Michael Singer

The Web Services-Interoperability Organization (WS-I) released a batch of specifications or “profiles” to clarify interoperability issues with Web services attachments, officials said Tuesday. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based standards consortium said it has published its Basic Profile 1.1, Attachments Profile 1.0 and Simple SOAP Binding Profile 1.0 as Final Material after approval by the WS-I member […]

Those wireless LAN cards that go into a laptop, Tablet PC or PDA have just gone on the endangered species list, according to a new report published this week. The credit card-sized devices — sometimes with an antenna — are quickly being replaced by embedded Mini PCI card adapters, said market analyst firm In-Stat/MDR research. […]

U.S. consumers are feeling very pleased these days with the service they are getting from their PCs and e-business portals, according to a new report published Tuesday. The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) — a national economic indicator produced by the University of Michigan — hit 74.4 for the second quarter of 2004. On […]

p>Semiconductor design firm ARM is took a major leap into the embedded microprocessor space by acquiring Artisan Components , producer of embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components. The estimated $913 million deal will extend ARM’s base of offerings to include a roster of digital, analog and mixed-signal components for building systems-on-chip (SoC) […]

Macromedia took the wraps off its first developer tool for its Flex platform that it says will encourage more people to build rich media and Web-facing applications. Previously known as “Brady,” Flex Builder is an Integrated Development Environment for presentation layers. Based on Dreamweaver MX 2004, Flex Builder includes all the standard Dreamweaver features so […]

A Taiwan-based software vendor said it is doing its part to speed the deliver of voice over Internet Protocol using Intel XScale processors. E-Soft has released a new reference design for the Intel XScale IXP-425 chipset, the company said Friday. The platform is part of its IAD (Integrated Access Device) software. The company said its […]

Sun Microsystems is slowly whittling away at Microsoft’s dominance on the desktop. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker has inked a government contract with a the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) to replace Windows systems with Sun desktop products. The partnership with the state’s Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) includes the city […]

Oracle is stepping up its efforts to keep security problems to a minimum with a new patch policy. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software giant has decided to adopt a monthly cycle of addressing security upgrades and fixes for viruses instead of dealing with them on a quarterly or yearly basis. The company said it would […]

In a quest to build out its utility network vision, Sun Microsystems said it is preparing a new package for data centers with the help of integration partner EDS . The companies said they are grouping different combinations of hardware and software designed to create a virtualized model whereby a data center can act like […]

QUALCOMM has chosen privacy over litigation in its licensing scuffle with Texas Instruments. The San Diego-based wireless giant has halted its $18 million suit against Dallas-based TI , according to published reports. The two sides were negotiating a confidentiality portion of a CDMA cross-licensing agreement that QUALCOMM uses when it works with mobile phone handset […]

UPDATE: The contract dispute that made national headlines and sent shockwaves through the Linux community is starting to have less of an impact on how companies are conducting business, according to industry analysts monitoring the case. For nearly a year and a half, SCO and IBM have been knee-deep in a licensing dispute, which has […]

Seeing a rising tide of opportunities overseas, Veritas said it is investing heavily in China to promote its utility computing software. The Mountain View, Calif.-based data center software player said its plans for the Asia/Pacific region include establishing a wholly foreign-owned enterprise and creating an engineering development center. Veritas is also creating a localized version […]