Year: 2002

Apple today announced that it has acquired Zayante, a leader in IEEE 1394 (FireWire) technology and services. Founded in 1996, Zayante develops the silicon and software used by leading manufacturers to create FireWire devices. “By acquiring Zayante, Apple is extending its commitment to FireWire as the premiere, high-speed digital interface solution,” Jon Rubinstein, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering said in a statement.

An Apple Hot News feature profiles the platinum-selling, grammy-nominated songwriter, audio engineer, producer, mixer, and remixer Charlie Clouser. Clouser discusses the work he’s done for bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Deftones, and Rob Zombie, his current work, the role that Macs play, and offers advice for those looking to enter the field.

Trumpeting that “the iMac G4 waiting list is history!,” ComputerWare today announced that it has received hundreds of all three flat-panel iMac models, all of which are in stock at each of its five San Francisco bay area locations.

Sony today introduced two new Mini DV camcorders: the DCR-PC101, the company’s smallest camcorder to date, and the DCR-TRV950, the first three megapixel-CCD camcorder targeted at “prosumers.” The PC101, which Sony describes as the size of a paperback book, features a 2.5-inch LCD display, Carl Zeiss lens, USB streaming, Supe

Rick Belluzzo, Microsoft’s president and chief operating officer, has announced that he will resign in May, according to AP. Belluzzo’s resignation is part of a larger organizational restructuring at the company, although specific details are unknown at this point.