Michael Singer

SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in its history, Oracle is taking the lid off its source code, all for the sake of Linux. The No. 2 business software giant Wednesday said the code covers a new cluster file system that the company said will help Oracle9i Real Application Clusters (RAC) customers simplify their […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A band of four companies Tuesday stood proud and proclaimed the anticipated arrival of their own brand of Linux, one that is expected to compete with similar products from Red Hat . UnitedLinux (aka Caldera International Inc. , Turbolinux Inc., Conectiva SA and SuSE Linux AG) said an official beta version of […]

Hewlett-Packard Monday said it has scored yet another huge outsourcing contract to provide technical support to Microsoft . The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker said the new global services contract, worth several millions of dollars, covers some 61,000 Microsoft employees, vendors and contractors around the globe. The agreement, which extends HP’s reach to […]

Less than a week after it put the thumbscrews on a security research firm for finding a hole in its server operating software, Hewlett-Packard Friday said it has withdrawn its legal threats. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker had sent a letter to Secure Network Operations (SNOSoft) saying the company, “could be fined […]

Think you’re a wireless wizard? Sure, you prance around the office with your 802.11-enabled laptop. But, wait… Why do you have to use a serial device for your projector or an interactive whiteboard? Well, Fremont, Calif.-based OTC Wireless Friday announced it is currently beta testing hardware that will let users use an 802.11b solution to […]

One of London’s top banking and insurance companies is turning to Google to get an edge on the competition. Lloyds TSB Insurance Thursday said it has inked a deal worth an estimated one million pounds ($1.55 million) to give it more than 1,000 insurance-related keywords on the Silicon Valley-based search engine’s Web pages. The one-year […]

Yahoo! Thursday redoubled its efforts to fight online auction giant eBay on European soil. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based media portal said it is working with London-based QXL ricardo (formerly QXL.com) on a co-branded auction site for the Denmark, Norway and Sweden marketplace. Yahoo! currently has an on-line auction service in Denmark only. The co-branded sites are […]

Forget what you know (or perhaps you don’t know) about routing products from Juniper Networks . The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based networking product maker Tuesday said the latest addition to its T-series routing family, the Juniper Networks T320 Router is better than anything put out by rival Cisco Systems . The company recently unveiled its new T-series […]

Two Silicon Valley software rivals decided to settle their outstanding patent lawsuits Monday after several years of backbiting accusations. In a joint statement, San Francisco-based Macromedia and San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems said they have put aside their legal differences on “all litigation.” Terms of the settlement were kept very confidential. The Web graphics and […]

Managed hosting supplier Conxion Corp. Monday said it has inked a distribution deal to help Oracle put its Oracle9i documents and software in the hands of its developers. The two companies already have a long-standing relationship dating back a few years. This time around, Santa Clara, Calif.-based Conxion Corp. said it is now using its […]

Production of RealPort and RealPort2 modems came to a grinding halt late Thursday. Intel subsidiary Xircom, which makes the credit card sized devices, has been ordered by a U.S. District Court judge to stop making, using, or selling some 26 products until a patent lawsuit initiated by 3Com Corp. has resolved. Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com, […]

A bill sent to congress Thursday morning is expected to send shockwaves through the peer-to-peer file sharing community. Sponsored by Reps. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), who represents parts of Hollywood, and Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Coble, Lamar Smith (R-TX), and Robert Wexler (D-FL), the bill lets songwriters, photographers, film producers, karaoke tape makers and other copyright owners […]