Mark Berniker

While there are signs of an improving economy, including better profits margins for technology companies, the job trend in the technology sector remains grim. Nearly 750,000, close to 13 percent of all high-tech jobs in the United States have been lost over the past two years, according to data today released by the American Electronics […]

Data points to a continued improvement of global chip sales, a key indicator for the health of the tech sector. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said that chip sales in September 2003 increased to $14.4 billion, up from $13.6 billion in August, a monthly jump of 6.5 percent, and a spike of more than 17 […]

Microsoft Thursday reported a net profit of $2.61 billion for its first fiscal quarter, up 27 percent, pointing to consumer demand as the reason for improving revenues for its products. Excluding a variety of charges, Microsoft earned 30 cents a share beating Wall Street’s estimates by a penny. But those charges, included $680 million in […]

Enterprise software company SAP AG and Japanese electronics giant Sharp have teamed up in order to build applications that deliver real-time data across corporate networks to smaller mobile devices. The applications will be designed using open source operating system Linux and Java-based programming protocols, in an expansion of the companies’ support for non-Windows-based software and […]

The National Association of Securities Dealers has decided that it’s time to ensure that financial services firms are saving and storing their instant messaging conversations. The association, an industry self-regulatory group funded by the nation’s securities firms, on Thursday issued a Notice to Members indicating that brokers and traders need to begin archiving their IM […]

NEW YORK — Michael Capellas, the chief executive of telecommunications company MCI (formerly WorldCom), said convergence of voice and data networks is the key to making both applications and enterprise networks more intelligent. “Our goal is to merge voice and data into IP,” Capellas said during a keynote address at the start of the CeBIT […]

In a sign of consolidation among makers of handheld computer devices, Palm said it would buy its rival Handspring , a company launched by creators of the first Palm device. The stock swap deal, valued at an estimated $169 million, comes as Palm faces competition from a growing number of handheld device makers, and as […]

As momentum builds on Capital Hill for national junk e-mail standards and legislation, Bill Gates has sent a letter outlining Microsoft’s position of how the spam crisis should be handled. “Microsoft firmly believes that spam can be dramatically reduced, and that the solution rests squarely on the shoulders of industry and government. There is no […]

Microsoft Corp. is out with its new business portal that aims to make its software and service the point-of-entry for corporations. Microsoft said in a press release it has created the portal for companies “employees, suppliers and customers with easy access to information and processes that are critical to maximizing efficiency and profitability, all from […]

When America Online , Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! on Monday announced they would join hands to fight spam, many people took notice but security experts say the “Big Three” online portals lack the will or the knowhow to solve the growing spam crisis. “The three companies getting together to fight spam is just a press […]