Intel Asia Electronics announced opening of three new Intel Architecture (IA) solution labs, Deccan Herald reports. These labs, set up in association with leading India-based e-business companies, will be located at the premises of PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd in Kolkata, Satyam Computer Services Ltd and Wipro Infotech in Bangalore. Briefing reporters, on the sidelines of the Spring 2002 Intel Developers Forum here, Intel Vice-President and General Manager (Business Solutions) John Davies, said the new labs would help each company to bring high performance solutions to market faster and at lower cost. Coloured mobiles Samsung Electronics announced in Dubai the regional launch of its new colour mobile phone - SGH-TI00 - and said it was targeting a sales growth of 30 per cent this year in the Middle East - from three million handsets to over 4 million, Khaleej Times reports. B. W. Lee, vice president, Samsung Electronics Middle East & Africa Headquarters, said the new mobile phone, featuring a colour LCD display panel and advanced multimedia capabilities, is expected to redefine quality standards within the region's mobile phone industry and would infuse a fresh wave of excitement among consumers in the region. Sun head quitting Sun Microsystems said that the
president and chief operating officer Ed Zaner is leaving, the latest in
an exodus of senior executives at the maker of computers that manage
corporate computer networks, Reuters reports. Effectively July 1,
chairman and chief executive Scott Mc Nealy will take over Zander’s
duties, resuming the additional title of president. The company said it
does not intend to name a replacement for Zander, who will stay on
through year end to help in transition. |