April 2002 News
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Tech Ed: Microsoft alters tools support
Microsoft is altering the model it uses to determine how long it will offer technical support for its development tools, Chris...11 Apr 2002
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Oracle and Aspect dial up call centre alliance
Aspect Communications and Oracle have formed a technology alliance to integrate Aspect's server with Oracle's E-Business Suite to...11 Apr 2002
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In-flight Internet set for take-off
UK satellite communications company Inmarsat has made its in-flight Internet access service available to the corporate jet market...11 Apr 2002
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McAfee.com accepts new Network Associates bid
McAfee.com's board of directors has accepted Network Associates' (NAI) new offer to buy the company and has recommended that its...11 Apr 2002
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Global bank takes first step to Linux
Credit Suisse First Boston, a global investment bank, has installed a Linux operating system to support its mission-critical...11 Apr 2002
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Sun users face huge security bill
Insurance companies are asking IT departments to install elaborate security precautions following a series of raids by...11 Apr 2002
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Users win in latest server war
Users stand to gain as hardware giants IBM and Sun Microsystems up the stakes once again in their ongoing server war.11 Apr 2002
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Microsoft patches 10 Web server flaws
Microsoft has released a patch that fixes 10 security flaws in various versions of the Web server component of Windows NT 4.0,...10 Apr 2002
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Office staff give away passwords
More than 100 office workers agreed to tell confidential passwords to complete strangers on London's Victoria Station last week.10 Apr 2002
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US firms report cybercrime
US businesses are seeking help from the police and the FBI following a sharp rise in the cost of computer crime.10 Apr 2002
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Employers slam plans for e-mail monitoring
Employers this week dismissed a code of practice designed to protect employees from unwarranted snooping by their bosses as...10 Apr 2002
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ITers with supplier qualifications are commanding higher salaries
IT workers with supplier-certified qualifications are commanding higher salaries than those without, according to a study of...10 Apr 2002
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BT plans wireless comeback in UK
British Telecom is planning to launch a Mobility Services portfolio of mobile products for UK business customers in June.10 Apr 2002
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Oracle Appsworld: Ellison knocks Webservices
Outsourcing is easiest, Linux is great and Web services have been hyped like something out of the women's fashion industry,...10 Apr 2002
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Gartner: shrinking budgets canopen boardroom door
The trend towards business process outsourcing and the drive for local business managers to control their own department's IT...10 Apr 2002
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IBM pins its hopes on Storage Tank
IBM has begun early customer testing of its Storage Tank file system, which promises to ease storage management. Analysts...10 Apr 2002
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Oracle drops Arthur Andersen as auditor
Oracle has dismissed Arthur Andersen as its independent auditor after 15 years.10 Apr 2002
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eBay suffers three outages in three days
Online auction giant eBay has experienced three outages of varying severity since Sunday, a spokesman for the company said....10 Apr 2002
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Schuler steps down as AOL chief
America Online (AOL) chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Barry Schuler is stepping down from his post to head a new...10 Apr 2002
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IBM lands $563m Manulife IT contract
Financial services company Manulife Financial has awarded IBM Global Services a 10-year outsourcing contract to manage its North...10 Apr 2002
