Mark Hachman

The semiconductor market should continue to show gains in 2004, building on the recovery begun this year, according to a research report released Monday. World semiconductor revenue will build on 2003s recovery, rising 17 percent to $208.8 billion in 2004, predicts iSuppli Research, of El Segundo, Calif. Worldwide chip revenue for 2003 is expected to […]

The new wireless portability rules have been viewed as a boon for both consumers and businesses: The difference, analysts say, is that businesses will be able to use their new freedom to strip down their telecommunications infrastructures into lean, centrally managed organizations. Few companies reported any changes to their wireless carrier plans after the Federal […]

Phoenix Technologies has launched the first of its Core Managed Environment (cME) products, the first of the companys steps toward trusted computing. In September, Phoenix began shopping its trusted BIOS software to OEMs, which the BIOS provider will apparently provide to Microsoft as part of a deal announced in October. Now, Phoenix has begun shopping […]

Intel Corp. executives on Thursday told Wall Street to expect continued grow for the company throughout 2004, predicated upon strength in the companys traditional segments as well as increased development in new markets. During its fall analyst meeting in New York, Intel CEO Craig Barrett reported that the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company had seen a […]

LAS VEGAS—Hewlett-Packard made moves into the multifunction printer market on Tuesday with the introduction of several new products and services. The offerings aim to reduce the cost and increase the productivity of the companys printing solutions. In addition, the announcements covered the companys first use of “smart paper,” a technology that combines paper with a […]

Earlier this year, Hewlett-Packard Co.s Imaging and Printing Group unveiled its Total Printing Management initiative, a plan to offer a range of products, software and services to help customers cut costs and improve efficiency. This week at the Comdex Las Vegas 2003 show, Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP unveiled its first products under the plan, including […]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will add an extra kick to its 64-bit Opteron processor line on Monday morning, releasing three new processors with support for PC3200 memory. The Opteron 148, 248 and 848 run at 2.2 GHz, according to AMD. The Opteron 248, designed for one- and two-way servers, is available now. The 148 and […]

Nvidia Corp. has announced the GeForce Go FX 5700, a significant step up in performance from the companys earlier mobile graphics chip, the Go FX 5600. Nvidias latest chip contains three vertex pipelines to the 5600s one, a boost that will translate into significantly higher graphics performance, according to Nvidia executives. By tweaking some of […]

LAS VEGAS—Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO Scott McNealy has a vision of simplifying and scaling out a companys network, and it includes a partnership with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and its 64-bit Opteron processor. A combined platform of Java cards, Sun Ray thin clients, Java software and back-end Solaris software will make multibillion-dollar tasks like e-mail […]

On Monday, Iomega Corp. is expected to announce a deal to license NAS startup Ximeta Inc.s technology, Ximeta executives said last week. According to Ximeta chief executive Edward Park, Iomega will license the Ximeta NDAS (Network Direct Attached Storage) technology, which allows network-attached storage to also directly connect to a PC through a USB 2.0 […]