Mark Berniker

Microsoft late Friday accused Sun Microsystems of violating California law by engaging in unfair competition. Microsoft is seeking attorney’s fees and damages for what it says is Sun’s violation of a settlement it struck concerning the Java programming language back in 2001. Sun said it will respond to Microsoft’s latest legal move and is expected […]

A federal court of appeals has ruled that Palm infringed upon a handwriting-recognition patent developed by Xerox, but a lower court must now determine the validity of the patent. The ruling affirmed a lower court ruling and rejected Palm’s appeal of a decision delivered in December 2001. The legal row is over Xerox’s Unistrokes patent, […]

While millions of Americans are migrating from offline to online bill payment, a new study says that the banks offering online banking services must come up with new applications, if they are to remain competitive in the future. Gartner Thursday released a new study on the growth of the online bill payment market in the […]

RealNetworks and Ericsson Wednesday inked a deal to bundle Real’s multimedia software into Ericsson’s new generation of mobile phones. The move is thought to combat Microsoft’s growing place in the global cell phone market for multimedia software and devices that will play music, enable video and run a variety of other applications. Several other announcements […]

There are signs that worldwide demand for personal computers will accelerate during the second half of 2003, this according to a new study released Tuesday. Global personal computer shipments are expected to reach 33.2 million units for the first quarter of 2003, a 4.8 percent increase over the first quarter of 2002, according to Dataquest, […]

The U.S. government is supporting a move to a new standard designed to create a single point of contact for telephone and Internet communications. The new electronic numbering system, also known as ENUM, would give consumers a single number for all their telephone numbers, e-mail and instant messaging addresses, fax numbers and mobile phone numbers. […]

Motorola is coming out with a new color-screen handset that will include the Linux operating system and Sun’s Java software. The new Motorola A760 handset will come out in Asia first, and elsewhere around the world, thereafter. The phone will contain a built-in camera, MP3 and video players, and may hit the market some time […]

IBM is taking over the operations of auto parts manufacturer Visteon . By taking over operations, IBM is likely to bring more than $2 billion in outsourcing contracts over the next ten years. Details of the deal between Visteon and IBM were announced Wednesday and amount to one of IBM’s largest outsourcing contracts. Visteon was […]

The European Commission is looking into a new complaint by several of Microsoft’s rivals alleging unfair practices through the software giant’s Windows XP operating system. EU spokesman Amelia Torres told reporters the European Union has received a complaint from some of Microsoft’s competitors, and the commission will soon begin reviewing its contents. The new complaint […]

Apple Computer Monday continued its push into the Enterprise marketplace with the release of new Xserve hardware as well as updates to its X11 Windowing system. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker announced speed bumps and price cuts to its Xserve rack mount server as well as launching a companion RAID system. Apple said its Xserve […]

On Monday, Microsoft Corp. released more information about XDocs, now to be called InfoPath, the electronic forms software that is generating some traction at a healthcare conference. Microsoft’s name change to InfoPath comes just months after Microsoft said it would release XDocs as an addition to Office 11, its popular software productivity suite. Office 11 […]

Boeing is gearing up to roll out its Connexion in-flight Internet access service in the sky. Connexion is Boeing’s wireless subsidiary and the venture has been testing its airline-based Internet service with Lufthansa German Airlines earlier this year, and British Airways will begin officially offering the service starting on February 18th. Connexion has signed deals […]