Storage Expo 2006: Data storage regulations suffocating business

'A slew, a swamp, a morass of incompatible requirements'. These were the words of Philip Vergo, Eurim's secretary general, speaking of the data capture requirements facing business when he opened Storage Expo 06 with his keynote. All the terabytes of hardware storage on display, he suggested, and the myriad methods for storing, retrieving and preserving data, will be needed as businesses struggle for a technological solution to governmental regulation. ...more

Intel profits dip 40 per cent, reports flat PC sales

Intel, traditionally seen as a bellwether stock for the technology sector, has reported a 40 per cent decline in profits. The chip giant has announced its first quarter results amid flattening demand, increased inventory problems and strong competition from its rival AMD, which posted bumper results last week. The figures read as follow: sales for the three months amounted to $8. ...more

Microsoft subdued in latest financial results

Microsoft counts its profit in the billions, but fails to meet its earnings forecast and plays down expectations for the next three months... ...more

UPDATED: SCO splashes out on Web services acquisition

SCO is taking advantage of its increased share value to buy Vultus, whose software rosta it will add to its SCOx Web services platform. During the last results announcement, SCO CEO Darl McBride said that the company would be looking to 'make some strategic acquisitions' of companies in the region of $4 to $10m that would provide a 'technology fill-in' for its SCOx Web services platform. This looks to be the first, with a 'mostly stock' deal not to exceed $2. ...more

Kodak moves EasyShare cameras upmarket

Photography giant Eastman Kodak is the latest camera company to try to move its success in the budget digital camera sector upmarket. The company has now announced the Kodak EasyShare P-Series and claims that the two models in the range P880 and P850 represents new class of advanced digital cameras. The popular EasyShare system is built on the premise of making digital photography as simple as possible. ...more