Michael Singer

Sun Microsystems’ Solaris 10 may be powerful enough to power a data grid, but for real market growth, Sun is looking inward to the embedded space. Despite the hoopla at this month’s announcement party to launch Solaris 10, the focus for the operating system has been outside the usual realm of server rooms and desktops. […]

The various groups working on the interconnect technology commonly known as FireWire are joining forces to help speed up adoption. The Dallas-based 1394 Trade Association said it will merge with the 1394Automation Group (its European counterpart) by the end of the year. The combined effort is expected to continue work on standards development, as well […]

UPDATED: Merger talks are still alive though strained in the hostile takeover soap opera between Oracle and PeopleSoft . Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said his “best and final all cash offer” of $24 per share (an estimated $9.2 billion) has now been endorsed by a majority (61 percent ) of PeopleSoft shareholders after a vote […]

Nvidia will integrate its graphics chips with Intel chips, the company said Friday. The “multi-year patent cross-license agreement” between the two Santa Clara, Calif.-based companies covers multiple product lines and product generations. Specific details were light, but Nvidia president and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said his company would bring Nvidia’s nForce platform and PCI Express-based SLI […]

Should we stand and fight or take the money and run? Such is the plight of PeopleSoft’s institutional shareholders who have been asked to vote by midnight tonight in favor of or against Oracle’s “final offer” of $24 per share (an estimated $9.2 billion) to merge the companies. If more than 50 percent of PeopleSoft’s […]

The operating system that powers the lion’s share of servers is losing ground to Windows and Linux. Unix is losing so much ground that IT research firm IDC is predicting Windows will take over as the dominant server operating system by the year 2008. IDC’s upcoming “Worldwide Server Customer Revenue, 2004 vs. 2008, by Operating […]

UPDATED: Gateway is bolstering its Media Center PCs offerings with two new customizable offerings. The Poway, Calif.-based computer maker, which recently closed its retail stores and returned to the direct sales model, served up a new Gateway 3250X Media Center PC ($799.99) and the Gateway 7200S Media Center PC ($1,399.99). Both desktops are the first […]

Oracle has overhauled its security patch policy after a growing number of complaints from customers and even its own executives. Starting on January 18, the company said it will begin issuing regularly scheduled patches for Oracle Application Server, Oracle Database, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Collaboration Suite. The updates will be available […]

Sun Microsystems got the jump on the next generation of Java with an early release of Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE), version 6.0. The source code (code-named Mustang) is available in downloadable “snapshots.” It arrives at a time when the ink is barely dry on the current J2SE specification (J2SE 5.0, codenamed Tiger), which was […]

Wireless giant Qualcomm wants to get personal with mobile shoppers. The San Diego-based firm has sought the help of alternative Web browser maker Opera Software to offer contextual shopping on BREW-enabled handsets. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. For example, if a BREW-enabled phone searches for an update on the latest basketball scores, […]

PeopleSoft shareholders are starting to speak up about Oracle’s takeover bid. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based software maker’s two largest investment groups this week announced opposing thoughts on the current and “best and final offer” of $24 per share (an estimated $9.2 billion) to merge the companies. Capital Guardian Trust told Oracle executives that it was in […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sun Microsystems continued its disruptive pricing strategy this week with a new grid computing offer that costs $1 per -CPU, per-hour to use. “CIOs around the world should begin benchmarking their internal grid infrastructures against our announced price of $1 CPU/hour and begin to consider the advantages of moving toward a […]