Michael Singer

Wireless LAN (WLAN) chipset maker Atheros Communications has released one of its key security technologies to the open source community. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company submitted code for its JumpStart for Wireless security configuration software to SourceForge.net for use by anyone in the wireless LAN industry. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has already certified the code […]

Members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) said they will consult with Ultrawideband (UWB) developers to evaluate how the two technologies can improve data transfers between PCs, phones and consumer electronics equipment. The groups said the goal is to work toward an architecture that lets devices take advantage of UWB data rates (between 40 […]

Microsoft is extending its intellectual property and R&D program to smaller companies and startups, the company said today. The company launched its Microsoft Intellectual Property (IP) Ventures as a complement to its policy of licensing IP to larger corporations and governments. Executives said Ventures opens up hundreds of internally developed technologies to new businesses and […]

A patent holding company is expanding its patent infringement lawsuit to Intel and AMD . Lawyers for Acacia Research filed additional paperwork with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California asking that the two chipmakers be added to a patent infringement case currently pending in the Calif. court. The suit centers on […]

Dell is broadening its server management software with the help of Altiris . As part of an agreement it announced Tuesday, Dell said its OpenManage 4 systems-management software will now work with the Altiris Management Suite for provisioning, patch management and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge servers running either Windows and/or Linux. Customers using Altiris for […]

Sun Microsystems released new software Tuesday to help flesh out its N1 data center management platform. The company introduced its new N1 System Manager and revealed an update to its Sun N1 Service Provisioning System. N1 is an integrated system that helps data center operators manage server and computing resources independent of the vendor or […]

Sun Microsystems is announcing new hardware, software and services as part of its push for new government contracts. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company is hoping to build its portfolio in D.C. after a visit to Wall Street late last year spurred sales of its x86 Solaris-based systems. During a press event in Washington Tuesday, Sun […]

Macromedia updated its Web conferencing application with new voice over IP (VoIP) capabilities. As part of Breeze 5’s new VoIP plan, the platform now includes a telephone gateway that companies can link to their existing telephony bridges. In addition to support for VoIP, Breeze 5 also includes the ability to do on-demand video and real-time, […]

The Chinese computer company now in charge of IBM’s legendary PC business said it will waste no time in proving itself in the global marketplace. In a statement released Sunday, Lenovo Group said it has completed its $1.25 billion acquisition of IBM’s “Think” brand, including its ThinkPad laptops, ThinkCentre desktop PCs, ThinkVantage software tools and […]

Paul Kocher has been thinking about computer security since his undergraduate days at Stanford University more than 15 years ago. He gained international popularity for his research in cryptography and for being the man who designed the security protocols that make up SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) v3.0. More recently he has led research in developing […]

Apple’s launch of its new Macintosh operating system code-named Tiger could get caged if a lawsuit holds up in court. Online retailer Tiger Direct filed papers Thursday asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Florida to grant Apple a restraining order and an injunction. The company doesn’t want Apple to yank boxes of […]

Information technology service provider Intergraph announced today it is cutting its four-division structure down to two. The Huntsville, Ala.-based firm said it would maintain its core Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) division and create the Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) division to handle operations previously addressed by the company’s Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, Intergraph […]