Mark Hachman

SAN FRANCISCO—More and more, the U.S. government will require the assistance of private industry to combat the war on terrorism, a top government official said Wednesday. That assistance will involve technology companies and technologists within the enterprise. General John Gordon, assistant to the President for Homeland Security and the head of the Homeland Security Council […]

Intel Corp.s next-generation cellular baseband processor, dubbed “Hermon,” will handle dual-mode UTMS and wide-band CDMA, the company will announce Wednesday at the 3GSM show in Cannes, France. Intel, which analysts have accused of lagging behind in the baseband market, also manufactures complementary Xscale application processors as part of its Personal Communications Architecture. To simplify the […]

Nvidia Corp. announced three chips for cell phones on Wednesday, including the companys first licensable 3D core. Nvidia, based in Santa Clara, Calif., launched the GoForce 3000 and GoForce 4000 media processors at the 3GSM show in Cannes, France, on Wednesday. Mitsubishi Ltd. will use both chips in its upcoming cell phones. Nvidia also said […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Enhanced security can solve many issues, but it cant improve the thing that sits between the keyboard and the chair—the user—a cryptographers panel concluded Tuesday. The panel, a staple of the RSA Conference here, invited four of the industrys luminaries on stage with Bruce Schneier, author and chief technology officer at Counterpane Internet Security, […]

SAN FRANCISCO—RSA Security Inc. on Tuesday announced a partnership with Microsoft Corp. to develop a version of its SecurID token for the Windows operating system. Revealed at the RSA Conference here, the system will provide an additional layer of security for Windows customers. Under the new plan, users will only be asked to remember a […]

SAN FRANCISCO—According to analysts, Intel Corp.s addition of 64-bit extensions to its 32-bit Xeon line could force Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s own 64-bit processor line to compete on price, not technology. Meanwhile on Wednesday, AMD introduced several new lines of 64-bit Opteron processors, including new low-power versions, and lowered the prices of several current parts. […]

Frustrated by an impasse in the IEEE standards body, Intel Corp. and its partners have decided to pull out of the standards organization and develop their own version of ultrawideband technology. The MultiBand OFDM Alliance, backed by Intel, Texas Instruments Inc., and others, will design their own UWB radio layer and the associated silicon. Many […]

Simplify, simplify, simplify. In a keynote address at the Intel Developer Forum here Tuesday, Intel Corp. general manager Louis Burns reiterated the companys vision of a digital home where high-definition content is piped wirelessly throughout the home and beyond, simply and easily. Intel Corp.s vision of the digital home is focused upon “Kessler,” the companys […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Intel Corp. on Wednesday presented a broad overview of its enterprise processor roadmap here at the Intel Developer Forum. The companys forthcoming lineup featured a slew of new code names for the 64-bit Itanium processor. Mike Fister, vice president and general manager of Intels enterprise group appeared made a special effort to detail Intels […]

Intel this week at Intel Developer Forum will show off its latest concept PC, dubbed “Florence”, which emphasizes mobility for different lifestyles and features a second LCD panel plus an embedded wireless mouse that also doubles as a VOIP phone. If this sounds like an introduction to an automobile line or the latest fashions, theres […]