Over at the also very spicey Digitimes today we learn that Microsoft will push its suppliers of DVD drives down by around 30 per cent, as part of a general cost cutting exercise before....
....it says, the Xbox 2 is launched in September.
Digitimes calls it the "second generation Xbox", and put together with all the other gossip over the last month or two, this makes for a really interesting picture.
The price cuts, and the need for Microsoft to find cheaper components to compete with the ever popular Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo Gamecube, underline that the console market is a terrible place to be in
Nevertheless, Microsoft said before launch in the US last year that it knew it had to be there for the duration, and it's only conjecture how many millions it's expended on the product so far.
News source: The Inquirer
....it says, the Xbox 2 is launched in September.
Digitimes calls it the "second generation Xbox", and put together with all the other gossip over the last month or two, this makes for a really interesting picture.
The price cuts, and the need for Microsoft to find cheaper components to compete with the ever popular Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo Gamecube, underline that the console market is a terrible place to be in
Nevertheless, Microsoft said before launch in the US last year that it knew it had to be there for the duration, and it's only conjecture how many millions it's expended on the product so far.
News source: The Inquirer
Built by a team within developer relations at IBM, it allows developers access to demo code and includes examples of how Web services can be used. The source code available is designed to show a broad range of applications such as Lotus, DB2, and WebSphere.
"It's been set up to explain how they could use it in the marketplace," Erdman said. "They want to know more about how they can do it and see actual code."
In addition, IBM has also announced an initiative for emerging technology developers. This includes areas that IBM has identified as having potential to provide high growth opportunities, such as grid computing, pervasive technologies, life sciences and e-sourcing.
Erdman said the emerging technology developers’ project had been six months in the planning and was an extension of its start-up plan for developers, which has been running for the past 18 months.
"As we began to work with start-up companies we saw the value in identifying young companies to fill tomorrow's solutions," Erdman said.
Companies selected gain access to a range of resources, such as hands-on labs, workshops, and marketing assistance.
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