Michael Singer

Agere Systems Thursday released a handful of processors it says will help improve voice, data, and video delivery and give telecom service providers eight times more types of telecom traffic to offer customers. The Allentown, Pa.-based integrated circuit maker says the six chips, APP550TM (5 Gbits/s), APP530TM (2.5 Gbits/s), TAAD Lite, TAAD UltraLite, SAR-1K and […]

The board that oversees the development of the Java computing language Thursday said it has radically altered the way the Java code will evolve. Members of the Java Community Process (JCP) Program Management Office and Executive Committees introduced a draft of Java Community Process – version 2.6 as the definitive how-to manual for its submission […]

QUALCOMM Thursday announced a slew of new chips for next generation cell phones to better handle MP3 playback, streaming video and video telephony. Samples are expected to ship next year. The San Diego-based wireless giant said its new MSM7000 family will be a dual-CPU architecture with one processor — one designed for multimode modems and […]

Hewlett-Packard wrapped up a European tour this week with two new support system deals in its pocket. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker said Wednesday its hardware and software is managing trial services of Wi-Fi hotspots for Telecom Italia . HP also highlighted its commercial broadband deal with Telefonica de Espana that it […]

Sun Microsystems Wednesday said it plans on simplifying its developer world by dividing it into two groups: highly-skilled code masters that live and breathe Java… and the rest of us. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker said it plans on shifting the way it approaches the people who write applications with Java starting with […]

Chipmaker Transmeta Wednesday said it has expanded its relationship with Hewlett-Packard to put its “Crusoe” processors in more devices. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s TM5800 “Crusoe” processors are already found in HP’s Tablet PCs as well as several “thin and light” notebooks and embedded environments from other vendors. The new deal will put the low-power […]

BEA Wednesday redoubled its efforts to stave off rival IBM by partnering with Hewlett-Packard . The San Jose, Calif.-based application software vendor said its BEA WebLogic Server is now available on HP AlphaServer systems running HP OpenVMS and HP ProLiant servers running Linux. The company said it expects the server software to run on HP […]

In the midst of a massive restructuring, National Semiconductor Wednesday said it is still looking for someone to buy its division that covers appliances and the group that makes chips for cell phones. Originally reported back in February 2003, the granddaddy of chipmakers said it was considering selling off its Information Appliance (IA) unit, planed […]

Acton, Mass.-based Tatara Systems says it exists to help carriers and service providers make money off of wireless LAN technology — and to that end, the company has unveiled its Wi-Fi Service Delivery Platform. According to Kevin Jackson, company co-founder and vice president of marketing, after spending a few months working — and filing a […]

Intel Wednesday took the wraps off of three new Intel Pentium 4 processors and a trio of chipsets designed for corporate and mainstream consumer PC users. And like ducks to water, vendors like IBM , Dell Computer , Gateway and Acer jumped on the bandwagon with individual announcements for desktop models starting under $1,000. The […]

Web software developer Teknowledge Tuesday said it has won an extended government contract to help build an evolving version of the World Wide Web that centers on the meaning of words. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based firm said the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has added $634,057 to its now $1.7 million budget to help […]

Hewlett-Packard Tuesday showed that its printing and imaging business is extremely valuable to its overall operations. As part of its second quarter filing with the SEC, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker reported a net income of $659 million, or 22 cents a share for the fiscal second quarter ended April 30. Revenue […]