David Needle

Intel executive Pat Gelsinger had just finished a twenty minute Q & A session with reporters at Intel’s developers conference last month, but as the reporters started to get up to leave, Gelsinger felt compelled to make one more comment. “I can’t believe we got through this without any questions about Itanium.” The press, analysts […]

The gloves are off. Intel finally responded to AMD’s lawsuits accusing the chip giant of illegal anti-competitive practices. Intel executives have declined to comment at length to AMD’s charges, except to insist the charges were without merit and that Intel competes fairly. Today in a detailed response, Intel said AMD’s inability to gain more significant […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — You’ve heard of the Internet, intranets and even extranets. How about the Outernet? This could be the next great marketing frontier if a new kind of, ahem, banner ad develops as planned. During a technology forum organized by “Holland House” (a trio of government agencies for the Netherlands) and Silicom Ventures […]

Lenovo has bulked up the support and security in its ThinkVantage PC software. Access to the various applications has also been significantly improved with the addition of LANDesk Management Suite. With LANDesk, Lenovo said it now offers IT managers a “mission control” console view that consolidates the various tools under one view. LANDesk’s Management Suite […]

Targeting the specific threat of Spyware, Tenebril said it will release its SpyCatcher Enterprise on August 29. The company said its technology is unique in going beyond traditional signature and behavior-based antivirus solutions by incorporating contextual analysis for more comprehensive spyware detection and prevention. Other security vendors, such as Symantec, provide a suite of programs […]

IBM has beefed up the search capabilities of its WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind with the announcement that it will integrate with the X1 Technologies’ desktop search software. The combined product is slated to be available next month. The integration promises a single interface for desktop and enterprise-wide queries. IBM’s OmniFind, is an enterprise search engine […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel is getting serious about invading the living room. The chipmaker today introduced Viiv (rhymes with jive), its first brand specifically aimed at consumers. The company’s other well-known brand is Centrino, which signifies mobile; Intel said Viiv is designed to signify the best entertainment experience. Viiv PC devices will hold a package […]

SAN FRANCISCO -– Intel made clear at its Intel Developers Forum (IDF) here that notebook computers are a full partner in its plans to move to dual-core processors. “The benefit of dual-core is its ability to handle more work,” said Sean Maloney, executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Mobility Group. Maloney and […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel is pushing its wireless USB initiative to faster data transfer rates that enable fewer cables for peripherals like printers, scanners, digital cameras and storage devices. The chipmaker is planning to announce that it is developing a Wireless Host Controller Interface (WHCI) specification with support from Microsoft, NEC, Philips, Texas Instruments, and […]

Intel CEO Paul Otellini kicked off his company’s fall developer’s conference with several announcements related to power savings, management, and mobility. Otellini predicted that Intel would significantly help reduce energy costs around the world via power savings technologies in new chips due out the second half of 2006. Otellini said the company expects to cut […]

Intel would like to have the party to itself all week, but AMD insists on playing spoiler. At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) event in San Francisco Tuesday through Thursday, the giant chipmaker is expected to unwrap a series of product announcements, futuristic prototypes and details of its product plans for the next several years. […]

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to disrupt the standard recruitment agency model and get a piece of the multi-billion dollar market. G2Bay, launched today, is positioned as an online global recruitment agency though its initial focus is jobs in the greater Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area. The twist? G2Bay says it will evenly split the […]