December 2000
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December 12, 2000
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Credit cards hacked in the US
A thief has hacked into the US based Creditcards.com to expose more than 55,000 credit card numbers on the Internet.The suspect exposed the credit...
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December 12, 2000
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Computer giants clash on Internet data language
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have clashed over control of the Extensible Markup Language (XML).XML has evolved as a standard way to share data...
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December 12, 2000
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Oracle announces a raft of services in reply to Microsoft
Oracle has unveiled a raft of Internet services to compete with Microsoft's .Net initiative.The range, available now, includes Oracle 9i Dynamic...
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December 11, 2000
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Banks cast their e-nets too wide
Wholesale banks lack a coherent e-business focus and are over-stretching their resources by investing in too many internet projects at once, a report ... Continue Reading -
December 11, 2000
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Consolidation of fledgling ASP market will result in casualties
Few would argue that the rise to prominence of the application service provider (ASP) and the future of the ASP market was the... Continue Reading
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December 11, 2000
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E-Slowcoaches fall prey to Cybersquatters
The finance industry is at risk from cybersquatters because companies in the sector are failing to register their brand names on the internet, according to... Continue Reading -
December 10, 2000
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Intel's revenue gloom lifted by new chip announcement
A world economic slowdown was blamed for Friday's warning from Intel that Q4 revenues would be flat, contrary to analysts' previous prediction of 4 to 8... Continue Reading -
December 10, 2000
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Online payment systems secured
Identrus, the Internet security company backed by leading banks, has launched a system enabling bank customers to complete large transactions online.The...
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December 10, 2000
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Microsoft changes features on Offices 10
Microsoft has dropped two features from its next generation Office suite for Windows, a move which could affect its .Net... Continue Reading
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December 10, 2000
10
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Four found guilty of insider trading
A US court has found four people guilty in connection with a civil insider-trading case related to IBM's takeover of Lotus Development in 1995, according to US... Continue Reading
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December 10, 2000
10
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Intel and IBM to boost processor performance
Intel and IBM will this week separately announce new technologies and manufacturing processes to make chips that are as much as 10 times faster than... Continue Reading -
December 07, 2000
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Contractors stick with it
Contrary to industry expectations, IR35 has not resulted in a "mass migration" of contractors to permanent employment, reports IT recruitment agency,... Continue Reading -
December 07, 2000
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Banks warned to be wary of exposure to 3G
The high cost of third generation mobile phone licences has raised fears that banks may no longer be willing to supply the loans needed to pay for 3G... Continue Reading -
December 07, 2000
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Jobs go as Unisys bails out of PCs
Unisys, the computer services company, plans to lay off 5% of its workforce and get out of the PC supply business.The move follows profit warnings...
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December 07, 2000
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Intel moves into wireless and speeds up signal coding
Intel, in conjunction with Analog Devices, has made its first move into the wireless communications market with its development... Continue Reading
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December 07, 2000
07
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Spotlight: Adaptec USBXchange
If you want to move drives or devices between machines and are unwilling to open your PC to add a SCSI card, Adaptec may have the... Continue Reading
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December 07, 2000
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Blair hypocritical, says PCG
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has accused the Government of hypocrisy after Tony Blair announced that he intended to help small businesses "grow and... Continue Reading -
December 07, 2000
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Christmas is cancelled
The US division of Japanese consumer giant, Sony Corporation, has axed the Christmas ad campaign for its e-commerce site, SonyStyle.com, amidst fears its... Continue Reading -
December 06, 2000
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Legislate ISPs to aid police hunts, says NCIS
The National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) plan, dated 21 August 2000, urges the Home Office to put legislation in place quickly.Fast action...
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December 06, 2000
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Retail technology goes back to its roots
IT directors from the big retail organisations are leaving their jobs and resurfacing at e-commerce companies. Is it just for the... Continue Reading