Michael Singer

While it’s not in immediate danger of becoming obsolete, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) are losing the fight for supremacy against smartphones and customer perception, according to a new report. Analysts at In-Stat/MDR Tuesday say the PDA market is poised for growth this year, but the outlook for the next four years is not as strong […]

Hewlett-Packard Tuesday said it is holding its own thanks to strong holiday PC and inkjet printer sales as well as a few surprise areas. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker missed revenue estimates for its First Quarter of 2003 saying it made $17.9 billion in revenue and a GAAP operating profit of $879 […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems Tuesday outlined a new software strategy it says will streamline the way customers get the company’s platforms. Dubbed “Project Orion,” the Santa Clara, Calif.-based networking giant said it will move to one distribution, and three licensing models and offer a yearly subscription for Solaris and base all of its software […]

Building on its wireless strategy, Intel Tuesday said it has inked a deal to create next generation antennas for wireless notebook computers. The partnership with Laurel, Md.-based Etenna Corp. will give original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) reference designs to incorporate 802.11a/b and Bluetooth antennas into their future products. The two companies […]

Building on its ‘Enterprise Content’ platform, Cisco Systems Tuesday released new hardware appliances and router-integrated modules for companies looking to stream video over the Web. The San Jose, Calif.-based computer-networking equipment maker launched version 5.0 of its Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS) software as part of its Enterprise Content Delivery Network (ECDN). The […]

AT&T Wireless Monday said it has inked a deal to support Palm’s latest wireless handset on its next-generation GSM/GPRS network. The partnership involves the Tungsten ‘W’, which combines a PDA with cellular telephone functions. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based handheld computer maker markets the devices to business class “Power Users.” The systems can be preordered now […]

Chip programming concern Xilinx Monday said it is the first Programmable Logic Device (PLD) vendor to demo 10 Gbps technology using a standard CMOS logic process. The multi-gigabit technology is expected to make its way into target field-programmable gate arrays and complex programmable logic devices. Based on Non-Return to Zero (NRZ) signaling, the company said […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Faced with increased competition from systems running Intel architecture, Sun Microsystems Monday said it will begin using AMD in some of its blade servers . At its annual gathering of securities analysts here, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based networking giant is highlighting its server and desktop directions and said it is rethinking its […]

Equipment test manufacturer Agilent Friday said it will have to fire even more of its employees to remain profitable for the rest of the year. During its first quarter earnings report, the Palo Alto Calif.-based company, which spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 1999, said it will cut an additional 4,000 jobs, or 11 percent of […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel’s claim that their chips are everywhere is being expanded from the PC into the 1.3 trillion healthcare industry right down to the blood level. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant Friday outlined its short and long-term strategy to use its chips to tackle diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s and other […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel Thursday released a new version of its Intel Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel IPP) for software developers. Developers use software libraries to build features, such as audio, video, image, signal and speech processing, into an application. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said version 3.0 has been optimized for the […]

While the fires burn bright for Intel this week, three of its rivals are making drastic cost cutting measures including laying off workers just to keep up. AMD Thursday confirmed that it will finish eliminating some 1,550 positions this week as part of its worldwide cost reductions announced in November 2002. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor […]