Michael Singer

Cisco Systems advanced its Internet operations support systems (OSS) product portfolio Monday with the release of three new domain managers. The new fall lineup includes the Cisco Mobile Wireless Center, Cisco Broadband Access Center and Cisco Packet Telephony Center. Pricing depends on number of units (CPE, routers/switches, subscribers or broadband access lines) and ranges from […]

In a world full of computers where “Intel Inside” is the norm, Advanced Micro Devices AMD has had the monumental task of converting the general public to its chips. So, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker Monday launched “Challenge me. Surprise me. Free me. AMD me.” The company calls it the “largest global, integrated branding and […]

Pornography provider Private Media Group Thursday made an outright bid to buy Internet file-swapping service Napster. The Barcelona, Spain-based sex mogul said it will buy the Napster trademark and napster.com domain name lock, stock and barrel for one million shares of Private common stock. If the deal were to close today, it would be worth […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Intel founder Gordon Moore postulated the size and speed of future chips, the thinking was that things would eventually slow down because of the limits of silicon. Now the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant is pushing that end point with its exploration into nanotechnology . But company CTO Pat […]

The UK’s largest Internet service provider Wednesday said it is turning to Silicon Valley for help securing its broadband customers. The new deal between British Telecom and McAfee allows the Mountain View, Calif.-based online security company to be top priority when pitching BT Broadband users that are looking for personal firewall, anti-virus and privacy services. […]

Fox Entertainment and Yahoo! say they had such a great time working together marketing Fox’s summer movies that the two media upstarts have decided to do it again. The two companies Thursday confirmed that Yahoo! will plaster promotional ads for Fox’s Fall television shows from both the network and its cable offshoot FX. Financial terms […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — An evolution of sorts is unfolding in the storage industry with the development of Serial ATA (SATA) products. ATA is a disk drive implementation that incorporates the controller on the disk drive itself. The new spec allows for thinner, more flexible cables and lower pin counts as well as better motherboard […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — As Intel continues to woo developers with its chipmaking prowess, the company Wednesday said the true competitive advantage in IT lies within its “modular” strategy. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company says a combination of wired and wireless products with its own brand of servers, networks and storage will help companies save […]

Network Associates Tuesday took one step closer to its dream of bringing McAfee.com back home. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based Web security company said it has been given a seal of approval on the deal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SEC officials were not available for comment. A majority of minority shareholders in Mountain […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — If firewalls, routers and filters can’t protect against hackers and other computer attacks, why not address the problem at the semiconductor level? That’s the thinking behind a couple of initiatives announced Tuesday by Intel . The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said it has launched a new technology, code-named LaGrande […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel Tuesday enticed developers to help them build the “digital home” of the future, one jam packed with wireless devices. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant has been working hard to widen its reach beyond the desktop PC, which makes up some 80 percent of its revenue. So the No. […]

Microsoft Tuesday said it has purchased a Mountain View, Calif.-based security company to better secure its core file services including its Windows platform and .NET initiative. The Redmond, Wash-based software giant has acquired the assets of XDegrees for an undisclosed amount of cash and is in the process of relocating the team of 12 or […]