April 2003 News
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NetWorld+Interop: Security functions find way into network core
Seizing an opportunity to centralise wireless Lan security, startup networking suppliers are tackling established competitors...30 Apr 2003
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NetWorld+Interop: Show focuses on wireless and web services
A host of new products promising to secure wireless networks and web services deployments are on prominent display in Las Vegas...30 Apr 2003
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Police arrest Fluffi Bunni hacker
Members of the UK Computer Crime Unit have arrested a suspected member of the notorious hacker group Fluffi Bunni.30 Apr 2003
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EC rules UK 3G network-sharing not anticompetitive
Sharing of 3G mobile network infrastructure between operators in the UK does not breach European Union competition rules, the...30 Apr 2003
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Many Microsoft applications will not run on Windows 2003
Users migrating to Windows Server 2003 have been warned that many current Microsoft applications won’t run on the recently...30 Apr 2003
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IBM rolls out WebSphere for mainframes
IBM will roll out an improved version of WebSphere for its zSeries to entice users to buy mainframes for web services.30 Apr 2003
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Judge throws out case against peer-to-peer networks
A Los Angeles federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against file-sharing services Grokster and StreamCast Networks on Friday (25...30 Apr 2003
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IBM launches UK Linux competence centre
IBM launched its ninth Linux competency centre yesterday (29 April), a financial services-focused centre based at IBM's offices...30 Apr 2003
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Oracle patches critical database server vulnerability
Oracle has released a patch for a recently-discovered critical security vulnerability affecting its database servers.30 Apr 2003
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Chip sales rise 13% in Q1
Revenue from processor sales increased in the first quarter of 2003 as compared to last year's first quarter, fuelling hopes that...30 Apr 2003
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Accenture builds .net services for telcos
Accenture has announced it will introduce a set of pre-configured web services for communications service providers.30 Apr 2003
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Networld+Interop: Chambers lashes out at stock-option requirements
Employee stock options could be under threat and US jobs could be lost, Cisco Systems president and chief executive officer John...30 Apr 2003
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Ericsson to slash nearly 14,000 jobs by end of 2004
Ericsson plans to cut nearly 14,000 jobs by the end of 2004, after posting yet another quarterly loss.30 Apr 2003
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IDC sees bright future for IT security services
Research firm IDC has predicted that the market for information security services will increase to more than $23.5bn (£14.7bn) in...30 Apr 2003
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Oracle aims to make databases self-managing
Oracle is enhancing its database and application software architecture to assist IT personnel in running ever larger systems with...30 Apr 2003
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IBM and HP to release Itanium 2 systems
IBM is planning to announce its first Itanium 2 server this week, ending speculation about the strength of the company's...30 Apr 2003
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Intel plans lip-reading boost for voice recognition
Intel has released software which enables a computer to perform a similar task to human lip-reading, as an aid to existing...30 Apr 2003
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Motion to ship Centrino Tablet PC in May
Motion Computing will unveil the new M1300 Tablet PC on 12 May with Intel's Centrino package of chips.30 Apr 2003
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Leaked Longhorn features minor improvements
A third internal test version of the successor to Microsoft's desktop Windows XP operating system was leaked onto the internet...30 Apr 2003
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Dell and Good Technology team up for wireless data
Dell Computer and Good Technology are to develop handheld devices that incorporate wireless data access technologies.30 Apr 2003
