News

December 2001 News

  • Wise financing

    Sage has teamed up with leasing, finance and rental service provider Syscap, and its resellers will have access to a host of...20 Dec 2001

  • Traffic control system

    Despatch has launched an on-line purchase and administration system for all types of transport services. It offers customised Web...20 Dec 2001

  • Successful collaboration, a far from standard storage tale



    The success of the linear tape open (LTO) standard is an example of how co-operation works in the storage world.

    The partnership between Seagate,...20 Dec 2001

  • Staff training without cost and stress

    Contact centre staff can be trained at a fraction of the cost with a new browser-based on-demand video solution. vcContact from...20 Dec 2001

  • 2001 worst year yet for global IT

    The recent terrorist attacks, combined with the global economic downturn, have made 2001 the worst ever year for the global IT...20 Dec 2001

  • Direct sales set to increase

    Direct sales will increase next year as a result of tough trading conditions and the decline in hardware spending, reports...20 Dec 2001

  • New product for Brand-Rex

    Brand-Rex has launched SMARTpatch, an IT infrastructure management system backed by an extensive channel programme.20 Dec 2001

  • Post CTI offers a "best-of-breed" selection

    Post CTI has become the sole UK distributor for Vocalis' SpeechWare technology. This is Vocalis' proprietary third generation...20 Dec 2001

  • Firewall-on-a-card to hit channel

    Specialist manufacturer of Internet and Intranet security and throughput solutions, Canada's Galea Secured Networks, is to ship...20 Dec 2001

  • Flood of SMEs set to sink

    Floods, power cuts or sudden evacuation could prove disastrous for a startling number of UK companies. But this represents huge...20 Dec 2001

  • Palm revenue drops by 44%

    Palm has reported revenue of $290.6m (£144m) for its fiscal second quarter of 2002, down 44% from the same period last year.20 Dec 2001

  • Listen out for network traffic intruders

    Outsourced Internet security provider Objectronix, which offers consulting services for the channel, has developed KeyDetect - an...20 Dec 2001

  • Henkel ends paper chase

    Multinational chemical company Henkel has made significant savings by outsourcing a large portion of its paper-based mailroom...20 Dec 2001

  • Sony to meet expected storage demand

    Despite the falling price of hard disk drives, tape storage is still a common choice for low-cost data back-up. Demand for tape...20 Dec 2001

  • Mobile payment system goes live

    Circus, the trendy London restaurant and bar, now allows customers to pay for their meals and drinks using their mobile phone.20 Dec 2001

  • IBM and Oracle square up for database battle in 2002

    The leading database heavyweights are flexing their muscles in what could become the major technology battle of next year.20 Dec 2001

  • Web users want biometric security

    More than 25% of the UK population is in favour of digital payment systems that use eye or fingerprint recognition, according to...20 Dec 2001

  • Quantum encryption gets nearer

    Two staging posts on the road to unbreakable encryption have been reached in the world of quantum encryption.20 Dec 2001

  • Lastminute looks to new channels

    Online travel and leisure retailer Lastminute.com plans to focus on new ways of interacting with customers next year, including...20 Dec 2001

  • Users warned over block on Outlook attachments

    Microsoft's e-mail attachment security feature in Outlook Express 6.0 should be used with caution, according to Arie Slob,...20 Dec 2001