Michael Singer

SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Thursday said it may be the largest hardware supplier for Oracle but what counts is the customer’s agenda. “I think a lot of the commentary around this industry is centered on a cyclical economic environment,” said HP CEO Carly Fiorina. “What we’ve realized is that customer requirements are not about the […]

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Thursday made sweeping cuts to its workforce, which it claims is a strategic move to keep up with rival Intel . The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker said it will reduce its global work force by about 2,000 positions (roughly 15 percent of its staff) by the end of the second quarter […]

Intel Thursday released its fastest (and most expensive) Pentium processor to date, which it hopes will breathe new life into home and business PC sales. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant’s latest P4 runs at a whopping 3.06 GHz and includes its multithreaded “Hyper-Threading” technology, which it debuted in its Xeon processors for servers […]

In a show of growing interest that spans across borders, Dell Computer Wednesday said it has signed a deal that will put its PCs and servers in the hands of more Europeans. The Austin, Texas-based computer maker said it is working with Deutsche Telekom IT services division, T-Systems, on major projects and on international outsourcing […]

After several delays, Advanced Micro Devices AMD Tuesday said it has begun sampling its high-density NOR Flash memory device. Flash memory allows for color screens, multiple languages, short messaging, pictures, Internet access, and other advanced features in cell phones, PDAs, car PCs, telecommunications equipment, and TV set-top boxes. AMD is the second-largest provider of flash […]

SAN FRANCISCO — With apologies to New Yorker cartoonist Peter Steiner, people can now tell if you are a dog or not on the Internet. And EMC executive chairman Mike Ruettgers says it’s the next “killer app.” The Hopkinton, Mass.-based storage supplier is focusing on a new strategy it calls “Global Replay.” “It’s a kind […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Picking on Microsoft is a full time job for Oracle , which is why the No. 2 business software maker is relishing this week’s announced partnerships with some of Bill Gates’ favorite companies. Among the companies lining up to support Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle in their 9i “Unbreakable” platform are long-time Microsoft […]

Advanced Micro Devices AMD Monday continued its fight against rival Intel with the release of its Athlon XP processor 2200+ – a new processor designed for notebook computers. Bumping its 8-week-old mobile Athlon XP 2000+ from the top of AMD’s notebook offerings, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker says Fujitsu Siemens is using the new chips […]

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s Oracle’s show, but the spotlight on Day One of its weeklong conference goes to Intel . The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said it was committing itself to Oracle’s software with its new Itanium 2-based systems and said it will be running Oracle9i Database on HP-UX by the end of […]

The battle between SONICblue and TiVo has been decided. The winner? The bottom line. The two Silicon Valley-based makers of digital video recorders (DVR) Friday said they will drop patent infringement suits that they filed against each other last year “without prejudice.” The suits are pending in the United States District Court for the Northern […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems Friday continued its next phase of its N1 rollout with a glimpse of its next server. Briefing analysts and press, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based networking giant said it was between 30 and 60 days from demonstrating and releasing a new “provisioning” server. The yet-to-be-named box is expected to carry SPARC […]

Texas Instruments (TI) Thursday said it has produced a new type of memory chip which will cost less and perform better than current embedded standards – Flash or DRAM . The Dallas-based chipmaker said it has created a 64 Megabit Ferroelectric RAM (FRAM) chip within a standard CMOS logic process. TI says they are also […]