Perot Expands Irish Presence with Original Solutions Buy
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Perot Systems has acquired Ireland-based services provider Original Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

Civica Acquires Fujitsu Australia Local Government Arm
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Software and managed services provider Civica has acquired the local government business of Fujitsu in Australia and New Zealand.

Oracle Offers Analytics for JD Edwards Users
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Oracle has launched a console that will enable JD Edwards EnterpriseOne users to deliver customized financial performance metrics and compliance data to multiple roles.

BearingPoint Narrows Loss
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint has reported a net loss of $23.1m for the first quarter 2008, against a loss of $61.7m last year, on revenue down 4% at $830m.

Fujitsu Full-Year Profit Hit by Restructuring Costs
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Technology and services provider Fujitsu has reported a 53% decline in net income to JPY 48.1bn ($481m) for the year ended March 31, following a JPY 72.7bn ($701m) write-down to cover restructuring in its microchip business, and a decline in the value of investments.

Hitachi Loss Widens
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Electronics company Hitachi has reported a net loss of JPY 58.1bn ($561m) for the fiscal year ended March 2008, against a net loss of JPY 32.8bn ($317m) last year, on revenue up 9.5% at JPY 11.23 trillion ($10.8bn). The company incurred JPY 33bn ($318m) in restructuring charges for its plasma panel and plasma TV business.

AMD Restructures Business and Shuffles Executives
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Advanced Micro Devices has announced organizational and executive changes in a bid to better compete with its rival Intel.

AnalystWatch: Ericom Addresses Desktop Virtualization
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Ericom, a specialist in providing and managing user access to server-based computing, has recently made announcements of continuing extensions to the range of virtualized, and other, environments that it supports.

HP and EDS Hold Merger Talks
ComputerWire - Thursday May 15, 03:44 PM
Hewlett-Packard and EDS have confirmed that they are in "advanced discussions" regarding a "possible business combination".

Verizon Acquires SureWest Wireless Assets
ComputerWire - Wednesday May 14, 03:44 PM
Verizon Wireless has acquired for $69m the wireless assets including spectrum licenses of SureWest Communications.

Hynix and Promos Extend DRAM Technology Alliance
ComputerWire - Wednesday May 14, 03:44 PM
Hynix Semiconductor and ProMOS Technologies have signed an agreement to strengthen their existing technology and product exchange alliance.

AMD Launches Quad-Core Opterons
ComputerWire - Wednesday May 14, 03:44 PM
Advanced Micro Devices has launched x86 Opteron HE processors for use in datacenters using blade or rack-mounted servers.