September 2001 News
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Electronic signature directive falls behind
The member states of the European Union are falling behind schedule in their implementation of the European Electronic Signature...28 Sep 2001
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Banks turn away from bespoke systems
UK banks now have the technology to launch a wave of highly personalised, web-based banking services.28 Sep 2001
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Microsoft to launch XP Embedded
Microsoft will officially unveil its embedded operating system based on Windows XP at the second annual Windows Embedded...28 Sep 2001
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New law will treat hackers as terrorists
The US Congress is considering new legislation to combat terrorism that, according to the civil liberties group Electronic...28 Sep 2001
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Protests continue over Microsoft licensing
As Microsoft gears up to the launch of its controversial new corporate licensing plan on 1 October, US users continue to register...28 Sep 2001
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ICANN to address Internet security
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body that administers the address system and other technical...28 Sep 2001
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DoCoMo says 3G users will spend more
NTT DoCoMo president, Keiji Tachikawa, said he expects users of the company's new Foma 3G mobile phone service will spend at...28 Sep 2001
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Experts disappointed by Kournikova sentence
Security experts are shocked by the light sentence handed down to Jan de Wit, author of the Anna Kournikova virus.28 Sep 2001
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Quick end to AOL Europe sell-off anticipated
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann is foreseeing a quick completion of its sell-off of shares in AOL Europe.28 Sep 2001
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GDS companies help travel agents
Two global distribution systems have announced that they will ease booking requirements for their customers in a move to assist...28 Sep 2001
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BCS extends support for IT workers of tomorrow
The BCS is expanding its support to schools at a time when teachers and parents are facing challenges ranging from Internet...28 Sep 2001
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Tragedy revealed human strengths
Although I was about 100 miles from New York at the time, the 11 September tragedy is imprinted indelibly on my mind. I was with...27 Sep 2001
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Quantify and control your 'underground'
Staff will always adapt software programs to suit their needs, but IT must be informed and consulted27 Sep 2001
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It's a man's world
We've had wide ones (Wans), local ones (Lans) and even tiny ones (Tans), but the future may belong to Mans (Metropolitan Area...27 Sep 2001
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Logica to axe 250 UK jobs
As the economic slowdown continues to bite, systems integrator Logica is set to axe 5% of its UK workforce in a bid to remain...27 Sep 2001
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Net investment firm loses $1.28bn
Troubled investments in e-business by Internet investor CMGI have helped deepen the company's financial woes.27 Sep 2001
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Intel launches telematics developers programme
Intel is to launch a Web-based community to assist developers of hands-free phones, automobile navigation systems and other...27 Sep 2001
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Sockets will protect edge of network
Broadcom and nCipher are joining forces to provide Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) hardware and distributed security key management to...27 Sep 2001
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Alcatel launches prepacked comms server
Alcatel is offering a packaged communications appliance for small and medium-sized businesses that need to offer telephony, data...27 Sep 2001
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Toshiba offers dual standards
Toshiba is to launch two notebook computers aimed at business travellers, that offer support for both the 802.11b and Bluetooth...27 Sep 2001
