Michael Singer

After posting one of its best years ever, business software maker PeopleSoft is celebrating with a vengeance. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company Friday says it will exercise its option to purchase one hundred percent of the outstanding shares of Momentum Business Applications, Inc. . Under the terms of the deal, PeopleSoft expects to pay around $90 […]

The computer whiz kid arrested for attacking eBay and other Silicon Valley Internet companies was back in court with his lawyer Thursday after reversed his plan to defend himself in court. Jerome Heckenkamp, who has been in custody since January 18, told a federal court in San Jose, Calif. Wednesday that he does not have […]

Computer maker Gateway Thursday announced a restructuring that will reduce its workforce by 16 percent and close 19 of its 296 Gateway Country retail stores. The Poway, Calif.-based company says it will cut 2,250 jobs from its current headcount of 14,000. The job cuts are in addition to the 25 percent staff reduction that the […]

In its early days, the Internet was referred to as the “Information Super Highway.” Right… a highway without a map. But now, Quova says it wants to use its GeoPoint geo-location technology to change the way we look at Web traffic. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company Tuesday says it has fit its platform into New […]

Chordiant Software , which makes customer relationship management (CRM) software, Tuesday updated its application to version 5.0. The new version meshes together the company’s standards-based open JX Architecture (J2EE + XML) making it easy to work with and install what Chordiant calls a “dynamically driven” CRM. “What we mean by ‘dynamically driven CRM’ is the […]

Desktop management software maker Everdream this week confirms it has been awarded two key patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Fremont, Calif.-based company says owning patents, #US 6,281,894 B1 and #US 6,301,666 B1, means they hold the intellectual property rights relating to computer system stability, remote diagnostic support, recovery of data and […]

iLive Inc. , which offers streaming video on a pay-per-view basis, Friday says it is planning to open up as an Internet service provider in about two weeks. The Irvine, Calif.-based company plans to first roll out DSL and dial-up access in the Los Angeles basin with expansion into the rest of the country contingent […]

One day after Intel said it ended its fourth quarter on an up note, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant announced 27-year Intel veteran Paul Otellini would become its president and COO. The company has not had a COO since 1998. In addition to running the day-to-day operations, Otellini finally makes Intel a two-man […]

Web software and services provider Wind River Systems Monday says it is retuning its FreeBSD operations back to its original owner, FreeBSD Mall. The transaction should be completed sometime by the end of January. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Current support obligations and software subscriptions at Wind River will be transferred to […]

Getting a parking ticket in San Francisco is a hassle, but paying for it just got easier. The City and County of San Francisco launched a new Web-based service late last week that lets people pay their parking tickets over the Internet with a major credit card. The city issues some 2.4 million parking citations […]

A week after question and answer search engine Ask Jeeves finished embedding the assets of Teoma, the company says it has acquired the technology of privately owned Octopus for an undisclosed amount. Emeryville, Calif.-based Jeeves Monday says it has also hired the majority of the engineering team that built its software. The company says it […]

Business software maker PeopleSoft Friday says it will purchase the intellectual property and certain assets of Annuncio Software Inc. Terms of the financial deal were not discussed. Mountain View, Calif.-based Annuncio is best known for its Announcio Bright software (for e-merchandising and Web personalization) and Annuncio Live product (for campaign automation.) The company’s marketing automation […]