Michael Singer

Palm’s quest to acquire Handspring and then split itself into two companies got a vote of confidence Friday from and independent proxy advisory firm. Rockville, Md.-based Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said it has evaluated the transaction Palm has put before stockholders for a vote on Oct. 28 and recommended stockholders approve it. The three-part transaction […]

ATI Technologies Wednesday took the wraps off of CATALYST 3.8, a software suite for the company’s RADEON family of desktop graphics products designed especially for 3D developers. The release is the latest of twelve upgrades available for download that the Markham, Ont.-based chipmaker has committed itself to this year and piggybacks off of the release […]

Siemens Thursday said it will be expanding its R&D operations thorough an independent business unit within the company’s Information and Communication Networks group. Dubbed “Siemens Subscriber Networks,” the new organization is comprised of four research and development centers in Dallas, San Jose, Calif., Brussels and Zurich. The Dallas center will be the global headquarters as […]

Hewlett-Packard Thursday announced a 10-year technology partnership with Walt Disney that includes collaborating on entertainment at theme parks and other media properties. Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP, which inherited the partnership from its Compaq Computer acquisition, said it would focus on helping Disney produce digital entertainment including “providing the infrastructure to distribute secure digital content through […]

Networking chip maker LSI Logic Wednesday said it has secured a contract to put its chips in some next generation Fujitsu Siemens storage products. The Milpitas, Calif.-based firm said the three-year $80 million-plus contract covers its processor and MegaRAID storage adapter boards in the Dutch-based holding company’s storage platforms including its Ultra320 SCSI controllers, RAID […]

Hewlett-Packard Wednesday proclaimed a new revenue stream in its traditional bread and butter digital imaging and printing business. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker said its fledgling Total Print Management division — an element of its Adaptive Enterprise strategy — has garnered some more than 625 new customers spending upwards of $500 million […]

Hoping to cash in on the Wi-Fi craze, Sybase has teamed up with Intel to host the Unwired Enterprise Developer Tour. The national series of free half-day technical seminars kicked off Wednesday in New York City with information for companies about the technologies they’ll need to set up a successful wireless environment, including mobile application […]

IBM Monday released two new laptops that include a detection technology similar to the one used in automobile airbags. The Armonk, N.Y.-based computer maker said its new ThinkPad R50 (USD$1529) and T41 (USD$1649) models will come with the automatic hard drive protection technology because frankly, notebook owners are a clumsy lot. “If you’re rushing to […]

It’s next generation Efficeon brand chip is not even on the market and already Transmeta is preparing for its next round of upgrades. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based low-power chipmaker Tuesday said volume production of its 90-nanometer (nm) version of its TM8000 processors is slated for second half of 2004. Similar to its 130-nm cousin, the […]

A coalition of semiconductor manufacturers Monday outlined an initiative designed to help speed up chip-to-chip processes with the help of a new standard. Under the moniker of the Unified 10Gbps Physical-Layer Initiative — or UXPi for short — the program is part of the IEEE-ISTO (Industry Standards and Technology Organization). The goal is to create […]

Security appliance manufacturer NetScreen Technologies Monday said it has inked a deal to purchase Neoteris for $245 million in stock and $20 million in cash, including options. The proposal will have to go through some legal hoops, including antitrust clearance, but the two Sunnyvale, Calif.-based firms say things should resolve by the end of 2003. […]

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied a final plea by Infineon Technologies to revive its fraud case against rival Rambus . The German-based semiconductor maker originally accused Rambus of deception while it was working with the JDEEC Solid State Technology Association — a standards-setting board — to develop DDR SDRAM memory technology. The ruling means […]