Michael Singer

Patriot Scientific said it is adding more than 150 other IT companies to its original patent infringement fight against five PC vendors. The San Diego-based firm sent letters last week warning of potential infringement of its U.S. Patent number 5,809,336. Patriot did not name names in its announcement, but it is widely expected that nearly […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The bickering that hindered Java enterprise development in the past has subsided for now, prompted in part by Microsoft. A large group of IT firms rooted in J2EE development said Monday that they are putting aside their differences to make sure that compatibility is attainable, now that J2EE version 1.4 is working […]

With the summer time fast approaching, HP is suggesting its customers try to shed some excess IT weight and slip into something a bit more thinning. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company Monday added a batch of new blade servers based on the Transmeta TM8000 or Efficeon processor. The update marks HP as the only vendor […]

The federal government is reviving its fight against dynamic random access memory (DRAM) maker Rambus , according to court documents made public Thursday. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an appeal in court April 16 that was later made public Thursday outlining its case. The FTC has accused the company of violating federal antitrust […]

IBM is again taking a giant bet on very small devices with its latest advances in nanotechnology (devices measured in increments of one-billionth of a meter). The Armonk, N.Y., company today said it is collaborating with Stanford University on high-performance, low-power components to help build smaller and faster electronic devices. The partners said their latest […]

So you have an idea for a product or service. How do you know it’s viable? Simple. Do a proof of concept. For decades, companies have used proof of concept (PoC) projects to test new technologies and attract investors and encourage partners. But as PoC results begin moving from research reports to marketing collateral, industry […]

Intel continued its quest to build what it calls the “digital home” with a handful of major capital investments. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said it has split up a total of $200 million in venture funding between four companies. Intel did not disclose specific breakdowns of the payout, which is part of […]

Sun Microsystems is fast approaching its second-generation desktop software, while acknowledging its momentum in the enterprise. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker said Thursday it is on track to deliver the 2.0 version of its Java Desktop System (JDS) in early May 2004. Core to the upcoming release is the addition of management software […]

A year after AMD officially unleashed its 64-bit Opteron processor, the system continues to make waves in server rooms across the world, as well as competitors’ boardrooms. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker is expected to expand Opteron’s horizons as part of a New York reunion party Thursday with some of its original partners and some […]

SAN FRANCISCO — HP said it is seeing a shift in the way CIOs are handling their IT departments, one that empowers network administrators and points to consolidation as an on-ramp to virtualization. Whereas traditional applications were separated into distinct silos, such customer relationship management and Web services , the Palo Alto, Calif.-based systems vendor […]

A vulnerability found in Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) could allow an attacker to shut down parts of the Internet, U.S. and U.K. officials said Tuesday in separate alerts. The U.K. National Infrastructure Security Coordination (NISCC) said systems that rely on persistent TCP connections, for example routers supporting Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), are most at risk. […]

The six-year battle over one of the Internet’s most highly desired domain names is over for now. Founder and CEO of Sex.com Gary Kremen said he has settled his complaint with VeriSign and its Network Solutions domain registrar division for an undisclosed amount. Insiders say the deal was sealed at around $15 million. In June, […]