Michael Singer

Microsoft said it has clarified its software licensing policies to address a new trend in microprocessors and to keep the pressure on its rivals. The Redmond, Wash.-based software vendor said starting today it will continue to price its software based on its current per-processor model and not change it to accommodate hardware that contains dual-core […]

Sun Microsystems is expanding its utility computing sphere of influence to now encompass its closest partners. Armed with a combination of its Fire V20z servers, N1 Grid Engine software and either its Solaris Operating System or Linux software, Sun is wooing large contracts from companies in the petroleum and energy, life sciences, financial services, media […]

AMD has climbed aboard the PCI Express train with its latest generation of Athlon64 processors, the company said. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker began shipping its Athlon 64 FX-55 (gamers) and Athlon 64 4000+ (enterprise) processors to suppliers last week with PCI Express . The company had previously not included the up-and-coming chip interconnect technology […]

New batches of products hitting store shelves today promise some of the fastest chip-to-chip interconnect technology around. The new products conform to HyperTransport Specification 2.0, which supports up to 22.4 gigabytes/second aggregate bandwidth and includes 64-bit processors, I/O chipsets, silicon IP and development tools. Companies like AMD, Agilent, Dolphin, FuturePlus, GDA, SiS, ULi and VIA […]

An Internet standards task force is appealing to an international audience with an update to the XHTML and HTML markup languages. The GEO (Guidelines, Education and Outreach) Task Force of the Internationalization Working Group published their updated Working Draft of Specifying the Language of Content, the group said Friday. The document is one of a […]

Macromedia issued an incremental but significant upgrade to its server-based presentation software. The San Francisco-based Web graphics software maker’s latest edition of its Macromedia Flex is version 1.5. The new platform — including free trial — is being released alongside development of version 2.0, which is expected to make its debut next year. The new […]

All eyes are on a Delaware Chancery Court judge now that Oracle’s lawsuit against PeopleSoft closed Friday. The two-weeks’ worth of testimony centered on Oracle’s request that PeopleSoft remove its Customer Assurance Program (CAP). The guarantee is a refund to PeopleSoft customers should the company be acquired by a hostile takeover. The program, along with […]

Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, or J2EE, is a platform-independent standard designed for Web-based enterprise applications. It is also a standard with an uncertain future, according to some analysts. As a business tool, J2EE has achieved mass adoption because vendors like Sun, IBM, BEA and others are promoting it as a viable alternative to Microsoft’s […]

Sun Microsystems is starting to see progress in erasing its financial problems, highlighted by its Q1 earnings, released Thursday. The systems provider beat expectations with a break-even quarter, but revenues ($2.628 billion) came in a little lighter than expected. Sun also recorded a net loss of $174 million or $0.05 per share, which is more […]

Intel said that despite its best efforts, it will not go forward with plans to mass produce a Pentium 4 processor running at speeds of 4GHz. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company had previously given itself a goal of 2005 to fabricate the technology. Currently, Intel has some of the fastest x86-based processors on the market […]

For years, Macintosh users have been resigned to using virtualization products to run Windows applications. Now, a startup in Hawaii has joined the short list of companies turning the tables. MXS (which stands for Maui X-Stream) officially launched its CherryOS for Windows 98, 2000 or XP. The software translator lets users install Apple’s Mac OS […]

Four European countries stand accused of breaking strict public procurement rules and adopting an excusive “Intel Inside” policy, regulators said Tuesday. France, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden received letters, the European Commission said, accusing them individually of purchasing only Intel-based computers and ignoring the EC’s mandated open bid process. This is not the first time […]