Michael Singer

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP) says now more than even it is committed to open source technologies. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker Monday launched Coolbase, a software development platform for creating mobile e-services. The program was created by scientists and engineers at HP Labs’ Cooltown research project. While under beta testing, Coolbase received interest […]

Software giant Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) Wednesday launched its new Warehouse Management System, a new product for Warehouse and Distribution Centers. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company says the software helps companies streamline warehouse resource management, warehouse configuration, task scheduling and advanced pick methodologies – not to mention saving them some money. The platform includes support for […]

Free Web page host Homestead.com is officially no longer 100 percent free as of today. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company Wednesday launched a subscription-based version of Homestead Personal, its award-winning Web site building service. The company says the decision to launch its subscription-based model only came down after the collapse of the sponsorship market forced […]

Customer relationship management (CRM) firm iXL (Nasdaq: IIXL) Wednesday says it has inked a deal with chip making giant Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) designed for e-Business retailers and manufacturers. The result is “Retail & Consumer Goods Solution” platform, a collaboration done at Intel’s Solution Center located at iXL headquarters in Atlanta. Executives say the platform will […]

One of the legends in Internet music has been getting a facelift as of late. Online music exchange site Scour.com, which is owned by CenterSpan Communications (Nasdaq: CSCC) is in the midst of a multi-million dollar makeover to help the one-time Napster rival compete with other peer-to-peer music exchange programs. While engineers are hammering out […]

Imagine checking your e-mail and contact information about one of your sales partners without leaving your car or taking your hands off the wheel. Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Wingcast Thursday announced a partnership that is expected to put just such a service in Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Nissan cars in the next 11 […]

Testing out new software and demos from downloads can be burdensome if not a gut wrenching experience for some IT professionals. Getting the software is half the battle and if the program is riddled with bugs it can be just like pulling teeth getting it off the server. Morgan Hill, Calif.-based GraphOn Corp. (Nasdaq: GOJO) […]

Some people get rid of their excess junk online with auctions sites like eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), but for some companies and governments say they want something a bit more tailored to them. Online marketing and technology services company, Bidpath and eBreviate, an eSourcing technologies and services firm Thursday say they are partnering to bring a […]

The members have spoken at free Web page host Homestead.com – if they can’t get it all for free, they want to keep the site affordable. This after the Menlo Park-based company notified its customers two-weeks ago it would begin charging for some of its services. Homestead says it only considered the move to a […]

Streaming media company Speedera Networks says it has reached an agreement with Seattle-based Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) to give the online retailer’s customers high-quality streamed samples and previews of Amazon.com’s audio, video and game products. “Amazon.com obviously knows what it takes to sell products online,” says Gordon Smith, vice president of marketing at Speedera. “It also […]

San Francisco-based YesSoftware Friday announced the launch of GotoCode.com, a new portal Website designed to showcase its open source applications and function as a community Web site for Web developers and users of its code generation software, known as CodeCharge. The company says any of its CodeCharge generated code is clear enough for a beginning […]

KnowNow, a new company that makes Internet-scale event routing software, officially launched Wednesday. The Mountain View-based company’s first set of application internetworking solutions allows companies to exchange information over the Internet instantly and consistently. Three products making their debut include its KnowNow Event Router, KnowNow Microservers(a client-side code embedded into browsers and applications that enables […]