Infrastructure

Montreal-based Linuxant Inc. last week released DriverLoader 1.6, a compatibility-wrapper allowing Linux users to use the wireless capabilities of Intel Corp.'s Centrino chip.

Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday became the third major vendor to announce products based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s Opteron processor, joining IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.

Even as Linux has continued its slow, steady, well-publicized trek to enterprise acceptance, it has quietly started catching on in another market

Veritas Software Corp. Tuesday released Storage Foundation 4.0, the latest version of its storage management and virtualization software that allows companies to deploy utility computing across storage, servers and applications.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. has announced a multiyear deal with SAP AG to co-develop a beverage-specific application designed to improve its ability to serve customers in the field, slash costs and share data through multiple systems.

When Tony LoFrumento joined Morgan Stanley in 2001, he was given a wide-ranging goal: to create a CRM and business intelligence (BI) infrastructure that would enable the financial services company to transition from a product-focused entity into a client-centric business. In developing a CRM strategy for Morgan Stanley, LoFrumento opted to put his resources into customer analytics

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the only U.S. retailer that sells Mary-kateandashley One, a new fragrance branded by twin teenage entertainment moguls Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Behind the scenes, fragrance and cosmetics manufacturer Coty Inc. depends on a hybrid business-to-business system that combines new standards and old technology

PeopleSoft Inc. next week will unveil a set of applications designed to help users streamline their supply chain operations, as part of the software vendor's continuing effort to boost its standing among manufacturers.