Stories by China Martens

EMC gets serious about grid computing

EMC is stepping up its activities in the grid technology space via a tie-up with customer information management company Acxiom, the storage giant says.

US Hospital moving to open source medical apps

Midland Memorial Hospital in Texas hopes to have the bulk of its electronic health record (EHR) system up and running on open-source software by late spring or early summer, says David Whiles, the hospital's IS director.

Big Blue releases blade package for retailers

IBM has unveiled a server, storage, networking and software bundle based on its BladeCenter servers targeting the retail sector. Known as the Systems Solutions for Retail Stores, the bundle follows similar packages the company has already announced for the banking industry and small to mid-size businesses.

EMC to cut 1,000 jobs, but company will grow in size

It may sound counterintuitive, but although storage giant EMC Corp. plans to cut 1,000 positions over the course of 2006, the storage giant expects to end the year with a larger total headcount. EMC plans to continue hiring staff to fuel its R&D (research and development) efforts and sales and marketing reach around the world as it cuts back on positions elsewhere in its operations, the company announced Friday.

Cisco gives lowdown on Scientific-Atlanta buy

Cisco Systems doesn’t expect its planned US$6.9 billion (NZ$10 billion) acquisition of Scientific-Atlanta to result in significant employee layoffs or integration costs, says Mike Volpi, senior vice president at Cisco’s router and service provider technology group.

Late product launches harm RIM subscriber predictions

Research in Motion has lowered its previous predictions of how many new BlackBerry subscribers it expects to sign up during both its current third fiscal quarter and the following fourth fiscal quarter. RIM blamed the likely drop-off in new subscribers on delayed launches of the latest BlackBerry handsets, according to a company statement.

Google hit with second lawsuit over Library project

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has filed suit against Google over the search company's Google Print Library Project, the organization announced Wednesday. The project, which involves scanning library books without seeking copyright holders' permission, has proved controversial with publishers. This is the second suit to be filed against Google by a US body representing writers and publishers.

Wiki creator quits Microsoft, joins Eclipse

The inventor of the Wiki, Microsoft researcher Ward Cunningham, is leaving the software giant to join the Eclipse Foundation, according to a blog entry posted by Eclipse executive director Mike Milinkovich Monday.

'Loverspy' program creator indicted, on the run

The creator of Loverspy, software to surreptitiously observe individuals' online activities, has been indicted for allegedly violating US federal computer privacy laws, local and federal authorities announced Friday.

Hacker found guilty in massive data theft case

A Florida man was found guilty of stealing data from customer information management company Acxiom Friday. The prosecution estimates that Scott Levine and his defunct bulk e-mail marketing firm Snipermail.com stole more than 1.6 billion customer records by hacking into an Acxiom server.

SCO CEO: even if court bids fail, we will survive

The SCO Group believes it will still have a viable business even if the company loses its courtroom battles, according to CEO and president Darl McBride. In support of that claim, he says SCO's Unix business is profitable and the company is due to shed its heavy financial burden from legal fees come January 2006.

Novell to open-source Suse

Novell is planning to open up a version of its Suse Linux operating system to users and developers, unveiling its OpenSuse project at the LinuxWorld show next week in San Francisco, a company executive confirmed yesterday.

Novell issues strong answer, counterclaims to SCO suit

Novell has fired back strongly against an amended complaint filed by The SCO Group in its slander of title lawsuit against Novell, rejecting SCO claims that it holds the copyright on Unix and demanding a jury trial.

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