Michael Singer

SAN FRANCISCO — In his quest to kill spam, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates Tuesday appealed to security leadership, asking them to adopt his fledgling “Caller ID for E-mail” program. The multi-tiered project would act much like how caller identification for telephones shows the phone number of the person calling. The proposal is part […]

After taking a beating in the IT marketplace last year, Sun Microsystems is staging a comeback with an overhaul of its hardware and software lineups. As part of its quarterly mass product announcement ritual, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker Tuesday is expected to announce some 25 individual additions to its product with an […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems is hoping to use its 64-bit server systems to regain market share in 2004, but not running on the chip you might expect. Rajesh Shakkarwar, Sun’s newest director in the Volume Systems Group, who was appointed to lead the company’s x86 systems team, said the company is depending on AMD […]

Sun Microsystems Tuesday released new software changes destined to make their way into the next release of its Solaris operating system. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker has been making a steady stream of software builds available to the public on a monthly basis as part of its Solaris Express platform. The latest upgrades […]

Novell said it would indemnify its customers against potential intellectual property challenges to its SUSE Linux version, in the face of SCO Group’s copyright challenge of some parts of the Linux operating system code. The Provo, Utah-based network software maker, which Tuesday completed its $210 million acquisition of German-based SUSE, said the protection only applies […]

With the release of its 64-bit processors in servers and desktops behind it, AMD has set its sights on mainstream notebook computers with four new Athlon chips. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker began shipping its new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors 3200+, 3000+ and 2800+ (priced at $293, $233 and $193, respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities) […]

Intel has launched a new line of low-cost processors to round out its Centrino mobile family of chips. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip making giant has re-designed its entry-level Celeron chip into a mobile processor for use in thin and light notebooks. Usually Celeron chips are reserved for the discount PC market but are sometimes […]

Intel Monday launched a bid to entice Global 500 corporations with a free trial period to “try-and-buy” the latest microprocessor techniques built into its Intel Itanium processors. The Itanium lines deploy a new 64-bit processing architecture that includes cutting-edge microprocessor techniques, including long instruction words (LIW), instruction predication, branch elimination, and speculative loading. It is […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Intel may be one of the driving forces behind the Wi-Fi craze, but the man who helped fund the chip making giant’s dreams says there are dangers ahead. “Do we really understand the user’s needs?” said current Intel Board Member Les Vadasz during a keynote address at the Wi-Fi Planet Conference […]

Sun Microsystems Wednesday unveiled updates to its hardware and software lines as it positioned its Java brand for new competition with its fiercest rivals. As part of its quarterly systems update, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based network computer maker formally launched its Java Enterprise System, Java Desktop System and Java developer tools now branded as “Studio […]