Oracle, Red Hat open Singapore Linux center
Oracle and Red Hat are opening a Linux Enterprise Applications Porting Center in Singapore as a regional hub to help ISVs (independent software vendors) and system integrators in Asia Pacific.
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Science middleware initiative goes open-source
A multifaceted, federally funded initiative aimed at developing and deploying open-source, open-standards middleware and services so that scientists can share data and collaborate on research has released the fifth version of its software, as the effort spreads into corporate use and beyond U.S. borders.
IBM says corner turned on chip yield problems
IBM has "turned the corner" on yield problems at its new 300-milllimeter chip fabrication facility in New York, and expects to do a better job of meeting customer demand this quarter, executives said Wednesday in a conference call to update reporters on its technology.
IBM, Buffalo uni team on supercomputing for bio deal
The University at Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics has installed an IBM Corp. supercomputer built on blades and also will work with IBM researchers who will provide algorithms to aid protein pattern and correlation discovery, the company and the center announced Thursday.
TI to sample 65-nanometer chips in early 2005
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) plans to sample a wireless product built with its 65-nanometer semiconductor manufacturing process technology in the first quarter of next year, the company said Monday.
IBM, Harvard team to develop 'Crimson Grid'
Harvard University and IBM are developing a universitywide computing grid for student and faculty research, data sharing and collaboration in life sciences, engineering and applied sciences, they announced Wednesday.
IBM expands financing arm to life sciences
IBM is expanding its IT financing business into health care, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, the company announced Monday at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting in Chicago.
Network Appliance buys Spinnaker Networks
Network Appliance (NetApp) is buying privately-held Spinnaker Networks Inc. for about US$300 million in an all-stock deal aimed at boosting Network Appliance's high-end storage products line and get its "storage grid" architecture to market more quickly, executives from the companies said Tuesday.
Microsoft, Amazon partner on Web services
A software application allowing access to Amazon.com products and data without a Web browser while users are working in Microsoft Office System applications will be available for free download later this quarter, the companies said Tuesday.
AOL Time Warner drops AOL from name
In a widely anticipated move that has been rumored for months to be in the offing, the board of AOL Time Warner Inc. on Thursday voted to drop the AOL from the company name.
StorageTek reports solid across-the-board Q2
StorageTek Corp. reported second-quarter net income of US$30.1 million, or US$0.27 per share, Tuesday, compared to US$19.1 million net income, or US$0.18 per share in the year-ago quarter.
Report: Case thinking AOL spinoff not a bad idea
Spinning off the America Online Internet division from AOL Time Warner (AOLTW) might not be such a bad idea, Steve Case has said to senior company officials, according to a report published Tuesday in The New York Times.
IBM offers free Web tool for biotech searching
IBM has made available free Web services tools that automate and streamline searching of National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases containing molecular and genetic information used by scientists and researchers.
IBM produces autonomic computing blueprint
An industry blueprint showing how software, hardware and standards work together in autonomic computing systems is expected to be discussed during IBM Corp.'s developerWorks Live conference this week in New Orleans and will also be posted on the company's Web site.
IDC: IT spending will rebound, unless war drags on
Unless the war in Iraq drags on, global IT spending will rebound this year, growing 2.3 percent over last year, market researcher IDC said Thursday, in a downward revision of a previous forecast that saw growth of 3.7 percent. The revised forecast, offered in the company's latest Worldwide Black Book analysis, was made because of the war and uncertainty about the stability of some economic regions.