Sun Microsystems is expanding their “Open Source” product line with the purchase of MySQL! Sun Microsystems said Wednesday that it is buying open-source software maker MySQL of Sweden for about $1 billion in hopes of Continue reading “Sun buying MySQL in $1 billion deal”.…more
VIA Technologies today announced the VIA NAB 7500 embedded board for advanced network security solutions. Building on VIAs strength in bringing to market power-efficient, highly targeted platforms, the VIA NAB 7500 brings VIAs expertise to Continue reading “VIA Launches Specialized Network Appliance Board”.…more
The American consumer has ridden to the rescue of corporate revenues for years. Buoyed by highly valued homes that served as virtual ATM machines, consumers indulged their appetite for goods and services, particularly consumer electronics Continue reading “Consumer slowdown may hit IT this year!”.…more
Microsoft Corp. said hackers have found a way to use some older versions of its Excel spreadsheet program to take over control of people’s computers. Microsoft said late Tuesday that it is investigating reports of Continue reading “Microsoft reports security hole in Excel 2003”.…more
Dell Inc returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard Co’s growth slowed, technology researcher IDC said Continue reading “Dell seen back to strong growth”.…more
Gigabyte Technology has join the growing list of companies to jump on the low-cost PC bandwagon with plans to launch its contender for the market in June, company vice president Richard Ma, has revealed. The Continue reading “Gigabyte to launch low-cost PC in June”.…more
Find out what Antec Senior VP Scott Richards has to say to NordicHardware and read other reviews from around the web when you visit our forums! Antec is a major player on the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Continue reading “January 17 News from Around the Web”.…more
BEA under pressure from its single biggest share holder Carl Icahn has tentatively accepted an $8.5 Billion offer($19.375 per share) Oracle, the Redwood City software giant, said today it is buying BEA Systems of San Continue reading “Oracle buys BEA for $8.5 billion”.…more