HP raises estimates for Q1
Higher than expected sales of desktop PCs, printers, scanners and digital cameras have prompted Hewlett-Packard to increase its previous earnings estimates for the first fiscal quarter that ended January 31.
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LINUXWORLD: Is Linux really ready for the enterprise?
The sales claims from Linux vendors here at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo are compelling: The upstart operating system is a truly viable, reliable and cost-effective option that's ready right now for use in large business operations.
CA heeds customer calls for Linux IT answers
Two years ago, just five of his 100 largest enterprise customers were asking Sanjay Kumar, president and CEO of software and services vendor Computer Associates International Inc., questions about the then-emerging Linux operating system within their businesses.
U.S dot-com job cuts continue to drop
An industry working group has been formed to create standards aimed at pushing Linux into the specialised world of telecommunications carrier-grade servers.
LINUXWORLD: Open-source lab targets telecom market
An industry working group has been formed to create standards aimed at pushing Linux into the specialised world of telecommunications carrier-grade servers.
LINUXWORLD: More services aimed at businesses
Last year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in New York was a time for major vendors like IBM and Hewlett-Packard to debut new hardware offerings running various flavors of the Linux open-source operating system.
Distributed computing to be used for anthrax research
A special project to accelerate the hunt for a cure for anthrax by harnessing PCs around the globe using a distributed computing model was unveiled Tuesday. The goal behind the project: to shorten the time it takes to find an antidote for the deadly anthrax toxin.
IBM offers deferred payment plan on IT services
After using financing incentives to encourage sales of hardware and software in the past, IBM is for the first time offering 90-day payment-deferral incentives to customers wanting to buy IT services.
VeriSign buying wireless billing services vendor
As it continues to make inroads into endeavors beyond the Internet, VeriSign Inc. yesterday announced that it's acquiring H.O. Systems Inc., which provides billing and customer service to wireless carriers.
For first time, more women than men shopping online
For the first time since the rise of the online retail boom in the late 1990s, women are spending more money shopping online than men, according to a nonprofit Internet research group.
Accenture expects positive Q1 figures
The financial news for consulting firm Accenture Ltd. was a bright holiday gift Thursday as the company announced that it expects results for its fiscal 2002 first quarter to be higher than analysts' estimates.
Lineo to drop hardware line, refocus on embedded roots
Embedded Linux vendor Lineo Inc. is reshaping itself by spinning off its hardware lines and refocusing entirely on the embedded systems market.
NeuLevel drops lottery for .biz domain names
NeuLevel Inc., the company holding the registry for the .biz domain names, said it will use a new method to award .biz domain names sought by more than one applicant.
Red Hat Linux now available for IBM S/390 mainframes
Two months after releasing the latest version 7.2 of its popular Red Hat Linux operating system software, Red Hat Inc. yesterday announced the availability of Red Hat Linux for the IBM Corp. S/390 mainframe.
Holiday online spending zips up as expected
As expected in the weeks before Christmas, online retail sales are up.