News Briefs: Samsung executives plead guilty

27.03.2006
Samsung executives guilty of price fixing

Three executives at Samsung Electronics Co. have agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for participating in a worldwide conspiracy to fix dynamic RAM prices. Sun Woo Lee agreed to a sentence of eight months, while Yeongho Kang and Young Woo Lee both agreed to serve seven months, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The three agreed to pay $250,000 fines and cooperate with the DOJ.

Dell to purchase high-end PC maker

Dell Inc. has agreed to buy high-performance PC vendor Alienware Corp. for an undisclosed price. Alienware will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the PC maker and will continue to develop, market, sell and support Alienware products. Dell said the new offerings will complement its high-end PC line.

IBM unveils SOA management tools

IBM has added new tools and consulting services designed to help companies establish the policies and controls needed to manage a service-oriented architecture. The Service Oriented Architecture Governance product combines software from IBM's Rational and Tivoli software units with consulting services to provide SOA best practices and processes.