Michael Singer

Considering all of the nasty worms, viruses and security breaches that have wreaked havoc on server rooms this past month, next week’s RSA Security Conference could not come at a better time. The 13th annual event in San Francisco is fast becoming a place where security forces in the computer industry come together with their […]

HP started out its financial year on a high note, citing strong demand for its client and enterprise products. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker stayed consistent with the guidance it doled out earlier this month. The company reported fiscal first quarter revenue of $19.5 billion and earnings of 35 cents per share, […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel is rethinking its nearly 25-year-old chip architecture to address a growing need for faster and more powerful processing. CTO Pat Gelsinger on Thursday said the Santa Clara, Calif., chip making giant is already preparing for the “era of tera-scale” computing. “We’re at the tip of the iceberg in terms of the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A group of semiconductor and computer makers on Wednesday forged a new online community to help develop next-generation memory technologies. Once developed, the new components are expected to improve scalability and balance performance in servers and client hardware. Spearheaded by Intel , Hewlett-Packard and Dell , the Memory Implementers Forum is focused […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel is serving a new cache of server chips, leaving customers who survived the IT jitters of 2003 pondering whether or not to take the leap. The Santa Clara, chipmaking giant is giving it its best shot by targeting developers. Company execs Wednesday outlined Intel’s advances for enterprise environments as part of […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel got the second phase of its wireless movement back on track this week, marked by the evolution of its Centrino lineup. Coming off a year of successful market share — and mind share — Intel Vice President and Mobile Platforms Group General Manager Anand Chandrasekher said Centrino has been a good […]

SAN FRANCSICO — Dell is taking advantage of market shifts in computing systems in order to bolster its position in the IT food chain. The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker said it would support Intel’s 64-bit extensions for its Xeon chipsets and add them to its traditional 32-bit Xeon server workhorse. The company also said […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel’s passion to fuel the “digital home” of the future has burst into some very present day deals. The chip making giant Tuesday reaffirmed its ties with Hollywood by announcing an open-ended co-marketing and technology partnership with Los Angeles-based Movielink, a broadband provider of movie videos on demand. Intel said its goal […]

A federal administrative judge Tuesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against memory chipmaker Rambus over its use of patents. The ruling comes after a two-year investigation and a recent three month hearing over whether the company deceived the technology industry by not disclosing that it sought patents on chip-making standards, […]

SAN FRANCISCO — On the heels of its plans to expand 64-bit computing to its Xeon line, Intel is positioning the chipset for a bigger impact on the IT marketplace. As a result of the new shift, companies will for the first time have a choice between the server room workhorse Xeon processor or Intel’s […]

In the quest to come up with the best all-around server chip, IBM is combining three of its innovative chip technologies for its 64-bit processors. IBM Monday said its scientists at its plant in East Fishkill, N.Y. developed a new method of making low-power, high-performance microprocessors using a first-of-its-kind combination of silicon-on-insulator (SOI), strained silicon […]

Scientists at Intel Thursday said they have created a “transistor-like” device that uses fiber optic technologies within in a wafer of standard silicon. The process, also referred to as optoelectronics or photonics, lets manufacturers encode data onto a light beam. The “on” and “off” pattern of light can be translated into the 1’s and 0’s […]