Gillian Law

STMicroelectronics NV has developed silicon-based light emitters that match the efficiency of light emitters based on traditional materials such as gallium arsenide (GaAs), it announced Monday.

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) Wednesday launched two new BlackBerry handhelds for global travelers.

Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 software both contain a critical flaw that allows low privilege users to elevate their privilege level and make changes to tasks created by other users, the company said Wednesday.

Stockholm financial services group Nordea AB has entered into agreements with IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. to offer straightforward Internet-based payment systems for e-commerce sites, it said Tuesday.

The Boots Company PLC, a pharmacy and health care company, has outsourced its IT systems to IBM Corp., it announced Tuesday.

Hewlett-Packard Services (HPS), the services division of Hewlett-Packard Co., aims to use partnerships with Microsoft Corp. and BEA Systems Inc., plus the company's own OpenView software, to lead the growth of Web services applications, HPS Executive Vice-President Ann Livermore said Monday.

Google Inc. announced an upgrade to its corporate search technology Monday, and a new product for high-priority searches in large corporate databases.

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is in danger of becoming another over-hyped technology like WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), and telecommunications companies must reassess their predictions of how much extra revenue it will bring, according to a report from industry research group, Wireless World Forum (W2F).