February 2003 News
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BMW makes big network savings
BMW's Cowley Mini plant has saved £500,000 on its networking services. The savings were made by adopting a partnering approach...28 Feb 2003
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Insurance giant signs £630m on-demand computing deal
Insurance giant Axa has signed a £630m, six-year deal with IBM to provide the business with IT capacity on demand.28 Feb 2003
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AMD considers bus speed increase for next Athlon XP
Advanced Micro Devices said it is still evalutating its plans for its front-side bus speed of its next Athlon XP processor.28 Feb 2003
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IT directors feeling the pain of cutbacks
More than half of European IT directors expect further redundancies at their companies over the next two years, according to a...28 Feb 2003
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SEC settles with Enterasys
Networking supplier Enterasys Networks has settled its case with the US Securities and Exchange Commission after a 13-month...28 Feb 2003
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Lexmark gets first-round ruling in printer suit
A US district court has issued a preliminary ruling in favour of Lexmark International in a case that analysts have said could...28 Feb 2003
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Top 10 e-commerce security flaws exposed
Web server flaws, poor authentication mechanisms and faulty logout facilities are the most widespread e-commerce security flaws,...28 Feb 2003
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IBM targets SMEs with developerWorks toolkit
IBM is broadening its developerWorks Toolbox subscription service to give developers in small and medium-sized businesses...28 Feb 2003
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JD Edwards adds forecasting element to Demand
JD Edwards has released Demand Forecasting, an enterprise software product which aims to handle product supply and demand.28 Feb 2003
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Lucent deal will end US financial probe
Telecommunications equipment company Lucent Technologies has reached an agreement in principle with the US Securities and...28 Feb 2003
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US govt seizes website and posts piracy warnings
The US Justice Department this week seized a news website containing information on pirated software and hardware and turned it...28 Feb 2003
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Suppliers boost corporate spam tools
E-mail security provider MX Logic and antispam software and service company Brightmail have both unveiled products which, they...28 Feb 2003
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Ford cuts £190m from IT budget
Ford is slashing its IT budget by $300m (£190m), as part of ongoing cost-cutting efforts.28 Feb 2003
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Preparing for war
As conflict looms, IT directors must ready their businesses to deal with possible retaliation.27 Feb 2003
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Businesses prepare for disaster
The threat of war in the Gulf is causing UK companies to review their disaster recovery procedures.27 Feb 2003
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Boost to retail XML standards
Hopes for a single XML standard across the retail industry were boosted last week when three leading software providers...27 Feb 2003
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Microsoft to simplify the issue of security patches
Microsoft plans to simplify the way it issues security patches over the next 12 months as one of the key steps in its $100m...27 Feb 2003
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Check your insurance policies
IT managers have been urged to double-check their insurance policies to ensure they are fully covered in the event of war or a...27 Feb 2003
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War can highlight IT governance issues
IT managers should use the threat of conflict in Iraq to alert business to the need for effective IT governance, experts urged...27 Feb 2003
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Financial services firms are likely targets for cyberattack
The UK's financial services sector is one of the most tempting targets for cyberattacks and conventional forms of terrorism.27 Feb 2003
