HP will provide systems integration services for a new range of Cisco Systems wireless products according to an announcement by the firms Tuesday.

The development which centers on the implementation of Cisco's Unified Wireless Network Family is the latest in the firms' long history of partnering together. "This is a strategic effort from

Apple got low marks for ecofriendly policies from Greenpeace in a survey of electronics companies by the environmental group. The Cupertino Calif.based computer maker ranks fourth from the bottom in Greenpeace&;s survey finishing ahead of only Acer Motorola and Lenovo.

&;For a company that claims to lead on product design Apple scores badly

Googles introduction this week of communications applications for enterprises has extended the software battle that has been brewing with Microsoft. And according to analysts it will likely prompt an aggressive response from Redmond.
 
Google Apps for Your Domain launched Monday is a set of hosted applications for organizations that want

Motorola Inc. has announced a strategic initiative to develop mobile WiMax chipsets for the company's nextgeneration WiMax devices.

Motorola's initial chipset will focus on core .e mobile WiMax functionality supporting voice video and data for low power mobile applications in handsets and modules. These first chipsets are scheduled to support commercial Motorola WiMax devices

In an effort to chip away at the Apple iTunes monolith America Online on Tuesday launched a new version of its online music download service AOL Music Now.

Enhancements include a library of music videos and . million audio tracks for download plus a host of new community features. The service also offers

Verizon Communications Inc. on Tuesday said it will offer to broadband subscribers a cobranded suite of Windows Live services from Microsoft.

The agreement an expansion of the existing partnership between the two companies will cover customers of Verizon's DSL and FiOS Internet services. The Windows Live products will be accessible through a cobranded

Lattix is extending its software architecture management product which examines architectural dependencies to .Net projects.
 
Developers and architects involved in Microsoft .Netbased software projects now can avail themselves to Lattix's Lightweight Dependency Models (LDM) technology for controlling projects with Lattix LDM for .Net. The product allows for visualizing and controlling

Although Intel has been using the Xeon name since the dualcore Xeon processors that power the Mac Pro and Xserve lines are entirely new chips based on Intel&;s bit Core architecture platform. This platform was initially introduced to the public late in with chips continuing to roll out throughout this year;

Cisco Systems has created a new subsidiary by taking a majority stake in Nuova Systems a Santa Clara Calif.based startup founded by former Cisco executives.

Cisco announced the move late Thursday. Nuova technology will complement Cisco's datacenter product portfolio which includes Catalyst switches MDS storage switches SFS server networking switches and application

Extending its support for scripting and dynamic languages Microsoft is hosting a project on its CodePlex site to deliver a PHP language compiler for the .Net Framework.

Known as Phalanger the project reached Version . Beta on July .

The primary goal of the project released under Microsoft Shared Source Permissive License