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Sonicwall to relocate from Sunnyvale to space in San Jose owned by Xilinx
Sonicwall, the Sunnyvale supplier of network security tools, has agreed to lease 72,000 square feet from chip maker Xilinx at 2001 Logic Drive in San Jose and will relocate its […]
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(New) Silicon Graphics (old Rackable Systems) changes FY to match (old) Silicon Graphics
Rackable Systems, the Fremont maker of computer servers and storage systems that purchased Silicon Graphics in May for $42.5 million and then adopted the acquired company’s moniker, said today its […]
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Borland entertains counter offer to Micro Focus deal
A deal reached last month in which the former Silicon Valley software company Borland agreed to be acquired by the British business software developer for $1 a share is now […]
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Design Within Reach lets go of Nasdaq listing
Design Within Reach, the San Francisco provider of hip home furnishings, has told Nasdaq that it plans to delist its shares from the stock market on July 6, after which […]
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Top supercomputers mostly use Intel chips
Intel just gained ground on its longtime-microprocessor rival, Advanced Micro Devices, in the world of high-performance computers. The latest edition of the TOP500 list, a widely watched compilation of the […]
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The new water wars — the fight for the stream
With Twitter’s success confirming that millions of people are willing to participate in an ongoing conversation as they go about their daily activities, the competition is on to own the […]
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And wait until it gets the haptic touchscreen
Back in the far corner of Apple’s iTunes App Store, there looks to be a new doorway, one shielded discreetly by a beaded curtain through which, as adults shoulder in […]
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Quoted
“Certainly Steve Jobs is important to Apple. Whether he is facing serious surgery or not is a material fact. If I have any serious illness, or something coming up of […]
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Off Topic
The London Sound Survey, ambient audio for the Anglophile; a gallery of 200 characters who appeared in the “Dick Tracy” comic from 1931-1977; and a neat optical illusion involving color […]
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Investors jazzed after hours over positive test results for fibromyalgia treatment
Shares of Palo Alto’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals rose by more than a third in after hours trading Wednesday after the company reported positive results from the second of its Phase III […]
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