Michael Singer

Do you believe in coincidence? How about luck? What are the odds that two companies release the same application on the same day with the same version number? That’s exactly what Cisco Systems and Openwave Systems did Wednesday. Just after 5 a.m. PDT, the San Jose, Calif.-based computer-networking equipment maker announced it was releasing its […]

Online car information site Edmunds.com Tuesday says it has entered into a one-year ad campaign with luxury car manufacturer Lexus. Now, while that may not be enough news to wrap your fish with, the companies want to also point out that Lexus will be one of Edmonds’ first advertisers to purchase conquest ads on its […]

Cisco Systems says it is concerned about your company’s server security. The San Jose, Calif.-based computer-networking equipment maker Tuesday released a suite of new security products it says will help small and large companies and telecommuters from online attacks. Fresh off the production line is Cisco’s IDS Host Sensor, a host-based solution for enterprise-wide intrusion […]

Two Silicon Valley-based search engine companies Tuesday reported some cross pollinating on their sites. San Francisco-based LookSmart says it has cut a distribution deal with Emeryville, Calif.-based question and answer search engine Ask Jeeves . Under the agreement, LookSmart’s LookListings will now be featured in the metasearch results area of Ask Jeeves’ search results. The […]

Hewlett-Packard Tuesday says it will merge with Compaq Computer in a stock swap deal worth about $25 billion. The boards of both companies approved the union Monday night. The combined company will have the top worldwide revenue positions in servers, access devices (PCs & hand-helds), and imaging and printing, as well as huge revenue positions […]

Two Massachusetts firms and one California-based company say they want to give Web developers a multi-platform messaging tool to offer Web services to any Internet-enabled device. Westford, Mass.-based Viridien Technologies, Dublin, Ireland and Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Cape Clear Software, and Boston-based MessageMachines Thursday announced a strategic partnership that brings together each other’s technology to benefit […]

Palo Alto, Calif.-based TIBCO Software Wednesday named Christopher O’Meara as the company’s CFO. O’Meara was formerly the company’s vice president of finance. “Chris has been a significant contributor to TIBCO during the past three years,” says TIBCO chairman and CEO Vivek Ranadive. “After a thorough search of candidates in the marketplace, Chris emerged as the […]

Marimba , which is known for its Desktop/Mobile Management and Web Traffic Monitor technology, Wednesday says it has received an U.S. patent for its software distribution technology Titled “System and Method for the Distribution of Code and Data,” U.S. patent 6,272,536, relates in part to the automatic distribution and updating of software applications and data […]

In the realm of customer relationship management (CRM) software, partnerships are key. That’s why Palo Alto, Calif.-based Octopus says it is working with Vitria Technology to enhance its CRM tool, known as Meta Applications. The joint venture is a combination of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Vitria’s popular BusinessWare integration platform with Octopus’ drag-and-drop interface. “The result is […]

Intel Tuesday says it is embracing the world of peer-to-peer technology with an upcoming suite of technology building blocks, or middleware. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant says the idea is to help accelerate P2P capabilities in software by next generation software application developers. The P2P technology is expected to be available for evaluation […]

Openwave Systems has been growing at such a steady speed, say execs, that the Redwood City, Calif.-based company Tuesday says it is adding two top-level positions. The company says Kevin Kennedy is joining as COO and John MacFarlane is promoted to CTO. The company specializes in open IP-based communication infrastructure software and applications. “These newly […]

Anti-virus experts at McAfee.com say they’ve discovered a new worm that hides in a PDF file. The worm called “Peachy” so far affects only users of the full version of the Adobe Acrobat application. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company’s AVERT division says this is the first known worm to use a PDF file infected with a […]