All the week’s IT market news.
HP buys data management services company, 12/12/06
HP has agreed to acquire IT services company Knightsbridge Solutions Holding for an undisclosed sum.
Verizon’s president to retire after 41 years, 12/11/06
Verizon Vice Chairman and President Lawrence Babbio has announced plans to retire from the company where he spent more than half his life.
Microsoft: 1 million Zune sales by June 2007, 12/07/06
Microsoft has predicted it will sell 1 million Zune devices in its first six months, a figure that would be more than Zune’s chief rival iPod sold in its first 14 months but a relatively slow start for the much-hyped MP3 device.
MySQL, Open-Xchange announce partnership, 12/07/06
Open source players MySQL and Open-Xchange are teaming up so Open-Xchange can embed MySQL’s database into its Linux-based collaboration server.
IBM accuses mainframe company of patent infringement, 12/07/06
IBM says a Sunnyvale, Calif., company has infringed its patents by creating computers that allow customers to run IBM’s System z operating systems and software on mainframes from other vendors.
HP settles civil lawsuit over spying, 12/07/06
HP has agreed to a $14.5 million settlement in the California civil lawsuit related to the company’s spying scandal.
