Articles by Jennifer LeClaire

Hewlett-Packard on Monday officially launched its portfolio of Intel Itanium 2-based systems, products and services The worldwide rollout comes after nearly seven years of collaboration among HP, Intel and Microsoft....

Amazon.com is reportedly exploring relationships with clothing retailers, a move that could result in yet another new market for the e-tailing giant Amazon could launch an online clothing store that features items from Nordstrom and Gap -- which includes Banana Republic and Old Navy -- as early as this summer or fall, according to a report in the N...

In a move intended to attract Java developers, Microsoft on Monday released a new programming tool that rounds out its .NET software strategy Microsoft launched Visual J# .NET, a development tool designed to be used by Java-language developers building applications and services on the .NET framework. The tool complements Visual C++ .NET, Visual C# ...

In every quarter since the dot-com meltdown began gathering steam, industry analysts and investment bankers have been predicting a tech comeback. But many quarters marked by disappointing earnings reports have forced overly optimistic forecasters to retract predictions of imminent rebound.

Cisco Systems this week completed two acquisitions aimed at augmenting some of its product lines. The first acquisition, a US$173 million stock deal that closed Tuesday, involved privately held Hammerhead Networks of Billerica, Massachusetts. Hammerhead Networks develops software products that will expand Cisco's IP aggregation portfolio of cable,...

Yahoo! on Tuesday announced a multiyear deal with USWineAuction to bring the wine seller's entire inventory of collectible bottles to Yahoo's auction site Under the terms of the deal, USWineAuction will be the sole seller of wine on Yahoo's U.S. auction platform, and Yahoo! will distribute and promote the company's wines across its shopping network...

In the largest product rollout in Hewlett-Packard's history, the company announced it will launch more than 50 new imaging and printing products between now and early 2003 HP spent three years and more than US$1 billion revamping products in its printing business, which accounts for $20 billion in annual revenue.

Northwest Airlines has discontinued its relationship with online travel auctioneer Priceline Northwest Airlines spokesperson Mary Beth Schubert confirmed that the company has discontinued providing Priceline Net fares, but declined to comment on details of the decision.

In an ongoing battle against Intel-based competition, Sun Microsystems introduced itslong-awaited four-processor "Cherrystone" server Cherrystone, otherwise known as the Sun Fire V480, has two processors and sells for aboutUS$23,000 in its base configuration. A four-processor configuration also is available....

In an effort to attract users from the small business arena, eBay has forged a deal with office outsourcer Regus to help businesses find and rent equipped offices The new service is part of eBay Real Estate, an online marketplace for realestate-related properties and services that was launched in August 2000....

A company with a well-known brand spent millions building an e-commerce site with all the technological bells and whistles. Legacy systems were integrated, e-business processes streamlined and customer support programs fine-tuned But by the time executives were ready to introduce the new sales channel, their depleted budget had few marketing and pr...

Cisco Systems has taken another step toward moving intelligent services from the center to the edge of mid-size networks by beefing up security features of its Cisco Catalyst switching portfolio Switches are devices in networks that filter and forward packets of data between local area network (LAN) segments....

Novell has announced plans to acquire SilverStream Software in a US$212 million cash deal designed to strengthen the networking software maker's position in the nascent Web services market Under terms of the deal, which is expected to close in July, Novell will pay $9 per SilverStream share. The acquisition has been approved unanimously by the boar...

Hewlett-Packard delivered conflicting reports this week about the future of its e-business software unit On Tuesday, HP executives reportedly told analysts that heavy losses in the company's e-business group had convinced it to retire its middleware software, including its Bluestone Software application server....

EBay on Wednesday launched a new wireless service that will let avid auction users bid in real-time. The online auctioneer's 46 million users now can receive alerts on cell phones and other wireless devices with "Wireless Rebidding for eBay," a service offered by startup communications software provider InPhonic....

IBM on Tuesday launched a new fleet of computer systems designed to meet the price and performance needs of the small business and education markets Big Blue's Personal Computing division introduced several new ThinkPad notebook and NetVista desktop models, featuring Intel Pentium 4 processors and IBM e-business solutions, such as wireless networki...

The notebook war is heating up as mobile computers continue to steal market share from desktop machines. And in the latest chapter of the ongoing battle for notebook supremacy, Toshiba has toppled Dell in the worldwide market Toshiba's global market notebook sales rose 19.3 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to research firm IDC. D...

When you think of successful e-commerce startups, Amazon.com, Yahoo! and eBay no doubtcome to mind. But these online giants have long since moved past the startup phase Which companies are the new "rising startups" of e-commerce? A new breed of online retailer is making noise in a growing market with strategies that leverage the fundamental benefit...

In a move to spur members of its affiliate program to sell more used goods, Amazon.com has begun paying affiliate Web sites a 2.5 percent referral fee on the sale of used items "Our used offerings have become incredibly popular with buyers," Amazon spokesperson Patty Smith told the E-Commerce Times. "We wanted to allow associate sites to earn refer...

IBM on Wednesday announced a five-year, US$194 million agreement to provide electronic payments processor TSYS with hardware, software and other services The agreement extends a technology relationship between the two industry giants that spans 20 years, according to TSYS spokesperson Eric Bruner. This is the largest deal in the Columbus, Georgia-b...