Joris Evers

Articles by Joris Evers

SanDisk, Toshiba to work on 0.09 micron flash memory

SanDisk Corp. and Toshiba Corp. will work together on a technology to produce cheaper and higher density flash memory chips, the companies said Wednesday.

NAI adds management tools to Sniffer line

Network Associates Inc. on Tuesday plans to announce two new products to ease management of its distributed Sniffer network probes and expand the reporting based on data collected by the boxes, the company said.

Windows help tool has ‘critical’ flaw, Microsoft warns

Security flaws in the help facility of most versions of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system could allow an attacker to take control of a user's PC, Microsoft warned late Wednesday.

Getronics sells US government services unit

Amsterdam IT services company Getronics NV sold its U.S. Government Solutions subsidiary to DigitalNet Inc. for 224 million euros (CDN$350 million), it announced Monday.

Sonera, Nokia backpedal on 3G launch plans

Nokia Corp. and Sonera Corp. will make some 3G (third generation) mobile telephony announcements in Finland on Thursday, but it will be far from the mass market commercial launch of a high-speed mobile network and services they promised earlier this year.

Peregrine sells to BMC Software, files for Chapter 11

Peregrine Systems Inc. sold its Remedy subsidiary to BMC Software Inc., created a new company to handle certain customer affairs, and filed for Chapter 11 protection, the beleaguered San Diego infrastructure management software maker said Sunday.

Alcatel sees lower sales and 13,000 fewer jobs

Citing a further worsening of the market for telecommunication equipment, Alcatel SA announced 13,000 more job cuts on Friday and lowered its second-half sales forecast.

WorldCom to axe 2,000 jobs in Europe

Struggling WorldCom Inc. will cut about 2,000 jobs in its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) unit and discontinue some niche services in a bid to make the business cash flow positive by next year, the company said Monday.

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