Mobility

Remember a few years ago when the wireless mobile enterprise was the next big thing?

IBM Corp. last week rolled out workload management software to let users centralize, schedule and manage batch jobs and application processing across multiple platforms, including grid systems.

The notebook memory-module flaw that Hewlett-Packard Co. identified last week as having the potential to cause problems for all notebook manufacturers has thus far shown up only in HP notebooks, according to PC vendors, memory manufacturers, and industry analysts.

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Intel Corp. has discovered a flaw in its recently launched chipsets that can preclude a system from starting up normally, and is planning to recall a certain amount of those chipsets from system vendors and channel partners, a spokesperson confirmed Friday.

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) and STMicroelectronics NV (STM) are producing samples of chips that will allow manufacturers to build 3G cell phones based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, the companies announced earlier this month.

Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) is continuing the proliferation of its BlackBerry wireless platform, announcing a new partnership with Novell Inc. Wednesday as well as an expansion of its relationship with Vodafone Group PLC.

Microsoft Corp. this week will host 15 university students from around the world at its Redmond, Wash., headquarters to pick their brains on what the Office productivity suite should look like 10 years from now.