Relativity transforms itself
Company touts new direction, rechristens suite Relativity Technologies on Monday named a new CEO, detailed a refocused corporate mission, and launched an upgraded version of its product suite. Former CEO and founder VivekWadhwa will remain as chairman but handed the…
Microsoft pries lid off stack
Company claims new combination of server and tools surpasses Java Microsoft this week will put a new face on its software stack. Analysts, however, question whether the changes will be dramatic enough to inspire customers to upgrade in the immediate…
AMD puts 32-bit twist on 64-bit Opteron
New chip may force Intel to play catch-up AMD will unveil Opteron on Tuesday, hoping to trump Intel by offering a 64-bit server procecessor that can run 32-bit applications. Although AMD has gained presence in the desktop-chip fray, the Sunnyvale,…
Intel cuts some processor prices
Prices reduced as much as 38 percent Intel cut the prices of some of its microprocessors, including that of its most expensive desktop Pentium 4 processor, on Monday. The 3.06GHz version of Intel’s Pentium 4 chip with a 533MHz front-side…
TimesTen enhances event processing system
New version supports Itanium 2, Red Hat Linux TimesTen, of Mountain View, Calif., on Monday is announcing general availability of Version 5.0 of its Real-Time Event Processing System infrastructure software for telco and financial services customers. The product enables high-performance…
HP uses cartoons to rally its troops
Company hired cartoonist to jab competitors for internal use Hewlett-Packard (HP) has worked very hard to position itself among its competition, and instill a competitive spirit among its employees. As part of that effort, it hired a cartoonist after its…
HP’s merger goal remains unattained
One year since acquiring Compaq, HP’s aims remain something to strive toward Hewlett-Packard acquired Compaq Computer in order to “offer the industry’s most complete set of IT products and services for both businesses and consumers,” according to HP’s press release…
Confusion still clouds HP’s channel plan
Company needs to smooth out hybrid strategy All the seamlessly merged product lines in the world don’t mean anything unless a company has developed a smooth process to bring those products to market. In bringing Hewlett-Packard and Compaq together, executives…
HP in street fight over PCs with Dell
Companies battling for top spot When Hewlett-Packard (HP) edged out Dell for the top position worldwide in PC shipments by the end of 2002, it achieved one of its goals announced along with the Compaq acquisition. Dell was able to…
HP defends Compaq servers from IBM, Dell
Company has challenges to retain lead in Intel-based server market The PC business was a very important part of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) Compaq acquisition, but one of the main drivers behind the deal was Compaq’s server business, in both Intel-based and…
