A startup with a new approach to contentaddressable storage is looking to take on EMC and other vendors with a lowcost USB memory stick and some software. That startup Austin Texasbased Caringo is planning to unveil its first product CAStor which allows solution providers and ISVs to turn any industrystandard server into a contentaddressable storage
Seagate ViewSonic and Belkin were the big winners at the first annual Digital Integration Channel Execellence (DICE) awards ceremony at this week's TechConnect XChange conference hosted by Digital Connect Magazine's parent company CMP Technology. The DICE awards honored digital product vendors receiving the highest ratings from digital integrators serving the home and SOHO (Small Office
Motorola says its new DSL home gateway will be the anchor of advanced home networks and the unit will be sold directly to carriers. The new HH gateway to be unveiled at Globalcomm next month combines an ADSL modem a fourport router a wireless gateway and a VOIP ATA (analog telephone adapter) in one compact
Microsoft is continuing its slow assault on the VoIP market by signing a new deal with LGNortel to work together on VoIP products based on the next generation of WinCE. LGNortel is a joint venture between Nortel and cell phone manufacturer LG Electronics. The deal between Microsoft and LGNortel is a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
McAfee, Inc., best known as a provider of anti-virus and other security software, said late Monday that it has received a U.S. patent for technology that it claims can wirelessly update files on mobile devices while minimizing bandwidth usage.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said that the patent, which covers the
The shrinking roster of tape library vendors lost another player when Quantum acquired rival ADIC for $770 million Tuesday night, creating a larger player looking to take on Sun and IBM.
The acquisition brings together companies with combined revenues of more than $1.2 billion over the past year. Quantum CEO Rick Belluzzo says
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has launched its ultra-mobile PC, which is expected to be available in Best Buy stores this summer.
The Q1, which was developed in collaboration with Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., will be available online through the retail giant beginning May 7, Samsung said.
As more companies and government agencies use open-source software, a trend many expect will continue, traditional software companies face the wrenching decision of how much they should move toward open source, if at all.
Two companies stand out for not embracing open source at all. But then, they might have
iTunes Music Store rival Napster has launched a new Web site that lets PC and Mac users listen to music for free. The company’s premium service remains PC compatible-only, however, and its Napster To Go service still does not work with Apple’s iPod.
Xybernaut Corp. will auction patents that can wirelessly transmit advertising, direct mail and information to targeted mobile phones and devices at specific locations, a company executive told TechWeb.
The company intends to use the proceeds to emerge from Chapter 11 and successfully reorganize. Xybernaut president and chief executive officer Perry Nolan
