Michael Singer

As part of Sun Microsystems’ attempts to provide what it calls “one throat to choke,” the company has extended its relationship with long-time collaborator Manugistics Group . The new partnership means Manugistics moves from an independent systems vendor (ISV) to a role as a certified reseller. The Rockville, MD-based supply chain management software supplier will […]

Hoping to gain more traction in the networking devices marketplace, Hewlett-Packard Monday took the wraps off new hardware and software from its ProCurve product line. The offerings are also designed to unseat 3Com and catch up to Cisco Systems . The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker said its new line of Gigabit Ethernet […]

Intel Monday debuted a faster Xeon dual core processor (code-named Prestonia), which may be the last upgrade of the year for the 130-nanometer (nm) chip. The new Intel Xeon processor at 3.20 GHz (the previous version released in July was 3.06 GHz) features a 1 MB cache and a 533 MHz system bus. It is […]

IBM said this week it is selling its PowerPRS Switch Fabric product line including its license property to Applied Micro Circuits . The $47 million deal means the San Diego-based Applied Micro will market, supply, and support the products, which are the central functional block of the ATM switch. Switch fabric is responsible for buffering […]

Microsoft’s latest refresh of its Windows XP Media Center this week uses the PC as the brain of the entertainment center, but even the experts are saying it’s really laptops that will drive this train. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant Tuesday said more than 40 original equipment manufacturers (OEM) around the world will begin shipping […]

Agile Software Wednesday said it had acquired privately-held Tradec including key members its support and engineering team. Both San Jose, Calif.-based companies focus on supply chain management software, which helps bring a product from the drawing board to the store shelves. Execs said the acquisition enhances Agile’s Product Cost Management platform and positions the company […]

Two graphics chipmakers have put aside their differences and settled a patent lawsuit filed earlier this year. Cirrus Logic and ATI Technologies Wednesday said they have entered into a cross-license agreement and have settled all outstanding litigation between the two companies. In August of this year, Cirrus settled a similar litigation with ATI’s main rival […]

Intel Wednesday launched an initiative with the help of NetSol Technologies to help companies lease computer servers based on its processors. Starting with its interests in Pakistan, the chip-making giant said it is working with high-end hardware, software and IT solutions providers to craft its Intel Solution Blueprints. Calabasas, Calif.-based NetSol said its wholly owned […]

Researchers at IBM Tuesday took the wraps off a new chip design for wireless devices that performs four times better than current transistors and takes up one-fifth the power. The Armonk, N.Y.-based firm said the new chip is the world’s first bipolar transistor with silicon-germanium (SiGe) base built on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible silicon […]

Beyond the bells and whistles of the new Tungsten and Zire PDAs, Palm Wednesday said it has signed a comprehensive multi-year, multi-release agreement with IBM to distribute the Websphere Micro Environment (IBM’s Java Mobile Information Device Profile runtime) with its future Tungsten handhelds. The partnership means that the millions of Java developers worldwide can count […]

Palm Wednesday officially launched three new additions to its lineup, each with a different view of the PDA world. As previously reported, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based handheld computer maker is debuting its Tungsten T3 (USD$399), Tungsten E (USD$199), and Zire 21 (USD$99) to suit the needs of its business and casual users. Similar to previous […]

QUALCOMM , looking to expand its market share in Europe, has purchased the fleet management division from French-owned telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel . The deal could help the mobile satellite data communications improve its position in the European trucking market with the Alcatel Space assets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a […]