Tom Krazit

Intel Corp. released three new chips for multiprocessor server environments Monday, updating its Xeon line of processors with a larger level 3 cache and faster clock speeds.

Microsoft Corp. launched its Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system at an event in New York Tuesday, showing the software in PCs from Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP)

Sun Microsystems Inc. is phasing out its 900MHz Sun Blade 2000 high-end workstation with a faster-processor model, but the upgrade will not affect the Unix machine's entry-level price, the company said Tuesday.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) lowered its estimates for its third-quarter revenue Wednesday, as analysts warned the company will have to secure additional financing to survive beyond the expected launch of its Hammer processors in mid-2003 if the current weakness in the PC market continues.

A number of software vendors and security firms are teaming up to discuss reporting strategies for security flaws, balancing the right of users to know whether their software is flawed against the possibility that publicizing vulnerabilities may encourage hackers.

An additional 1,800 employees will be cut from the ranks at Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) by the end of its 2003 fiscal year, according to the company's recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Dell Computer Corp. and Lexmark International Inc. have agreed to an arrangement to sell laser and ink-jet printers through Dell's Web site in time for the fourth-quarter holiday selling season, the two companies announced Tuesday.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. added two processors to its roster Tuesday, introducing the Mobile AMD Athlon XP 1900+ and 2000+, it said in a release.