HP's desktop models, the dx2000 and cd5000, were announced - barely - last week. In interviews, though, HP said the models came with MandrakeSoft's version of Linux. Hewlett-Packard has begun selling Linux PCs in 12 Asian countries.
There are several models ranging in price from $298 to $698. Last week, PC seller Hewlett-Packard signed a deal to ship SuSE Linux on its PCs, for models that will start shipping in the second half of 2004.
IBM will announce low-end and midrange models using the new Power5 processor: the dual-processor eServer p5 520, the four-processor p5 550 and the 16-processor p5 570. The higher-end Unix models are due by the end of the year, including a 64...
The new servers are the biggest iron in IBM's Squadron family of servers using the Power5 processor, a chip that has two processing engines, or cores, on each slice of silicon. The current and new models feature virtualisation technology that lets...
PalmOne is now working on developing a family of smart phones, with no word of any other OS for models, whether Microsoft or Linux. It has yet to disclose any plans for 3G models of the Treo 600 or 650, saying it is still too early for such devices.
The "digital free-agency" is a term coined by Gartner to describe how professional and personal computing requirements are being blended to enable different working models - such as working from home and part time roles.