, high-tech cars will compete for a $2 million prize in a contest sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA). There will be no controversy over female drivers in this race because these cars have no drivers. The main goal […]

At least one competitor wasted no time trying to capitalize on the news that Dell will stop making servers based on Intel’s Itanium processor. Dell’s decision was described as “a staggering blow to [Itanium] co-designer Hewlett Packard, which invested more than a billion dollars over the last decade in a bid to win the hearts […]