Michael Singer

SAN FRANCISCO — With apologies to New Yorker cartoonist Peter Steiner, people can now tell if you are a dog or not on the Internet. And EMC executive chairman Mike Ruettgers says it’s the next “killer app.” The Hopkinton, Mass.-based storage supplier is focusing on a new strategy it calls “Global Replay.” “It’s a kind […]

SAN FRANCISCO — When Intel rolls out its wireless-specific processor (named Banias) in the first part of next year, it will mark a milestone in its long-term strategy to get people to think mobile. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has already invested millions in wireless technologies like 802.11 (also known as Wi-Fi ), but the […]

Most of the time they are bitter rivals, but four of the largest storage vendors Tuesday joined together under the umbrella of interoperability to announce support for some new storage area network standards. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) members IBM , Sun Microsystems , Hitachi , Hitachi Data Systems and VERITAS Software […]

Hewlett-Packard Thursday continued to push its “gig to the desktop” initiative with a handful of new products. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker released seven high-performance networking modules for its HP Procurve Routing Switch 9300m series. The devices are equipped with what HP calls “Enhanced Performance (EP) technology-based” and allow for Gigabit port […]

Hewlett-Packard Monday said it is closely teaming up with Microsoft on its .NET initiative. As part of an extension of a previous announcement, the two companies are investing a combined sum of $50 million to combine HP’s IT infrastructure technology and services with Microsoft .NET software. The initiative is designed to respond to customer demand […]

The concern over online privacy is nothing new. Even the staunchest critics were silenced after people figured out what cookies could really be used for and that hitting the “delete” key did not mean a file was gone for good. It’s just that last year’s attacks heightened our fear of the role that computers play. […]

A battle is brewing between Sun Microsystems and some of its longtime customers. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based networking giant’s January decision not to support Intel’s x86 architecture in its Solaris 9 server operating environment is being met with criticism from a group of loyalists under the banner of “Save-Solaris-x86.ORG.” The debate erupted Wednesday after the […]

Internet business software maker PeopleSoft looked to inject some new life into its sales with the release of new homeland security products and an international mid-market sales program. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based firm Monday took the wraps off its PeopleSoft PASS (Patriot Act SEVIS Solution). The software lets colleges and universities comply with the U.S. Justice […]

The new and improved Hewlett-Packard Monday dropped a bombshell on its longtime chip partner Intel by saying it will turn to the competition for its new low-priced business PCs. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based computer and printer maker said it is using Advanced Micro Devices Athlon XP processors and NVIDIA GeForce2 3D graphics cards for its […]

SAN FRANCISCO — A gathering of companies looking to control the Web services sector outlined its plan to fight its two biggest foes: security and Microsoft Passport. The Liberty Alliance, which is backed by major players like Sun Microsystems , AOL and Hewlett-Packard unveiled version 1.0 of its long-awaited technical specifications for online “identity management” […]