Matt Berger

Sun Microsystems Inc. is set to release a package of software, hardware and services for managing the identity of users on the Internet or in a corporate network, laying the groundwork for its adoption of technology being developed by the Liberty Alliance Project.

Sun Microsystems Inc. is set to release a package of software, hardware and services for managing the identity of users on the Internet or in a corporate network, laying the groundwork for its adoption of technology being developed by the Liberty Alliance Project.

Worldwide sales of semiconductors continued to decline in January following one of the worst years yet for the industry, but signs of a recovery are beginning to emerge, an industry trade group said this week.

Sun is set to release a package of software, hardware and services for managing the identity of users on the Internet or in a corporate network, laying the groundwork for its adoption of technology being developed by the Liberty Alliance Project.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. passed a regulatory hurdle Wednesday when the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded its review of the deal.

Microsoft Corp. began shipping Monday a new version of its Windows server software tuned for data centres and designed to hold over customers as they await the release of a .Net version of the product.

Macromedia unveiled the newest version of its tools for building Web applications, called Flash MX, along with a number of partnerships with hardware and software makers who will support the new tools.

The Web services bandwagon Wednesday made a stop at software maker Corel Corp., as the company announced plans to offer a line of enterprise software tools and services for creating "smart" content that can be tied to back-end servers and modified over the Internet.