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CA throws its weight behind Linux standard
News CA throws its weight behind Linux standard The newly revamped Linux Standards Base has got three new supporters this week Enterprise software vendor Computer Associates (CA) has backed the body behind the main cross-vendor Linux standardisation...
[September 23, 2005, 8:50]
Microsoft throws its weight behind the cloud
News The company outlined its products and strategies that more fully embrace the 'cloud', such as the Azure set of cloud services; web-based, lighter-weight versions of Microsoft Office applications; and the latest iteration of the Live Mesh middleware.
[November 4, 2008, 10:37]
Gartner: Windows collapsing under own weight
News Microsoft's Windows juggernaut is collapsing under its own weight, as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more complicated by the minute, according to analyst firm Gartner. To compound Windows' problems, it has outgrown the...
[April 11, 2008, 12:48]
IBM throws weight behind environmental efforts
News IBM, a company that makes big money tackling big problems, is turning its attention to the planet's environmental woes. The computing and consulting giant is building up a business to chase "green dollars", or money spent by corporations that are...
[March 7, 2007, 8:36]
Unisys throws weight behind 'mature' Linux
News Open source is now "a mature technology" and the right, cost-effective option for many companies, according to Peter Blackmore, executive vice-president and president of worldwide sales at Unisys. Blackmore, who was formerly at HP where he...
[November 3, 2005, 14:20]
IBM puts its weight behind iSeries
News IBM has beefed up its iSeries range of servers, saying it has increased the price-performance ratio by 80 percent in a bid to make them more competitive with Unix machines. The company has removed complex pricing structures, and will bundle more...
[January 20, 2003, 8:39]
Exclusive: Mac OS 9.1 lost weight say sources
News Although it didn't rate a mention during Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs' keynote speech at Macworld Expo, the company on Tuesday delivered the US English version of Mac OS 9.1, its long-awaited update to the current Mac OS.
[January 12, 2001, 8:41]
IBM throws weight behind Intel's 64-bit strategy
News IBM has begun selling its first major Itanium server, the four-processor x450, the company plans to announce on Wednesday. And a larger sibling that will accommodate as many as 16 processors is due by the end of the year.
[April 30, 2003, 7:37]
Dell: Throwing its weight around
News To some, Dell marches to the beat of Intel and Microsoft drums, dutifully following their research and development plans. But to hear Kevin Kettler tell it, the PC maker often takes its own lead. Not only is the company active in establishing...
[April 12, 2006, 15:55]
Microsoft puts its weight behind Bluetooth
News Microsoft will put its muscle behind the Bluetooth wireless networking technology later this year, selling keyboards and mice that use the technology to connect to PCs, chairman Bill Gates plans to announce on Thursday.
[April 18, 2002, 14:30]
US military throws weight behind RFID
News The US Department of Defense (DoD) will give radio frequency identification (RFID) technology a massive boost with a new policy requiring suppliers to use RFID chips. The RFID Policy, announced on Thursday, is the latest step towards wider adoption...
[October 24, 2003, 16:15]
NEC lends weight to RFID standards effort
News Tokyo-based electronics giant NEC is backing a global effort to establish standards for radiofrequency identification technology. The company last week became the first Japanese IT firm to join EPCglobal, a Belgium-based organisation seeking to...
[May 24, 2004, 10:30]
Smallest laptops lose weight
News IBM and Sony are planning to revamp their smallest notebooks this month. Big Blue is preparing another lightweight ThinkPad, the X40, for release in the United States this month, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
[February 4, 2004, 7:35]
Cable companies to put weight behind broadband
News Ntl and Telewest, the UK's two biggest cable operators, are to join forces to promote high-speed Internet access. On Monday the two companies will unveil a marketing campaign called Building Broadband Britain to drive more consumers to sign up for...
[July 9, 2001, 12:27]
Shrek adds weight to HP utility computing
News HP has been looking to sex up its utility computing efforts by adding a dose of Hollywood to the mix. The company introduced a new application on Tuesday that incorporates technology created by its research labs and DreamWorks Animation for last...
[November 30, 2005, 9:45]
Intel puts weight behind desktop Linux
News Intel has begun an effort to make it easier for sales partners in China and India to sell desktop computers running Linux, starting a more active phase in the company's help with the open-source operating system.
[November 24, 2004, 8:05]
IBM throws weight behind desktop Linux
News Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of Linux on desktop computers at a conference this week. Big Blue has heavily promoted the open-source operating system for use on servers, but Sam Docknevich of IBM's Global Services group plans to discuss...
[November 10, 2003, 7:30]
IBM throws its weight behind PHP
News IBM is putting its corporate heft behind PHP, in a move meant to reach out to a broader set of developers. On Friday, the tech giant is expected to announce a partnership with Zend Technologies to create a bundle called ZendCore, which includes IBM...
[February 25, 2005, 10:10]
Microsoft puts weight behind RFID
News Microsoft said on Monday that it had established a new project aimed at providing next-generation technology to retailers, including emerging wireless applications such as radio-frequency identification.
[January 13, 2004, 8:30]
Wal-Mart plays catalyst to RFID uptake
News Retail giant Wal-Mart is expected to throw its weight behind RFID (radio frequency identification) technology at the Retail Systems 2003 industry conference in Chicago on Tuesday. Wal-Mart threw its weight behind bar codes in 1984, and by 1987...
[June 6, 2003, 11:33]
