Michael Singer

It’s no secret that Sun Microsystems developed Java as a cross-platform runtime language to compete with rival Microsoft’s platforms. Now, a society of Java-based software makers is looking to make sure all those tools can interoperate with each other. Sources familiar with the situation told internetnews.com Monday that a coalition spearheaded by Sun and Oracle […]

Intel has unveiled new memory technology it says will double the number of transistors it can build on a single processor. At its development fabrication plant in Hillsborough, Oregon (also known as D1D), the chip making giant said it has built fully functional SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) chips using 65-nanometer (nm) technology, a next […]

Despite pending government investigations, Oracle Monday said it remains very firm in its proposal to purchase PeopleSoft for $19.50 per share or about $7.5 billion. During a conference call designed to combat what it called “conflicting information” about the merger, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software giant said it is looking beyond possible government interdiction and […]

Taking a cue and inspiration from the philanthropy world, IBM Monday launched a new project to supply the non-profit community with tools from its “e-business on demand” program. The Armonk, N.Y.-based computer giant’s utility computing initiative is based on making computing resources available to corporations and suppliers in the same way that the power company […]

A deal making Sun Microsystems’ new Java Desktop System the de facto standard in China is a good first step in the company’s bid to dethrone Microsoft’s Windows, but challenges abound, analysts said. China Standard Software Co. (CSSC), a consortium of government-backed technology companies, said this week it will use Sun’s Java Desktop System as […]

After months of development, testing and even a little hand-wringing, Sun Microsystems’ final version of J2EE version 1.4 has received an official stamp of approval from developers and will be released next week. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm said a unanimous vote by the Java Community Process (JCP), a Java advocacy group, earlier this week […]

Hewlett-Packard Wednesday said all its business units are in the black for the first time since its merger with Compaq. As usual, the Palo Alto, Calif., company’s imaging and printing business drove the fourth-quarter revenue to $19.9 billion and earnings per share to 36 cents. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Fist Call expected revenues of $19.2 […]

LAS VEGAS — The man who claims there are Unix copyright violations within the Linux open source operating system is taking his fight to the Berkeley Software Design (BSD) community, which maintains an open source “genetic” version of Unix . SCO Group CEO Darl McBride said his company is currently comparing source code awarded in […]

LAS VEGAS — Seeing a huge opportunity in digital rights management, IBM is criss-crossing the globe evangelizing its Global Digital Media services and solutions. IBM Global Services vice president Gail Whipple spearheads the three-year old division. Her message: go forth and digitize. And when you do, IBM will be there to help you store, manage, […]

Sun Microsystems Tuesday said it would acquire a privately owned company that specializes in identity management software, especially for radio frequency identification tags (RFID). The agreement to purchase Austin, Texas-based Waveset Technologies is part of Sun’s concentrated efforts to build its Sun Java Enterprise System and its Identity Management portfolio. The goal is to centralize […]

LAS VEGAS — SCO Group has upped the pay of the high-powered legal team heading up its patent lawsuit against IBM over the Linux operating system, as the company prepares for a new lawsuit against another Linux user. The company sued IBM last March alleging that Big Blue made its proprietary version of the UNIX […]

Like a teenager with a new cell phone, PalmSource is wasting no time calling all of its friends around for a party. Case in point: AMD. Less than a month since the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based PDA software maker spun off from its hardware twin palmOne, PalmSource Monday launched its Palm Powered MobileWorld program. The goal is […]