Information Technology

PC market seems to be playing down the negative effect of Microsoft’s decision to delay the launch of its next generation operating system until the start of 2007

With a nod towards the high-end consumer end of the PC market, Dell said it will acquire Alienware, providing AMD with a foothold into what has been an Intel stronghold OEM

With the announced delay of Microsoft’s Vista operating system, semiconductor industry analysts are painting a bleak picture of negative impact for 2006

Sun Microsystems has continued its moves to support the open source design community by releasing open-source hardware and software specifications for its multi-threaded UltraSPARC T1 processor

Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system will now not be generally available until next January, after the company said it was behind schedule in tackling security and usability issues in the system

Deutsche Telekom is working with Microsoft to provide the software platform for its proposed Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services in Germany

Blogging software and services specialist Six Apart has secured financing of $12m from a group of venture investors including Intel Capital

Legal pressures, not to mention your moral obligation to assist unwitting victims, means that you should never delay when disclosing IT security incidents, says Martin Allen of Pointsec

Industry watchers say the signs are pointing to a move by Dell to incorporate AMD processors into its machines

Apple Computer’s first desktop PC to be based on an Intel-manufactured microprocessor carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of $873, according to an estimate by US-based market analysts iSuppli