IDG News Service
Lawson is a reporter for the IDG News Service.
Cisco undervalues Tandberg, investment firms say
Nov. 06, 2009
Two investment consulting companies laid out objections to Cisco's US$3 billion offer for Norwegian videoconferencing vendor Tandberg on Friday, saying in an open letter to Cisco and a press interview that the bid ...
AT&T profiles specific cities in bid for coverage
Nov. 06, 2009
AT&T has created different mobile calling models for every major city in America as it tries to improve a network that has come under fire for poor performance as the data-friendly iPhone has proliferated, an executive ...
Palm shows Ares WebOS development tool
Nov. 05, 2009
Palm will introduce a Web-based development environment for WebOS applications, called Ares, by the end of this year.
HP MEMS could shake up motion sensing
Nov. 05, 2009
That accelerometer in your new iPhone 3GS must seem pretty cool, switching the phone to landscape view and steering you through racing games and all. But it's nothing compared with what Hewlett-Packard has come up with.
T-Mobile plans on-bill Android purchases Nov. 17
Nov. 04, 2009
T-Mobile will let its subscribers pay for Android applications on their monthly mobile bills starting Nov. 17, also introducing its own section of the Android Marketplace that day.
Sybase smooths enterprise path for iPhones
Nov. 03, 2009
Sybase is extending its Afaria mobile-device management platform and database software to the Apple iPhone, taking advantage of new enterprise features in Version 3.1 of the iPhone's software to give IT departments more ...
Cisco lays out why it might let Tandberg go free
Nov. 03, 2009
Cisco Systems may be laying the groundwork for dropping its US$3 billion offer for videoconferencing vendor Tandberg despite the emphasis it has placed on video as the future of communications.
SMC to expand Edgecore brand, higher-end gear
Nov. 02, 2009
SMC Networks will rebrand most of its products and introduce some higher-end gear in North America, expanding the Edgecore brand it has already begun using in some other parts of the world.
DiVitas mobile collaboration goes to iPhone, Android, RIM
Nov. 02, 2009
Mobile unified communications vendor DiVitas Networks has added iPhone, BlackBerry and Android to the set of platforms it is supporting with software to access desk-phone and presence features on cell phones.
Automated tiering key to getting value from SSDs
Oct. 30, 2009
Though flash storage could be the most powerful tool yet for IT administrators who want to speed up access to frequently used data, reaping its benefits may require automation software that has just begun to emerge from ...
Sprint plans open app store
Oct. 28, 2009
Sprint Nextel next year will introduce a new, more open application store on its feature phones, turning to a third party to manage it with the goal of getting new offerings out to consumers in an average of one week.
IBM finds path to mobile and voice browsers
Oct. 27, 2009
With software being created by IBM researchers, developers will be able to adapt a Web page for voice browsers -- and for mobile browsers that fall short of a PC-like Web experience -- with easy-to-follow lines.
Kindle change reflects new world of mobile
Oct. 27, 2009
Amazon's discontinuation of its innovative deal with Sprint Nextel to power over-the-air book purchases on the Kindle e-reader points to the power of high volume and the growing role of global standardization in the ...
WiMax coming to Chicago next month
Oct. 23, 2009
WiMax will finally go on sale next month in Chicago, a city that was to have been one of the first places where the high-speed wireless service was offered in the U.S.
Zetta opens its storage cloud to all
Oct. 21, 2009
A cloud storage provider that designed its system from the ground up to meet enterprise needs is ready to offer its service to the world.
Equinix expands data centers through buyout
Oct. 21, 2009
Equinix has agreed to acquire Switch & Data Facilities in a US$689 million deal that will bring together two of the world's largest operators of data centers.
Extreme turns to Motorola for WLAN future
Oct. 21, 2009
Extreme Networks on Wednesday announced a new set of enterprise wireless LAN products based on Motorola technology as part of a broader partnership that will also produce a unified control system for both wired and ...
AT&T packages enterprise mobile apps
Oct. 20, 2009
AT&T on Monday made another grab for business mobile users, introducing two more hosted applications built on its Mobile Enterprise Applications Platform.
Samsung invests in flash startup Fusion-io
Oct. 20, 2009
Samsung has invested in Fusion-io, deepening the relationship between two significant players in the fast-growing flash-storage business.
U.S. TV body approves mobile standard
Oct. 16, 2009
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), which oversees TV standards for the U.S., said Friday it has approved a standard for mobile digital broadcasts.
G.hn home network standard progresses
Oct. 16, 2009
While the ITU marked off another milestone for its G.hn standard for home networking last week, the specification may now face a greater challenge going up against existing technologies.
Study backs open access to broadband networks
Oct. 15, 2009
Almost all of the most successful countries in broadband deployment have opened up the networks of their main carriers to competing service providers, according to a draft report put out for comment on Wednesday by the ...
Starent settles UTStarcom legal disputes for $3.5M
Oct. 15, 2009
In the wake of its US$2.9 billion acquisition deal on Tuesday with Cisco Systems, Starent Networks has agreed to settle all its legal disputes with UTStarcom and pay the company $3.5 million.
IBM hikes virtualized storage performance with SSDs
Oct. 14, 2009
IBM will add support for SSDs to version 5.0 of its SAN Volume Controller and is promising a big boost in performance with or without flash storage.
NEC reaches out with iSCSI midrange storage
Oct. 13, 2009
NEC is expanding its midrange storage line with a new iSCSI array aimed at companies with midsized storage needs.
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