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More Explorer 7 Details Emerge
More details about Internet Explorer 7 are trickling from Microsoft Corp. The IE team wrote on its weblog that the browser will be available for "Windows XP SP2 and later," which includes the forthcoming Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. The blog noted that corporations have requested that the new IE support Windows 2000 , but no decision has been made.
IBM Services Unit Targets Small Firms
In an effort to drive more services business through partners, IBM Global Services launched several initiatives aimed at better targeting small and midsize businesses. IBM estimated that it's spending $300 million on the effort, which includes the creation of a dedicated unit that will team with regional systems integrators in the U.S. and Europe to work on such deals.
3Com Cuts 220 Jobs Worldwide
3Com Corp. cut about 11% of its workforce late last month, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the Feb. 25 filing, 3Com laid off 220 employees. The company cut 100 jobs in the U.S., 90 in Ireland and 30 in the U.K. It will take a related $15 million charge in its fourth quarter.
Intel Plans to Drop Pentium Moniker
Intel Corp.'s Pentium 4 brand, its flagship desktop processor since 2000, will be retired with the launch of the company's first dual-core desktop processor, it announced at the Spring Intel Developer Forum. The company also outlined features of its first batch of dual-core processors. Intel said Pentium D, code-named Smithfield, will ship by year's end.

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