Ed Sutherland

Security vendors have a bone to pick over Microsoft’s (Quote) pledge to open its upcoming Vista operating system to third-party applications. They claim the pledge is nothing more than lip service. They want more. Microsoft, meanwhile, has scheduled a meeting with the vendors to hash out the issue over security and access to the Vista kernel. […]

UPDATED: Can a new ethics czar renew the tarnished HP image? CEO Mark Hurd certainly hopes so. HP named Jon Hoak, a former NCR general counsel, vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer, replacing former ethics chief Kevin Hunsaker. In his new role, Hoak will assist outside counsel Barry Schwartz’s assessment of HP’s current […]

Could Microsoft (Quote, Chart) be doing something right for a change when it comes to its upcoming Vista operating system? After repeated delays and setbacks, Vista may ship on time after all, according to a financial analyst. In a note to investors, Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund said the last test version of Vista could […]

Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd may have known early on the company was seeking telephone records as part of its controversial probe of boardroom leaks to the media. According to a memo prepared by HP’s outside lawyers investigating the bungled leaks probe, Hurd remembered a meeting, “probably” on July 25, 2005, where there was talk of […]

Ann Baskins, Hewlett-Packard’s general counsel, has resigned increasing the ranks of ex-HP executives testifying at today’s House hearings about their role in a conspiracy to snoop on several reporters. Baskins’ resignation came just hours before a number of HP officials are scheduled to appear before Congress about their role in what the computer maker’s CEO […]

A group of mobile carriers has come together to help develop the future of wireless. Sprint Nextel (Quote, Chart), T-Mobile, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, China Mobile, Orange and KPN want to use the influence of the Next Generations Mobile Networks (NGMN) initiative to shape the development of next-generation wireless networks. “As major players within the industry […]

UPDATED: HP’s embattled Patricia Dunn will step down as chairwoman in January, according to the company. HP’s CEO Mark Hurd will succeed her on Jan. 18 and retain his current position. Dunn will remain an HP director. The announcement follows two days of meetings of the HP board of directors on the fate of Dunn, […]

In a nod to market realities, Microsoft (Quote, Chart)  has removed the cap on how long it will support older software under its Custom Support Agreement (CSA). The change will provide companies with problem resolution, critical and important security hotfixes, access to a security database and the ability to request fixes for new bugs. The […]

Tropos Networks has beefed up its gear by releasing the first in a product family of routers to give growing number of municipalities more choices in citywide wireless access. The Tropos 5320 MetroMesh dual-band Wi-Fi router is equipping wireless mesh networks being built in San Francisco, Philadelphia and New Orleans. The router allows cities to […]

Can Intel single-handedly bring WiMAX out of obscurity and onto laptops? Clearwire is hoping so. The company will build a nationwide wireless network on $600 million from Intel Capital as part of a $900 million round of financing, and an undisclosed amount from Motorola. The investment -– the largest in the fund’s history –- signals […]