John Rizzo

Before and after this months unveiling of the PowerPC-based “Cell” processor, the Mac industry buzzed with predictions that the forthcoming chip would be adopted by Apple Computer as its next-generation computing platform. While the specs of the new chip are impressive, especially with its integrated support for virtualization and speedy video performance, analysts said differences […]

Developers of OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X are no longer pursuing a native Aqua port of the open-source Office-compatible suite. The developer group said that it has been more than 18 months since the last engineering work on porting OpenOffice.org to Mac OS Xs native Quartz/Aqua windowing system, and there are no plans to do […]

SAN FRANCISCO—At the Macworld conference Thursday, enterprise connectivity vendors announced products that add Mac support to Windows- and Unix-based network systems. Several companies, including GroupLogic, announced cluster support for Macs. Group Logics ExtremeZ-IP 4.0 is an Apple File Protocol server that allows Mac clients to access the same shares as Windows clients. The new version […]

SAN FRANCISCO—At the Macworld conference here on Tuesday, Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs highlighted the progress on a few key features of Mac OS X 10.4, code-named Tiger, but he kept most details about the new operating system—including the ship date—under wraps. Telling conference attendees that there wasnt time to describe the 200 new […]

As Apple heads into Macworld Expo, a lot of the buzz focuses on Apple, the pop consumer company. Much is made of the fact that a quarter of Apples revenue recently came from the iPod and the online music store. Of course, this leaves the remaining three-quarters of Apples revenue coming from Macintosh-related business, which […]

The release of Virtual PC for Mac Version 7 holds significance in not just one, but two Microsoft Corp. product domains. As the first all-Microsoft version of the PC emulator—and the fifth application in the new Office 2004 Professional suite—VPC 7 signals a commitment to the Mac platform in the enterprise. But Virtual PC 7 […]

Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs recently waved the flag for a stack of new technologies due in Mac OS X 10.4, such as expanded support for 64-bit processing and the Spotlight search engine. While the Mac OS X “Tiger” looks promising, from the perspective of someone integrating Mac clients into enterprise networks, it looks […]