Michael Singer

Linux servers are on the rise again thanks in part to low-end and x86-64 based servers, according to a new survey by market research firm Gartner. The report, released Wednesday, said server revenue increased 8 percent in the last three months, surpassing the $11.5 billion mark, while shipments grew 24 percent to more than 1.6 […]

Intel continued its “Unwired” mantra by announcing an upcoming Centrino chipset that supports three major Wi-Fi connectivity standards: 802.11b, 802.11g and now 802.11a. The so-called “tri-band” solution promises high-speed bandwidth, less interference, and quicker connections. The company said the PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection hardware is comprised of a Pentium M chip, an Intel 855 chipset, […]

UPDATED: For developers worried about digital rights, sometimes the simplest answer may be the best. Consider the plea of Java programming language guru James Gosling, who this week suggested the time has come for a specification that would allow ownership of file formats to remain in place no matter how they are modified. “For example, […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Red Hat and Sun Microsystems have been trading verbal barbs of late. But, using each other’s strengths and strategies, they’re preparing to duke it out in the middleware sector. Red Hat announced Red Hat Application Server, its first Java-compatible server, at LinuxWorld Monday. The company said it would test the server to […]

Like a scene straight out of Sally Fields’ 1985 Oscar acceptance speech, Microsoft is awed with the response it is getting to its contributions to the open source community. ”You like me, you really like me.” The proof lies within the latest download numbers from SourceForge.net, a repository of open source code and applications. The […]

The so-called “Great Enterprise Replacement Cycle of 2004” may have an adverse impact on some semiconductor manufacturers, according to a research report. In a newsletter to investors Tuesday, Merrill Lynch analysts Joseph Osha and Srini Pajjuri wrote that stockpiles of chips continue to grow, even though computer makers and their related suppliers are keeping their […]

The emergence of a new version of standard Java has opened a rift among application users who are reluctant to immediately upgrade for fear of incompatibility. Attendees of a Seattle Java User Group meeting this week highlighted the division between the current and previous versions of the Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE). The cross-platform […]

One out of five online Americans would love to make phone calls over the Internet with all the bells and whistles of their current systems, according to a report published today. Research firm Ipsos-Insight found the top four most desired add-on features for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service are caller ID, voicemail, battery back […]

A federal judge is expected to hear closing arguments Tuesday in the government’s antitrust case against Oracle. District Judge Vaughn Walker is considering a U.S. Department of Justice request to block Oracle’s $7.7 billion unsolicited bid for PeopleSoft. The government spent four weeks trying to prove that the deal would limit choice and create uncertainty […]

SAN FRANCISCO — If Oracle succeeds in its quest to buy PeopleSoft , analysts surveyed by internetnews.com said mega mergers are certain to follow. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s testimony in U.S. District Court California Northern District Wednesday and other court documents in the government’s antitrust case are shedding light on how large technology companies are […]