August 2003 News
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Hardware failure takes down financial futures exchange
The European financial futures and options trading market, Euronext.Liffe lost 400,000 trades on Wednesday (27 August) when a...29 Aug 2003
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Give IT skills to charity
Have you ever thought of using your IT expertise to contribute to a charity or local community?29 Aug 2003
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Refund for IBM users
The IBM Computer Users' Association has become increasingly concerned about the escalating battle between SCO and IBM on the...29 Aug 2003
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Forestry Commission chops costs
The Forestry Commission aims to cut the cost of setting up all of its 2,500 new and upgraded PCs by £165,000 over the next two...29 Aug 2003
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Virgin Holidays boosts planning
Tour operator Virgin Holidays expects to boost margins and improve forecasting after completing the implementation of a...29 Aug 2003
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Councils rise to e-government challenge
There is cautious optimism that councils will meet the 2005 deadline.29 Aug 2003
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BCS charity offers online advice on RSI
Online guidance on adapting PCs to help users avoid injury is being offered by BCS charity AbilityNet. The service, My Computer...29 Aug 2003
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Xythos server simplifies file management
A US hospital has made significant changes in how doctors, medical researchers, and clinicians view and exchange electronic...29 Aug 2003
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China to open IT incubation centre in Singapore
China Torch Centre, an agency of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, is opening an incubation centre in Singapore for...29 Aug 2003
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Microsoft seeks licensing deals from IM client makers
Microsoft is contacting providers of instant messaging (IM) software to try to cut licensing deals before stops its MSN IM...29 Aug 2003
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Lindows.com unveils cheap business PCs
Lindows.com has introduced an inexpensive computer for business customers which is designed to run limited applications on its...29 Aug 2003
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Intel buys supercomputer software tools firm
Intel has signed an agreement to purchase the high-performance computing division of Pallas, a German software tool company.29 Aug 2003
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Dell boosts Inspiron's media capabilities
Dell has launched the Inspiron 8600 in the US which, the company claims, will improve the multimedia capabilities of its major...29 Aug 2003
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Chip maker AMCC moves into San arena
Network chip maker Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) has moved into the storage area networking market by acquiring JNI for...29 Aug 2003
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IBM widens monitor recall
IBM will expand its recall of certain monitors to include an additional 63,000 units with circuit boards that could overheat.29 Aug 2003
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Sun extends list of x86 hardware for Solaris 9
Sun Microsystems has extended the reach of its Solaris 9 Operating System x86 Platform Edition, certifying an additional 100...29 Aug 2003
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Tibco takes Apple to court over Rendezvous
Integration software maker Tibco Software has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple Computer, charging that...29 Aug 2003
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Intel and Legend to set up Beijing research centre
Intel will set up a technology centre in Beijing with local computer maker Legend Group to research and develop secure computing...29 Aug 2003
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CSC lands $342m outsourcing contract with Malaysia bank
Malaysia's Malayan Banking Berhad banking group will outsource a variety of IT tasks to Computer Sciences (CSC) in a 10-year deal...29 Aug 2003
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Kazaa launches premium service
The developers of P2P file sharing program Kazaa have launched a fee-carrying version of the software, in an effort to shake off...29 Aug 2003
