Three months ago, a group of former top Microsoft Corp. executives started a venture capital firm to foster what they believed to be "the next big thing" -- wireless technology. Now, that firm, Ignition Corp., has put its money where its mouth is, by announcing Monday that it has taken a US$13 million stake in an e-mail management product for cell phone users.
The burgeoning popularity of Java-based wireless applications was apparent this week here at Sun Microsystems Inc.'s JavaOne conference, with vendors making a slew of announcements.
Internet search technology vendor Inktomi Corp.
today said it has signed an agreement to buy Ultraseek Corp., a subsidiary of
Walt Disney Co.'s Internet portal, Go.com.
The essence of the Java programming language has
always been its cross-platform capabilities, while the monolithic Windows
operating system has laid at the heart of Microsoft Corp.'s success, Java
evangelists have long maintained.
Lucent Technologies yesterday announced partnerships with EMC, IBM, and Sun Microsystems to support integrated, high-speed networking and data centre services for a growing class of service providers, which Lucent has dubbed "CyberCarriers."
Worldwide semiconductor sales rocketed 35.6 percent to $15.2 billion in April from $11.2 billion in the same month last year, propelled by a booming market for cellular phones and wireless communications infrastructure, and by continued strength in PC sales, an industry group said last week.
A group of U.S. lawmakers has raised objections to the proposed acquisition of Internet services provider and Web site manager Verio Inc. by NTT Communications Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
Trend Micro and Network Associates, two makers of antivirus software, have settled technology patent lawsuits pending against each other and will cross-license their patent portfolios, the companies said yesterday in a statement.
Motorola has entered into a five-year, $US30 billion outsourcing agreement with contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics International, both companies said today in a statement.
Motorola has entered into a five-year, $US30 billion outsourcing agreement with contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics International, both companies said today in a statement.
Sun Microsystems Inc. unleashed a flurry of minor Java announcements this week as it starts to crank up the hype around the development platform in advance of next week's 2000 Worldwide Java Developer Conference.
Motorola Inc. has entered into a five-year, US$30 billion outsourcing agreement with contract electronics manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd., both companies said today in a statement.
Lawyers for Microsoft Corp. plan to file their response tomorrow to the U.S. Department of Justice's final proposal for remedies in the government's antitrust case against the software maker.
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to settle a trademark lawsuit with Internet search engine GoTo.com Inc. for $21.5 million and to change the logo of Go.com, a Disney-owned Net portal and search engine.
Telecommunications equipment vendor Nortel Networks has acquired optical component technology provider Photonic Technologies, a move designed to strengthen its presence in developing the all-optical internet market.