October 2005 News
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User audience left wanting more
Bill Gates' briefing to the BCS Elite group left his audience of IT leaders impressed by his vision of the future and frustrated that the Microsoft chairman did not talk more about the UK's corpora...31 Oct 2005
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Gates spells out future to UK corporate IT leaders
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates presented his vision of IT's future to a gathering of IT directors from the British Computer Society's Elite group in late October and then brought them down to earth ...31 Oct 2005
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Grids move mainstream with enterprise system deployments
Companies have started deploying grid technology to run business systems, according to analyst firm Quocirca. Its Grid Index survey, commissioned by Oracle, found growing demand for the technology.31 Oct 2005
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Web service standards is delayed
The latest range of industry-standard mechanisms to control business web services could be delayed until the middle of next year.31 Oct 2005
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Fire hits computer research at Southampton
A major fire has partially destroyed the world-class computer labs at Southampton University.31 Oct 2005
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European Commission to investigate 3G licensing
The European Commission is to investigate the 3G patent licensing policies of US-based Qualcomm after six separate complaints from rivals in the field.31 Oct 2005
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Oracle to release free database
Oracle is planning to release a free low-end version of its database to rival open-source alternatives on the market.31 Oct 2005
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O2 acquired by Telefonica for £17.7bn
O2, the mobile operator, is being taken over by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica for £17.7bn.31 Oct 2005
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Microsoft gets edge in Google hiring case
Microsoft has been given the potential edge in its legal fight against Google over the hiring of a leading research and development head.31 Oct 2005
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Microsoft to bundle XPS document format with Office 12
Microsoft will allow users of its forthcoming Office 12 collaboration suite to save documents in its own XPS electronic document format.31 Oct 2005
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IBM releases WebSphere Google desktop search plug-in
IBM has made available a free a plug-in that integrates its WebSphere Information Integrator OmniFind Edition corporate search system with Google’s enterprise desktop search tool.31 Oct 2005
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Brewer uses SAP portal to let pubs and staff access corporate systems
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has implemented a portal based on the SAP Netweaver platform to provide pub managers and head office staff with access to corporate IT systems.31 Oct 2005
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Bots in the A/C, spyware in the 'fridge
Someday, hackers will target the computers in your air conditioner, refrigerator and TV. What can security professionals do about it?30 Oct 2005
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Bird flu Trojan virus spreads
A Trojan horse is loose on the internet trying to entice PC users with details of avian bird flu.28 Oct 2005
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Novell could cut workforce by a fifth
It is believed up to a fifth of Novell’s staff could be made redundant in a desperate attempt to improve the company’s financial performance.28 Oct 2005
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Novell joins open document board
Novell has joined the board overseeing the technical committee responsible for the development of the open source Open Document Format (ODF).28 Oct 2005
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Pru expects big savings from single IT infrastructure
Financial services group Prudential expects to save up to £25m a year by creating a single global IT infrastructure to support all its brands, including online bank Egg, which it now says it will k...28 Oct 2005
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Tax credits bill is £236m and climbing
The government has revealed that it has so far paid EDS and Capgemini a total of £236m for the failing tax-credits system.28 Oct 2005
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German body lists dangers of VoIP
Germany's Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) has warned businesses of almost 20 threats when using voice over IP systems.28 Oct 2005
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Anti-spyware group publishes industry detection guidelines
The Anti-Spyware Coalition has updates its guidelines on how to tackle the growing spyware problem.28 Oct 2005
