December 2004 News
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Veritas' India lab to become its largest R&D centre
Veritas Software's research and development (R&D) centre in Pune, India, will soon be the company's largest worldwide, according...09 Dec 2004
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AT&T to build Treasury network
The US Treasury has signed a deal worth up to $1bn (£520m) with AT&T and its partners to build a secure high-speed network for...09 Dec 2004
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Disney backs Blu-Ray
Walt Disney and its Buena Vista Home Entertainment division have thrown their support behind the Blu-Ray high-definition DVD...09 Dec 2004
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PalmSource buys into mobile Linux
PalmSource surprised the mobile supplier community yesterday by announcing it would acquire China MobileSoft to leverage the...09 Dec 2004
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Siemens sets wireless speed record with OFDM
German electronics manufacturer Siemens has set what it claims to be the fastest-ever wireless connection.09 Dec 2004
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Oracle revises PeopleSoft intentions
At its user conference yesterday, Oracle continued to send out mixed messages about how it will support PeopleSoft products if it...09 Dec 2004
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Government introduces standard public sector IT contracts
The government has today published new standardised contract terms in an attempt to simplify the tendering process for IT...09 Dec 2004
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Date set for second Longhorn conference
Microsoft will hold a second Longhorn-themed Professional Developers Conference in September 2005, almost two years after it...09 Dec 2004
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McNealy: Sun still shines for Oracle
Despite Oracle’s strategic push for Linux- and Intel-based deployments, Sun is still the company's leading platform09 Dec 2004
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Oracle admits data centralisation project took five years
Oracle's recently completed consolidation onto a single, global system for enterprise data took five years, Oracle chief...09 Dec 2004
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Virgin plans mobile joint ventures in China and India
Virgin Group is looking to launch mobile operations in China and India within the next 18 months, through joint venture deals.09 Dec 2004
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Wal-Mart's web store crashes
Wal-Mart's online store crashed yesterday, two days after Amazon.com website encountered significant performance problems.09 Dec 2004
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IBM warranty costs rising steadily
China's Lenovo Group has revealed growing warranty costs in the PC business it is buying from IBM, raising questions about...09 Dec 2004
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China's Lenovo to buy IBM's PC business
China's Lenovo Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire IBM's personal computing division.09 Dec 2004
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The security lingo of 2004
This was the year of botnets, zombie PC armies and phishying online schemes.08 Dec 2004
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Commerce One patents auctioned off
About 40 patents owned by bankrupt software supplier Commerce One were auctioned for $15.5m (£8m) in a San Francisco bankruptcy...08 Dec 2004
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Siebel builds channel sales network
After years of only selling direct, Siebel Systems is taking on partners to help revive its flagging growth.08 Dec 2004
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Akamai accepts damages payment in patent suit
Akamai Technologies has accepted a compensation payment in settlement of a long-running patent infringement lawsuit filed against...08 Dec 2004
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2005 the year of the IT security pro
Today will see the opening shot in a campaign to lift the profile of IT security professionals and attract new talent by...08 Dec 2004
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Group formed to track IM threats
A group of internet security and instant messaging (IM) providers have teamed up to detect and thwart the growing threat of IM...08 Dec 2004
