Hardware Maker
356 Stories
Requests for Linux drivers flowing in
News Steady stream of requests for Linux hardware drivers may signal growing adoption of open source operating systems among enterprises.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Asia-Pacific, Novell Inc., Japan, Hardware, hardware maker, Dell Computer Corp., desktop
Printer vendors push green for cheap
News Printer manufacturers zoom in on design, technology and tools to offer environment-friendly machines that can also help businesses reduce costs.
Tags: Peripherals, Green IT, Business, Canon Inc., Carbon Footprint, imaging, e-mail, printer, printing, printer company
Vendors: Ample tests to nip tainted goods
News Major hardware manufacturers say there are enough processes in place to prevent malware-infected equipment from being shipped to customers.
Tags: Hardware, Network security, Security Management, Malware, Manufacturing, Seagate Technology LLC, Spokesperson, Singapore, removable storage, virus
Toshiba brings out business-card-size solid-state drives
News New solid-state drives, which feature capacities of up to 62GB, are designed for notebooks and Netbooks.
Tags: Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Notebook, consortium, Hardware, hardware maker, Dell Computer Corp., manufacturer, Toshiba Corp.
Intel-WindRiver merger signals more hardware, software deals
News As software and hardware technology converge in non-PC computing, more partnerships are likely between chipmakers and software makers.
Tags: Acquisitions, Software, Hardware, Intel Corp., Android, International Data Corp., Chip, Chip Company, Sales, computer
Sun issues upbeat fourth-quarter forecast
News Sun Microsystems says net income could beat estimates, sending its shares up more than 11 percent in after-hours trading.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Hardware, Software, Servers, Storage, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Thomson Corp., Wall Street, net income
Android gets voice search in Google Maps
News The search-engine company adds voice search to Google Maps on its Linux-based Android software platform
Tags: Linux, Netbook, Dell Latitude, Voice, hardware maker, Linux, software, Google Maps, New York, Google Inc.
Competition heats up for outsourcing industry
Blogs News this week might slip under the radar in terms of industry impacts as individual events may not have been game-chang...
Sydney Water skipping Vista
News CIO of Australia's largest water utility says the organization would likely skip Vista and instead plan ahead to install Windows 7 on its 4,000 desktops.
Tags: Windows Vista, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, hardware maker, industry
Intel motherboards suffer Bios flaws
News Chipmaker releases updates to address privilege escalation holes in a number of its motherboards, and says to its knowledge the flaws have not been exploited.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., Rootkit, Motherboard, Flaw, BIOS Update, Environment, Server, BIOS, desktop
Analysts: Dell-Perot buy limited in reach
News Latest acquisition puts hardware maker in big leagues with the likes of HP, says Dell executive, but analysts are less optimistic about its impact.
Tags: Acquisitions, Service level management, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Asia, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, analyst, Dell Computer Corp.
Iomega names new head for Asia
News Storage hardware maker Iomega has appointed Chris McPherson as its new head for Asia-Pacific.
Disney Interactive sues 3Com over packaging deal
News
Dell to open Polish facility
News Investment in manufacturing plant in Lodz could reach US$321 million and include 1,000 workers.
Tags: Personal Computers, Servers
Caldera latest Linux company to cut jobs
News One of the few publicly traded Linux companies, Caldera Systems lays off 32 of its 188 employees to cut costs and prepare for its coming merger with Santa Cruz Operation.
