July 2002 News
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AOL floats test version of AOL 8.0
America Online (AOL) has released a beta version of AOL 8.0, the next release of its Internet service provider software, that...31 Jul 2002
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Expect improved contract terms from IBM/PwC deal
Users are set to benefit from having a single supplier contact and more finance options if the proposed acquisition of PwC...31 Jul 2002
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Call centre companies tout optimisation wares
Three companes are poised to unveil their call centre optimisation solutions this week at the International Call Center...31 Jul 2002
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No StarOffice for Mac users, Sun says
Sun Microsystems senior director of desktop marketing Tony Siress has denied reports that Sun and Apple Computer had been working...31 Jul 2002
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Microsoft admits OS flaws
Microsoft has admitted to the existence of a number of design flaws in Windows 2000 which makes the server operating system...31 Jul 2002
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Check Point expands VPN connection options
Check Point Software Technologies announced three feature upgrades to its software yesterday that would give users a greater...31 Jul 2002
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Tesco launches Pocket Shopper
Tesco.com, the UK's leading online retailer, will this week officially launch its Pocket Shopper application, which will allow...31 Jul 2002
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Data mining boosts drug research at AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca has seen a marked improvement in the standard of its medical research since implementing data mining software across...31 Jul 2002
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Samsung and Via support latest Windows CE .net
Two hardware manufacturers have announced they are supporting the latest version of Microsoft's Windows CE .net operating system,...31 Jul 2002
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United Airlines prepares for e-ticket switch
United Airlines is to move to fully electronic ticketing by the end of next year in a bid to get travellers through the check-in...31 Jul 2002
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Court orders ICANN to open its books
A California court has ruled that the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) must hand over corporate...31 Jul 2002
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Microsoft releases update to Windows CE .net
Microsoft has announced an update to its Windows CE .net embedded operating system that features support for the latest Internet...31 Jul 2002
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IBM readies DB2 for Hammer
Computing giant IBM has prepared a version of its DB2 database to run on Linux servers that use the yet-to-be-released Opteron...31 Jul 2002
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Telco execs promise no network disruption
Top corporate officials from troubled telcos have appeared before a US Senate panel along with US Federal Communications...31 Jul 2002
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Documentum ties collaboration into content management
Enterprise software vendor Documentum has expanded the breadth of its enterprise CM (content management) line with the addition...31 Jul 2002
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IBM to buy PwC Consulting for $3.5bn
IBM has agreed to buy PwC Consulting for $3.5bn (£2.2bn) in a bid to expand its Global Services IT consulting division with...31 Jul 2002
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CIO tactics for IT project success
IT directors will have to promote themselves more to the board if they are to avoid the IT project setbacks of the past that have...30 Jul 2002
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Lewisham trials user-friendly government services
Lewisham Council in London is testing Internet technology from Fujitsu Consulting and Microsoft in a bid to stem the Internet...30 Jul 2002
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Digital divide splits retail
Smaller firms are shunning sales opportunities using Web marketing and e-mail, according to new research from the Department of...30 Jul 2002
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Avaya lays off 2,500 workers in restructuring move
For the third time since June 2001, networking company Avaya is undergoing a financial restructuring as it works to cope with the...30 Jul 2002
