Articles by John S. Webster

Microsoft plans to put a version of its Windows XP operating system on One Laptop Per Child's (OLPC) platform, XO The rudimentary computer is directed at nations that do not have a widespread user base. The low power requirements -- bright screen, and hand crank which can augment available power -- are all key to the device....

HP has expanded its BladeSystem product line -- popular among enterprise customers -- with a carrier-grade version The platform is "optimized" for the heavy-duty requirements of telecom service providers and network equipment vendors, the company said. The BladeSystem Carrier-Grade Platform is intended for wired and wireless telecom service provide...

If you're in the U.S., the next time you place a bid on eBay you'll have new competition from Japan. The online auction giant said Tuesday it will join forces with Yahoo Japan, the largest online auctionsite in that country The move is seen as eBay's attempt to expand into the Asian market by working with a local, established entity, rather than go...

VeriFone, a provider of secure electronic payment systems and consulting, lost almost 50 percent of its market value after the company said Monday it will need to restate its financials for several reporting periods -- going back to January The restatements, resulting from an internal review, will include a correction to its reported revenue of US$...

It happens all the time: A customers with a complaint picks up the phone to call a center about a service problem. However, what if the service provider can pinpoint network problems before they occur? That way, customer service reps can resolve issues before disgruntled callers reach for the phone That's the promise of IBM's new Tivoli Netcool Cus...

Verizon Wireless will throw open the doors to its wireless network, the company said Tuesday. Until now, the second largest U.S. wireless carrier was keeping its network locked up tight to third-party developers Beginning early next year, that will all change when the company publishes its technical standards for wireless applications and device ma...

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is extending a promotional program designed in part to appeal to consumers filled with the holiday spirit of giving. The organization's "Give One, Get One" promotion, initiated on Nov. 12 and originally scheduled to run for two weeks, has been extended until the end of the year OLPC, the brainchild of Massac...

If you think accessing Internet data can be slow today, wait until 2010. That's when the Internet information glut could become unmanageable for corporate IT managers and users of enterprise applications, as well as consumers, according to Nemertes Research In fact, according to Nemertes, avoiding a possible data transfer gridlock may take a US$137...

Will sending Web content to your handheld device be as simple as clicking a button? Mobile software company Bango believes so. Its new Internet-based application simplifies the process of downloading images from social networking sites to cell phones The software appears as a Bango Button on the home page of the user's cell phone browser window. Wi...