Michael Singer

KANA Tuesday says it is making space in its dance card for U.K.-based Broadsystem. The two companies say they will use KANA Marketing software, KANA Response software and KANA IQ software to help provide companies in the United Kingdom with outsourced marketing communications and customer relations centers. The deal is a boon to KANA based […]

A report issued by Institutional Shareholder Services Tuesday gives the green light to a proposed $22 billion merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. . The Rockville, Md.-based firm made its advisement after looking over all of the proxy materials and meeting with company executives including HP CEO Carly Fiorina Compaq CEO Michael Capellas as […]

Even though fewer people use broadband, they make up more than half the time spent surfing the Internet for the first time ever, according to a new report from Nielsen//Netratings . A January survey by the Milpitas, Calif.-based metrics site found broadband surfers logged 1.19 billion hours, accounting for 51 percent of the 2.3 billion […]

eBay Tuesday says it has signed a multiyear deal with San Francisco-based LiquidSeats to tap into its StubHub Network. The deal is expected to give eBay’s 42 million registered users access to the live-event tickets, including Web sites affiliated with professional sports teams and media companies. This is the first time that the online auction […]

Sun Microsystems Monday chatted up its Linux strategy with more talk of bringing its appliances to where it counts most: the “edge.” The company’s new line of Sun Cobalt Linux boxes, due out early in the second quarter of this year, are expected to expand the use of Linux beyond its existing appliances. The low-priced, […]

Intel Monday says it is now shipping its flagship chip – the Pentium 4 – for use in laptops and other mobile PCs. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant says the mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M is great at speeding up video and other CPU intensive processes. The chip only uses two watts of […]

Britney Spears is not just a pop star – she’s a new worm squirming its way through the Web. The low-risk bug was identified Tuesday by anti-virus experts including the ones at Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team (AVERT), the anti-virus research division of Network Associates . The visual basic-based worm originally named VBS/BritneyPic@MM and renamed VBS/Chick@M […]

Hewlett-Packard , and a subsidiary of SAP AG Thursday agreed to work together to give their business customers enhanced portal services. The alliance will combine Palo Alto, Calif.-based SAP Portals solutions with HP technology and consulting services. The agreement builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies. The companies say they will both dedicate […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel continued to woo hardware and software developers Wednesday with its chip making prowess. Company executives at the Intel Developer Forum outlined the progress of several industry initiatives such as 3GIO, a high speed interconnection technology between devices within the computer; the Intel Personal Client Architecture (PCA) developer network, a support network […]

Internet search and content delivery developer Inktomi says it has come up with a way to reduce Internet traffic jams and they’ve got a heavy hitter in their pocket to promote its success. The Foster City, Calif.-based company Wednesday unveiled its new Personal Edge software suite. The infrastructure technology for Internet service providers (ISP) is […]

SAN FRANCISCO — One day after BEA Systems, Inc. said it would shell out some stock to buy Appeal Virtual Machines, the company Tuesday reaffirmed its relationship with Intel . And for a good reason. Basically, BEA was up against a wall without Intel. Here’s how it plays out: San Mateo, Calif.-based Appeal makes Java […]

Laurie Priddy knows a few things about managing a network. A former EVP of operations at Exodus Communications , Priddy has now found her way to Critical Path . The company Tuesday named Priddy as its new executive vice president and to be in charge of operations of Critical Path’s hosted e-mail and messaging services. […]