Ryan Naraine

In a deal that speaks volumes about the shaky state of the mobile phone industry, market leader Nokia on Thursday said it would collaborate with rival Siemens to create and drive the implementation of mobile terminal software based on open standards. More importantly, Finland-based Nokia said Siemens would buy software for its smart phones that […]

It is becoming a busy day for bug fixes within Microsoft’s flagship Internet Explorer browser. The software giant issued a massive security patch to deal with six vulnerabilities within IE 5.1, 5.5 and 6.0 browsers. Describing the bugs as “critical,” Microsoft urged in an security bulletin that the patch should be downloaded by anyone using […]

Armonk, NY-based tech giant IBM Corp. on Wednesday conceded operational issues need to be addressed urgently to stem the flow of red ink, but maintained its long-term outlook profit growth was strong. In his debut appearance at the Spring Security Analyst Meeting Wednesday, IBM chief executive Sam Palmisano painted a rosy picture of Big Blue’s […]

Computer maker Apple on Tuesday fixed its eyes on the mainstream server market, announcing the release of the Xserve 1U rack-mount server for business and education customers. The Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple, better known for its snazzy computer designs, said the Xserve 1U server would complement the UNIX-based Mac OS X Server software and would offer […]

Search technology firm Inktomi Corp Tuesday released its Search Toolkit, an XML-based server tool targeting enterprise Web developers. Inktomi, locked in a high-stakes race for market share with upstart Google, is styling the Search Toolkit technology an OEM software for extracting data from structured, unstructured and semi-structured content. The software, which targets enterprise developers and […]

Motorola Ventures, the VC arm of Chicago-based Motorola Inc. has upped its stake in subscription-based interactive wireless gaming upstart Codeonline in a deal that includes investments from AOL Time Warner and Bertelsmann AG. Motorola did not release terms of its equity investment, which is an expansion of a deal with Codeonline in February. Motorola’s interest […]

Like a classic heavyweight boxing match, the pendulum has swung to the side of Macromedia Inc. in its patent infringement fight with competitor and Adobe Systems . The San Francisco, Calif.-based Macromedia announced a victory in its patent infringement counterclaim following a $4.9 million award for damages against Adobe. The $4.9 million in damages almost […]

Qualcomm Inc. has scoffed at calls for an industry-wide 5 percent limit on royalty rates for 3G patents, dismissing the proposal by competitor Nokia as “self-serving.” Qualcomm spokesperson Christine Trimble told InternetNews the Nokia proposal was narrow and would not benefit the companies who invest in developing new technologies. “We will not join that group […]

Minneapolis-based Plato Learning has shelled out $25 million in cash and stock to acquire Web-based e-learning software firm NetSchools, Corp. Under terms of the acquisition Plato Learning would pay $6 million in cash and 800,000 shares of its common stock for the assets of NetSchools, which includes the Constellation product, an e-learning system that includes […]

The anti-CARP Webcasting lobby has gone into overdrive with more than two dozen Net radio firms heading to Washington to protest a royalty rate structure they believe will “effectively bankrupt” the entire sector. On the heels of a ‘Day of Silence’ protest, the Webcasters have descended on Congress to petition for the controversial Copyright Arbitration […]

A format string bug has been detected in the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (DHCPD) server that may permit a remote attacker to execute code on vulnerable servers, the CERT Coordination Center warned on Wednesday. The vulnerability in the format string in the DHCPD, which is used to allocate network addresses and assign configuration parameters […]

Finnish cell phone giant Nokia Corp. on Wednesday urged competitors to place a hard cap on royalty rates for 3G patents, arguing that such a move would promote the spread of the WCDMA technology. Nokia, which claims it owns more WCDMA patents than any other wireless equipment manufacturer, said that capping the licensing fees for […]