Michael Singer

A report released Friday shows encouraging news for the chipmaking sector. San Jose, Calif.-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $11.07 billion – a 3.1 percent increase from the $10.73 billion level reached in March. The trade group also said April’s growth was led by an increase in sales in the wireless […]

Courting the open source community, Openwave Systems Thursday released its Open Usability Interface to SourceForge.net under a Mozilla Public License. The Redwood City, Calif.-based wireless communication infrastructure software maker said its server-side programming library and source code will serve as a base for mobile applications developers working with multiple networks and mobile devices. In practice, […]

Internet directory infrastructure services provider UltraDNS Thursday began offering its new BasicDNS Service for $1 per month for a limited time. The San Mateo-based company said it is targeting the new service to individuals and small businesses that need Internet connections that improve the resolution of Domain Name System (DNS) queries. The company said the […]

Attention, Kmart shoppers! It’s the company’s latest attempt to keep you online and in their stores. The beleaguered retailer is hoping to bring back the glory days of its bargain shopping with free unlimited Internet access of its BlueLight.com service. The San Francisco-based ISP is offering one month of free online access to new subscribers […]

Because Internet threats are no longer isolated to desktop computers and servers, Network Associates Wednesday said it has retooled its Sniffer platform for wireless. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based Web security company said its new Sniffer Mobile is designed for cellular and PCS providers who want to protect their 2.5G and 3G mobile data networks. The […]

Open IP-based communication infrastructure software maker Openwave Systems Wednesday said it will spend an estimated $77 million to acquire the technology of two separate companies. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company said it will drop $2.26 per share in cash (estimated at $59 million) for Boulder, Colo.-based SignalSoft Corp. . SignalSoft said it will use about […]

e-Business software maker Intraware , which recently dumped $9.5 million worth of its Asset Management software business to Computer Associates has another sweetheart deal in mind. The Orinda, Calif.-based company Tuesday said it has extended its SubscribeNet service plan with Palo Alto, Calif.-based networking giant Sun Microsystems . Financial terms of the deal and length […]

Openwave Systems Tuesday opened its WAP Push Library – Java Edition 1.0, a new free site where mobile developers can get resources on push technology. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company specializes in open IP-based communication infrastructure software and applications. Openwave’s Push technology is standards-based and used in mobile applications, including multimedia messaging service (MMS), instant […]

Hewlett-Packard continued to tweak its lineup with the introduction of a rack-mounted high-density server and supercomputer as well as a revised version of a popular desktop line. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker Tuesday took the wraps off its HP AlphaServer DS20L server and HP AlphaServer SC20 supercomputer. The HP AlphaServer DS20L server, […]

The world’s largest chipmaker Tuesday looked into its crystal ball and came up with a few predictions: Blade-based communications servers , the latest trend in IT servers popular because of their size and cost, will win out in the end if they are built around modules and open standards. Speaking at its developer’s forum in […]

E-commerce software maker Peregrine Systems said Thursday it will restate 11 straight quarters of financial results after an internal accounting investigation found errors. The San Diego-based firm said it will adjust its books for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and the first three quarters of fiscal year 2002. The irregularities could top the $100 million […]

Infrastructure provider Juniper Networks Wednesday said it has inked a deal to provide IP services to NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), a division of Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said it will help NTT Com support the build out of its high-performance IP network. Reaching more than 200 countries, NTT […]