Michael Singer

IDT (Integrated Device Technology Tuesday said it has acquired some assets from IBM’s integrated circuit portfolio. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker said it will take over network search engine (NSE) product designs from the Armonk, N.Y.-based behemoth, but continue to employ IBM as its foundry to make its communications chips. IDT makes pin- and software-compatible […]

It’s back to school for semiconductors as new stats published Tuesday by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) show chip sales are continuing to rebound with its fifth consecutive monthly increase. The San Jose, Calif.-based trade group said worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to $12.90 billion in July 2003, up from the $12.50 billion in revenue […]

Two Silicon Valley-based mainstays inked a deal Monday that helps bolster each other’s core software platforms. Sun Microsystems and Siebel Systems said they have signed a “multifaceted” software development agreement designed to make sure Siebel eBusiness Applications runs flawlessly on Sun’s Solaris operating system and a few select Sun ONE software products. Financial terms of […]

Intel confirmed Thursday that it is acquiring some high-performance computing (HPC) assets of a German-based software maker. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said it has inked a deal to acquire the HPC properties from Pallas GmbH, which makes software tools such as Vampir and Vampirtrace. The software analyzes parallel applications for distributed-memory platforms. […]

The endless story of “Who’s the top dog in server-ville” entered a new chapter this week as new stats from analyst firm IDC place IBM at the head of the pack. The company is now enjoying a 30.4 percent share of the $10.6 billion worldwide server market. The report issued Friday as part of the […]

The code that specifies how computer text looks in modern software products and standards got an upgrade this week. The Unicode Consortium Wednesday said it has published Version 4.0 of the Unicode Standard. The fundamental spec assigns a unique number for every character and is at the core of all modern software, programming languages, and […]

Intel Thursday said it is preparing its next generation testing tool that lets you control the performance levels of desktop PC processors including the shunned practice of overclocking. Called the Intel Desktop Control Center, the software tool replaces the Intel Active Monitor to perform stress tests and measure the impact of system configuration changes. The […]

Never one to let the mobile multimedia parade pass it by, Dell Thursday unveiled its latest Inspiron to compete with similar offerings from Apple , Sony and Hewlett-Packard . The Round Rock, Texas-based computer maker is positioning the new 1.4-inch wide Inspirion 8600 laptop to sell to video gamers and people who love digital music […]

Sun Microsystems Thursday rallied more support for servers running its Solaris operating system on x86 compatible processors with the addition of some 100 new third-party systems and 100 new components to its Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). The Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker also introduced a hardware certification test suite (HCTS) and promotion program that […]

Silicon Graphics (SGI) Wednesday said it is making drastic cuts to its staff levels in an effort to hone its core products and stay in the server and workstation hunt. The Mountain View, Calif.-based firm said about 600 positions in specific divisions will be eliminated in the restructuring. This after SGI said it would fire […]

Intel Tuesday confirmed that it is investing US$375 million into an assembly and test plant in the western part of China. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant said construction of the facility in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province should start in the second part of 2004 and is expected to open for […]

PeopleSoft Tuesday said it has secured a contract with the U.S. Navy to help it manage the personal files of some 453,000 active duty and reserve members through online portals. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based Internet business software maker said its Human Capital Management (HCM) platform is especially being used for Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS), […]