Michael Singer

Intel Friday said it is working with a slew of other companies to put its XScale technology into smart display devices. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said companies like Philips Electronics, Viewsonic Corporation, AboCom and Tatung would use its low-power semiconductors to process the wireless data interchange between the PC and display. In […]

Chipmaker Broadcom Corporation Monday said it has agreed to buy Mobilink Telecom, Inc., in an all-stock deal estimated at $190 million. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Mobilink supplies chipsets and reference designs for mobile phones, PDAs and cellular modem cards. As part of the purchase, Irvine, Calif.-based Broadcom is opening up some 5.6 million Class A shares […]

A Delaware Chancery Court judge said Monday a lawsuit filed last month by Walter Hewlett can proceed. The company co-founder’s eldest son and board member opposes Hewlett-Packard’s now $19 billion proposed merger with Compaq Computer . Hewlett claims HP used its corporate muscle to sway shareholders at the last minute. “We are pleased with the […]

In an attempt to keep its pole position in Web publishing, Adobe Systems Monday announced a revised version of its popular FrameMaker software. This time around, the San Jose, Calif.-based company is taking advantage of new XML features to boost version 7.0 of the authoring and publishing software. Adobe says the markup language lets content […]

Customer relationship management (CRM) software maker Salesforce.com Monday said Akira Kitamura has joined the company as president of salesforce.com Japan. A former Centura Software CEO and Oracle executive, Kitamura will be responsible for Salesforce.com’s operations based in Tokyo, Japan where the company currently has more than 200 customers. “Kitamura was one of our first members […]

Two survivors of the dot-com shakedown are pulling their rafts together a little tighter. One-time tech heavyweight Inktomi said Monday it is in a deal to bundle its search platform with Interwoven’s XML-centric content management software… and vice-a-versa. The companies expect to make the new joint offerings generally available the second half of 2002. Foster […]

Plaintiffs that filed suits against Critical Path in February and March have withdrawn their case, the company said Wednesday. The resolution means the San Francisco-based wireless messaging and e-mail provider has put an end to two-years of legal battles with investors. “We are pleased by the decision to withdraw each of these lawsuits,” said Critical […]

Cisco Systems , long time champion in the networking sector, is looking boost its firmware lineup. The San Jose, Calif.-based computer-networking equipment maker said Wednesday that its SN 5420 Storage Router v 2.1.1 is ready for download. Cisco says the upgrade improves security, reliability and manageability that until now had not been applied to networked […]

Oracle is betting part of the farm on Web hosting services for other businesses. The No. 2 software maker Tuesday said it would begin offering its Oracle9i software as an online service and manage the software for customers. The idea is to use its Outsourcing technology to help cut costs and simplify processes. Similar to […]

FileNET Corp. Tuesday said it has signed an agreement to purchase Web content management technology from eGrail Inc. for $10 million in cash. The buyout is expected to pad next generation Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platforms Through its own channels and ValueNET Partner network, FileNET makes solutions that allow customers, business partners, suppliers and employees […]

In a move destined to send shockwaves through the sector, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has ruled that it has the authority to regulate DSL-based Internet services. The declaration makes California the first state in the nation to take an authority position over the delivery of broadband Internet services provided by local telephone companies. […]

Intel seems to be pushing Moore’s Law even harder than before. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant confirmed Friday that it is gearing up to release its latest Pentium 4 chip. This one will run at a blazing speed of 2.4 gigahertz, which is 9 percent faster than the current 2.2 GHz model. The […]