Articles by Jay Lyman

AMD made real its virtualization technology as the chip maker unveiled its "Pacifica" specification, a computer processor design aimed at enhancing virtualization with 64-bit servers and other clients, including desktops and notebooks Releasing the specification at the LinuxWorld Summit in New York this week, AMD said its virtualization technology ...

IBM is teaming with Infineon and Macronix on a future computer and electronics memory solution that could hold the key to high-speed, high-density data storage The companies, all semiconductor makers, said they would collaborate on phase-change memory (PCM), a form of memory that relies on change in material state -- from amorphous to crystalline -...

Touting a one-watt, "desktop-style" experience from its new Geode processor, AMD said the chip's support for Windows XP and XP Embedded would enable the next generation of x86-based HDTV, point-of-sale kiosks, tablet computers and new devices that compact desktop computing into smaller, low-power form factors Designed for low-energy, fanless applic...

The outsourcing and offshoring of business tasks rarely fails to generate controversy, with horror stories of company veterans training their overseas replacements and major projects that were farmed out only to flame out However, if done properly, outsourcing -- whether in another state or in another country -- can save organizations tremendous am...

Consumers are seeing more television on their mobile phones as another company rolls out a mobile handset service, most recently from UK provider Orange, which will offer customers there top TV shows and channels, such as Cartoon Network and CNN, for a monthly subscription The service, which is third-generation (3G) wireless but still a streaming s...

While touting speed and convenience for credit card users, JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s Chase Bank is also causing some concern among security experts with its "blink" technology announced this week, which will allow contactless credit card purchases with the consumer's wave of the card at convenience stores and other establishments Chase said its Visa ...

Not to be left out of the furious technology tussle that has Sony and Microsoft gaming over their next-generation consoles, Nintendo touted the deep game support and backward compatibility of its own Revolution console this week While Microsoft and Sony have touted improved power and graphics in their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 -- which have transf...

Following a week of Microsoft-MTV multimedia blitz on the next-generation Xbox 360 gaming console, Sony today sought the spotlight for its competing PlayStation 3 in advance of the E3 Conference in Los Angeles this week Sony exposed more of the new machine -- powered by the "Cell" processor designed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba -- touting its advanced ...

On the heels of last week's announced intellectual property (IP), cross-licensing deal with Japanese PC and electronics giant Toshiba, Microsoft is reportedly seeking a similar sharing agreement with Hitachi The software giant's effort to cross-license patented technologies from the Japanese companies this month follow in a long line of similar dea...

PC giant Dell signaled this week it will stretch the reach of wireless connectivity for its computers by using cellular phone networks and reportedly offering mobile phone subscriptions Although a spokesman for the U.S. PC maker dismissed reports that the company would offer mobile phone service, there was confirmation that Dell is looking to brid...

With help from wireless carrier Cingular, Sony has widened both the reach and variety of wireless technology in its latest, ultra-lightweight Vaio T-Series notebook PC, which allows users to connect laptops to the Internet almost anywhere there is cellular wireless coverage through Cingular's EDGE Network The new Vaio T-Series, aimed at enterprise ...

Almost a year after the theft and distribution of Cisco source code integral to much of the Internet's infrastructure, a Swedish teenager is suspected of stealing the software and using university computers to crack U.S. government systems and Web sites. The individual's attacks are said to have included numerous other online properties as well that may number in the thousands...

At the same time that they may be working toward a single solution for the next-generation DVD video disc, Sony and Toshiba appear to be advancing their own, separate solutions and downplaying a blending of the technologies Industry analysts indicate that both companies -- and backers which include other technology, content, and manufacturing compa...

A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Federal Communication Commission's requirement of broadcast flag anti-piracy technology may give consumers more control over how they watch and record broadcast content, including digital television. That programming may be limited, however, because of content providers' concern over piracy Indust...

Although it may agree with the hands-off approach to Internet services that telecom giant SBC was petitioning for in its request, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected the firm's proposal to limit Internet services regulation this week, indicating it is too soon to forbear on rules that are still taking shape FCC Chairman Kevin Marti...

Continuing its efforts to head off a heavier regulatory hand and increasing litigation, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) player Vonage announced it would offer emergency 911 calling services with its VoIP products and services in some states with help from local phone giant Verizon The new and old phone companies announced this week their collab...

Linking a wireless technology of today with the higher data rates and reach of tomorrow's wireless, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) and Ultra-wideband (UWB) group announced plans to collaborate and combine their technologies for the betterment of both The wireless groups said details have yet to be worked out and issues loom including in...

Underneath their dueling dual-core processor announcements, demonstrations, and, most recently, actual releases to the market, Intel, which unveiled its Pentium Extreme Edition chips last month, and Advanced Micro Devices, which unleashed its Opteron chips, represent very different approaches to dual-core. Both, however, achieve a significant increase in computing power for their customers, who are getting what is generally described by industry analysts as the biggest computing boost in more than two decades...

Cisco released at the Interop networking conference in Las Vegas this week details of its new family of multi-function, "single device, many services" appliances, which are designed to provide both small to medium and larger enterprises secure network and application management The networking giant said its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 Se...

Industry analysts gave their blessing to Lenovo's deal for IBM's PC business, finalized this week, indicating that the Chinese company will gain access to the U.S. market while IBM trades a low-profit business division for its own access to China, heralded as the world's fastest growing IT market Lenovo announced its US$1.5 billion deal for IBM's P...