Michael Singer

Hewlett-Packard Co. Wednesday said the final tally results from its March 19 proxy vote show it can claim official victory in its $18.4 billion bid to acquire Compaq Computer Corp. . By a margin of 51 percent of shares cast for the deal and 48 percent against it, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer […]

After launching its new Opteron server processor last week, AMD is taking to the streets to preach the merits of 64-bit computing and backwards compatibility. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker kicked off a 32-city Tech Tour, with an inaugural event Tuesday evening in San Francisco. Scheduled stops on the tour include Anaheim, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, […]

Mickey, Donald and the rest of the Disney gang will be coming to an Orange smartphone in the near future. British phone maker Orange SA Thursday signed a distribution and content deal with Walt Disney Internet Group to put classic and contemporary Disney characters on its mobile phones. The service will be available to Orange […]

Microsoft Wednesday finalized its acquisition of Mountain View, Calif.-based PlaceWare. The Redmond, Wash.-based conglomerate said the Web conferencing software firm would become a wholly owned subsidiary, joining its newly formed Real Time Collaboration Group. Microsoft’s Greenwich instant messaging division is also lumped into the new group. Microsoft has said its ultimate plan is to make […]

Communication equipment provider InDigiNet Thursday said it has inked a deal to acquire certain VoIP assets from Universal Broadband Communications (UBC). The purchase, worth somewhere between $1.5-2.5 million in stock, includes Clarent routers and gateways, which are coded for international usage. The connection between the two companies is Irvine, Calif.-based InDigiNet’s CEO Mark Ellis, who […]

Applied Materials Wednesday named former Intel executive vice president Michael R. Splinter as its new president and CEO. Splinter succeeds James Morgan, who is expected to continue as chairman of the Board of Directors, and as president, he succeeds Dan Maydan, who will be president emeritus and also remain on the Board. “Mike’s unique combination […]

Sony Music Entertainment Wednesday said it is the first major music company to sign an agreement to publish applications and content for QUALCOMM’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless — or BREW platform. The music giant said its Mobile Products Group plans to offer a variety of applications and services to subscribers of BREW-enabled services. Company […]

Sun Microsystems Monday released the latest upgrade to its Solaris operating environment, ushering in the next round of software and hardware upgrades from the Santa Clara, Calif.-based concern. Version 4/03 (named so for its release date) is the third incarnation of UNIX-based Solaris 9 and continues to support both SPARC and x86 architectures. The platform […]

Now that the U.S. Courts have ruled that Morpheus is both legal and legitimate, parent company StreamCast Wednesday said it will launch the newest version of its popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software on May 1. The software allows users to search and download all types of digital media, including audio, videos, games, photos, software […]

Mobile device maker Research In Motion (RIM) Tuesday said it has inked a deal that will plant its BlackBerry products in the Philippines. The contract with SMART Communications, a subsidiary of that country’s dominant carrier — Philippine Long Distance Telephone — includes support for RIM’s wireless e-mail and messaging platform over SMART’s GSM/GPRS dual band […]

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Looking to up its station in the handheld device pecking order, Dell Computer Tuesday said it has struck a deal with startup Good Technologies. Financial terms were not discussed, but the plan is to co-develop future wireless products and services for corporate customers. “Customers of all sizes are implementing or evaluating […]

Applied Materials Tuesday said it has acquired Menlo Park, Calif.-based Boxer Cross for an undisclosed amount of cash. Founded in 1997, Boxer Cross is known for making in-line monitoring systems that help with electrical measurement data for controlling semiconductor processes. The company said is will now be a part of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Applied’s Process […]