Michael Singer

Hewlett-Packard board member and co-founder’s son Walter Hewlett filed a lawsuit Thursday in the Delaware Chancery Court claiming that the March 19 shareholder vote was unjustly influenced at the last minute. HP is currently looking at a $20 billion merger with Compaq Computer . The complaint stems from reports that Deutsche Asset Management, a unit […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems’ CEO Scott McNealy says the Internet all comes down to a fight between mankind and Microsoft – or as McNealy likes to refer to them as “the Monopolists.” The company’s biggest Java fan implored a sea of developers at the JavaOne Conference here to continue to put as much energy […]

Business software giant Oracle Monday launched its new Portal Developer Center. The free, online community service is designed for portal developers and partners who hand to create and exchange portal information. Available on Oracle’s Technology Network (OTN), Oracle’s online developer community, registered users can get access to education resources designed to promote portal development and […]

Optical IP network provider, Yipes Communications has hit the Chapter 11 skids, joining the ranks of Excite@Home, NorthPoint Communications and Rhythms NetConnections. The San Francisco-based company Friday filed a voluntary petition for reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Yipes execs released a statement saying they expect to continue its business operations – including adding new […]

Wireless software maker AvantGo reported two partnerships this week that it says will bolster its position in the market. The Hayward, Calif.-based company Friday said it had reached a strategic alliance with Spacient Technologies, Inc. to combine AvantGo’s M-Business Server with Spacient’s Fieldport’s mobile operations management software and services. The product would then be sold […]

Executives at handheld computer maker Palm were giving each other high-fives around the office late Thursday. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company with the new split personality said it had just recorded a $2.9 million net profit – or a penny-per-share – for its third quarter, which ended March 1. That was still not good enough […]

With the daily threat of nearly 60,000 known computer viruses and the continual discovery of new, more complex viruses, McAfee.com says it wants to keep its customers in the know. So the Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which got a proposed buy back this week from its parent company Network Associates , is asking a neighboring […]

It’s legal problems behind it, Critical Path Thursday moved forward by naming Bill Scott as vice president of its Latin America operations. A former Latin American VP for InfoSpace, Inc. , Scott will lead sales efforts in the region – where Critical Path already powers more than 20 million e-mail boxes. “Adding Bill to our […]

Unlike their HP counterparts, shareholders with Compaq Computer Corp. had no problem making up their minds in a proposed $22-billion merger. A special meeting at the Houston-based company resulted in a 9 to 1 pro-vote to combine the company with Hewlett-Packard . After only 45 minutes and a sprinkling of debate, shareholders agreed to the […]

With less than 24 hours to go, both sides of the proposed $22 billion merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. are desperately seeking shareholders. That’s because the quest to build the No. 2 computer company may be decided by a very slim margin of votes, according to analysts. HP shareholder votes will be tallied […]

CUPERTINO, Calif. — After all the pleading, backbiting and endless campaigning, the critical shareholder voting to determine the fate of the proposed $22-billion merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. got underway Tuesday. But with no official tally due out for weeks, both sides were quickly claiming victory. “Based on a preliminary estimate of shareowner […]

Apple Computer Thursday released an updated version of its popular Apple Remote Desktop. The new software designed for the Mac OS X allows administrators to manage other Mac desktops anywhere on a local network, AirPort wireless network or across the Internet. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker says it has an immediate appeal for teachers, where […]