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Hewlett-Packard has said it will introduce a line of servers preloaded with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chips, making it the latest major computer vendor to back Intel's top rival. HP's move comes on the heels of decisions by IBM and Sun Microsystems to begin shipping machines with Opteron proce...

There has been so much buzz in recent years about various enterprise applications -- ERP, CRM, SCM, PLM and more -- that it is no wonder many executives feel underinformed and overwhelmed. "You could take all 26 letters of the alphabet, throw them up in the air, and get something else," Bruce Hudson...

After its successful push into the consumer electronics space in 2003, Gateway's branded introduction to the professional services space is problematic, according to Yankee Group SMB senior analyst Mike Lauricella. Specifically, Lauricella expressed doubts about Gateway's ability to tap into the lar...

Microsoft and RSA Security have said they will work together to develop authentication technology, making it easier to secure Windows and keep sensitive corporate information safe. The announcement came at RSA's annual security conference in San Francisco. Specifically, Microsoft will use RSA's Secu...

With a rash of major virus outbreaks still fresh in their minds, network administrators and other security experts will flock in record numbers to the annual RSA Conference this week, where they will be met with a flood of new product and service announcements aimed at quelling security and privacy ...

Seeking to add clout to its fast-growing services business, Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to buy a Germany-based consulting firm for about $420 million. The deal calls for HP to take over all three divisions of ThyssenKrupp Group's information technology consulting business: Triaton GmhB, whic...

Although outsourcing has cast a long shadow over many IT professions and functions, there are glimmers of sunlight for U.S. employees involved in certain aspects of the computing industry. For example, although it has been affected by outsourcing to some degree, research and development retains much...

Although outsourcing has cast a long shadow over many IT professions and functions, there are glimmers of sunlight for U.S. employees involved in certain aspects of the computing industry. For example, although it has been affected by outsourcing to some degree, research and development retains much...

Although outsourcing has cast a long shadow over many IT professions and functions, there are glimmers of sunlight for U.S. employees involved in certain aspects of the computing industry. For example, although it has been affected by outsourcing to some degree, research and development retains much...

Apple and Pepsi's iTunes giveaway, which promises a free music download coupon under 1 in 3 Pepsi bottlecaps, made a big splash with an ad aired during January's Super Bowl. Now, is the promotion on the rocks following disclosure of a tactic to identify winning bottles without purchasing them first?...

Hewlett-Packard said profits rose as sales improved in many of its business segments during its first fiscal quarter of 2004. Revenue totaled $19.5 billion, up 9 percent from the same time frame in 2003. HP again turned a profit in all of its business units, marking just the second time it has done ...

Spurred by rulings designed to improve corporate accountability, companies are scrambling to comply with an escalating burden of legislative record-keeping requirements -- and they are spending millions of dollars on consultants, lawyers, auditors and technology in the process. Now, IBM has stepped ...

A new worm known as Netsky.B emerged Wednesday. It is the second worm in the Netsky family; an earlier version, Netsky.A, was first identified Tuesday. The worm, which has been reported primarily in Western Europe and Japan, spreads mainly by e-mail. Like many recent worms, it cloaks itself in attra...

Hoping to entice enterprises to plunge back into the information technology spending pool, Intel has unveiled a series of initiatives that it claims will make corporate computing inherently more secure and flexible. A new secure-chip initiative may resonate most strongly with enterprises, which have...

The Intel Developer Forum commenced Tuesday with a statement that Intel will outfit its 32-bit Xeon server and workstation processors with 64-bit extensions. According to the company, this technology will become available in the second quarter of 2004. The announcement comes several months after riv...