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2001 Stories
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November 15, 2001
15Nov2001
News
Boeing simulation ignored Chinook's Fadec system
A House of Lords committee investigating the crash of Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre has found that a Boeing simulation of... Continue Reading
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November 08, 2001
08Nov2001
News
RAF Chinook pilots could be vindicated
Details of an RAF Board of Inquiry report into the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 were revealed for... Continue Reading
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October 25, 2001
25Oct2001
In Depth
Top Chinook test pilot reveals unease over engine software
A campaign by Computer Weekly and Channel Four News has sought to show that a computer problem not pilot error could have led to... Continue Reading
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October 25, 2001
25Oct2001
News
Chinook pilots feared onboard software
RAF pilots refused to fly the Chinook Mk2 helicopter for even short journeys before the fatal Mull of Kintyre crash due to... Continue Reading
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October 23, 2001
23Oct2001
In Depth
Insurance lacks pulling power
Insurance companies need to give their e-initiatives a radical makeover as their present inward focus is driving customers away Continue Reading
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October 18, 2001
18Oct2001
News
Chinook pilots may have been unable to slow down, squadron leader tells Lords
The pilots of Chinook ZD576, which crashed in Scotland in 1994, may have been unable to slow down as they approached the Mull of... Continue Reading
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October 11, 2001
11Oct2001
In Depth
What's in a name?
As soon as you hear an analyst, consultant, academic or supplier pontificating to an audience of Brits about CIOs, you know... Continue Reading
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October 04, 2001
04Oct2001
News
Dell offers new Latitude to mobile users
PC maker Dell is offering a new Latitude C610 notebook PC with extended battery life of up to eight hours. Continue Reading
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October 01, 2001
01Oct2001
News
Intel launches new mobile processors
Intel has launched 12 new mobile processors, ranging from its fastest mobile chip yet to the first .13 micron version of its... Continue Reading
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September 27, 2001
27Sep2001
News
Infineon claims cost-cutting success
Semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies is claiming progress in its plan to cut costs by £630m over the next year, but... Continue Reading
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September 27, 2001
27Sep2001
News
Chinook hearing begins
A new inquiry into the crash of a Chinook helicopter on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994 is due to begin this week in the House... Continue Reading
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September 24, 2001
24Sep2001
News
Semiconductor equipment orders down 75%
US semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted $742 (£507m) in orders booked in August, down 75% from a year earlier, according... Continue Reading
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September 21, 2001
21Sep2001
News
Now Via sues Intel to block sales of Pentium 4
Via Technologies is seeking to stop sales of the Pentium 4 family of microprocessors through a lawsuit filed on 10 September... Continue Reading
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September 21, 2001
21Sep2001
News
Tablet PC enters mass production
First International Computer (FIC) is on the verge of beginning mass production of a tablet PC based on Transmeta's Crusoe... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2001
20Sep2001
News
Rambus speeds to take on P4
The company showed its next-generation signalling technology, code-named Yellowstone, at the Rambus Developer Forum in California... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2001
20Sep2001
News
Intel cancels 2GHz Xeon
Intel has decided not to launch the expected 2GHz version of its Xeon processor for dual-processor servers this year, opting to... Continue Reading
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September 20, 2001
20Sep2001
News
AMD to put Palomino on desktop
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is set to launch its first desktop processor based on the Palomino core. Continue Reading
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September 14, 2001
14Sep2001
In Depth
CBI warns on cybercrime
A new survey warns that UK e-commerce is being stifled by rising crime and consumer caution about buying goods on the Internet Continue Reading
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September 11, 2001
11Sep2001
News
Mitsubishi Electric looks to earnings revision
Mitsubishi Electric has described as "speculative" reports in a Japanese newspaper that the company is intending to reduce its... Continue Reading
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September 10, 2001
10Sep2001
News
Via ups the Intel ante
Via Technologies has hit back in its war with Intel by issuing the chip giant with lawsuits relating to patent infringement, fair... Continue Reading
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September 10, 2001
10Sep2001
News
Intel sues Via over P4 chipsets
In a move that has been anticipated for months, Intel has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Via Technologies in the US.... Continue Reading
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September 06, 2001
06Sep2001
News
IBM unveils its "fastest ever" Unix server
IBM has used its Web site to provide details of a new Unix server, touting the processors in the pSeries 660 6M1 as the company's... Continue Reading
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September 05, 2001
05Sep2001
News
Let computers make the decisions
Intel is working on ways to enable computers to anticipate user needs and act on their behalf - a move that could help companies... Continue Reading
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August 31, 2001
31Aug2001
News
Arapahoe gains support from heavyweights
A new PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) interface called Arapahoe gained momentum on 29 August as 22 industry-leading... Continue Reading
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August 30, 2001
30Aug2001
News
Slow market spells trouble for Sun
Sun Microsystems warned that slow order rates for the company's hardware, particularly in Europe and Japan, will make it tough... Continue Reading
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August 24, 2001
24Aug2001
News
HP gambles on Itanium
A top Hewlett-Packard executive has signalled his company's commitment to Intel Itanium processor in perhaps the strongest terms... Continue Reading
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August 23, 2001
23Aug2001
News
Rambus faces second fraud case
A lawsuit has been filed against Rambus in the US, less than four months after the company was found guilty of fraud and fined... Continue Reading
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August 22, 2001
22Aug2001
News
IT spending will rise faster than inflation
Although suppliers may be shedding IT jobs, corporate users still plan to spend an extra 11% on permanent staff this year - five... Continue Reading
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August 22, 2001
22Aug2001
News
Intel's open source warning for Sun
Intel, the chip manufacturing giant, has warned Sun Microsystems that the economic slowdown could drive many enterprises to use... Continue Reading
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August 14, 2001
14Aug2001
News
Intel to reveal 2GHz Xeon chip
Intel plans to show off its fastest processor to date for workstations and servers at the Siggraph 2001 computer graphics trade... Continue Reading
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August 13, 2001
13Aug2001
News
Rambus cleared of standards-setting charge
A US district court has set aside a jury verdict against Rambus, clearing the memory chip designer of allegations that it set... Continue Reading
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May 22, 2001
22May2001
In Depth
Managing the service for business
The development of technology continues at a breathtaking pace. The intensity of competition in the e-business world dictates... Continue Reading
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May 04, 2001
04May2001
In Depth
Taxing times for global issues
International traders have always had to overcome a complex array of tariffs and local tax laws. But with the advent of... Continue Reading
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May 03, 2001
03May2001
News
Lords vote to undertake limited Chinook enquiry
The House of Lords, in an historic step, has voted to hold an independent inquiry into the RAF's verdict of gross negligence... Continue Reading
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May 01, 2001
01May2001
News
Lords call for Chinook crash inquiry
Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher was one of 132 peers who voted for a new inquiry over the fatal crash of Chinook ZD576 on... Continue Reading
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March 26, 2001
26Mar2001
In Depth
Government picks pathfinder councils
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March 25, 2001
25Mar2001
News
Full blown Location Based Services rolled out to mass market
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March 25, 2001
25Mar2001
News
Government to train unemployed in IT
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March 25, 2001
25Mar2001
In Depth
Government makes grants to council IT schemes
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March 22, 2001
22Mar2001
News
Fraud Squad investigates Hackney benefit systems
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March 21, 2001
21Mar2001
In Depth
Chinook probe: MPs join Lords
In an extraordinary move, the House of Commons' most powerful committee is to seek the help of the House of Lords as part of its... Continue Reading
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March 21, 2001
21Mar2001
In Depth
The language of the AS/400
RPG has been the mainstay of ERP applications, but it can also be used for e-business, writes Nick Langley Continue Reading
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March 14, 2001
14Mar2001
In Depth
Firms warned to monitor service as Cisco cuts staff
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March 13, 2001
13Mar2001
News
Government trials digital signatures on mobile phones
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March 11, 2001
11Mar2001
News
Government's Gateway guidelines delay NHS IT contract
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March 08, 2001
08Mar2001
In Depth
Government funds online access to bridge digital divide
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March 07, 2001
07Mar2001
News
Digital scent idea granted patent
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March 07, 2001
07Mar2001
News
Cisco aids move to optical networking
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Web site for black music hits the right note
Glen Yearwood hit the right note when he launched darkerthanblue.com, a site devoted to black music Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Words' worth
The online retail sector is growing apace and WHSmith.co.uk is finding its place in the lead. Nathalie Towner looks at the story... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Window of the world
Going online means going global. So why do so many companies give their website less consideration than other areas of the... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Why PKI?
Public Key Infrastructure could revolutionise the way companies do business online - if only anyone would use it, says Danny... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Growing pains
Five e-commerce companies tell E-Business Review how they overcame initial teething problems Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
News
ASP offers wireless access to Microsoft Exchange
Application service provider Netstore is offering users wireless connections to Microsoft Exchange 2000 as an alternative to... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Feeling the pinch
The Internet age is not over just because a few dotcoms have run into difficulty, says Martin Butler, who believes that the... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Think before you link
Laws governing the Net remain a grey area, even for such issues as deep linking, while discrimination laws also apply to the Web Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
News
BCS fights for patient data
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
News
Glotel takes US hit
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Leaked MoD notice reveals new Chinook system hazard
The MoD has claimed that the problems with the Chinook's Fadec software were minor faults. Yet a leaked MoD notice warns of a... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
News
MoD knew about safety hazard on Chinook MkII
Two leaked internal documents contradict claims by the Ministry of Defence that problems with the engine control system of the... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
When all is safely gathered in
Portals are a great way to gather all of your company's services into one easily accessible place. Danny Bradbury takes a look at... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Growing pains of dotcom start ups
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
Opinion
A day in the life
Frances Sharpe, general manager for the UK arm of ASP Network Commerce, spends a gruelling week jet setting around the USA. She... Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Finding the right Web recipe
Take two companies with the necessary ingredients. How do you make them gel? Stir in a project manager Continue Reading
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February 28, 2001
28Feb2001
In Depth
Grpup-buying sites prove unpopular
Group buying sites seemed like a good idea, but failed to attract much attention. Sun and Microsoft's sites, on the other hand,... Continue Reading
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February 22, 2001
22Feb2001
Tip
Capacity planning in the enterprise
Capacity planning is becoming an increasingly important way to balance future hardware costs with computing needs. Continue Reading
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February 14, 2001
14Feb2001
In Depth
Silicon Valley looks East
"Cross border sourcing" is gaining in popularity in the US where an expanding skills vacuum has led Silicon Valley businesses to... Continue Reading
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February 14, 2001
14Feb2001
In Depth
Spring has sprung for Spring
Spring Group has moved its business environment on-line with the development of a fully integrated web operating system. Continue Reading
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January 31, 2001
31Jan2001
In Depth
The 3 flavours of 2001
Before the end of the year, three new technologies will emerge triumphant. Sanjay Manandhar reports. Continue Reading
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January 24, 2001
24Jan2001
News
Government Gateway due to launch today
Ministers were today (25 January) hoping to officially launch the Government Gateway, the middleware project that will allow... Continue Reading
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January 18, 2001
18Jan2001
In Depth
IT directors: build bridges or be swept away
Old-style IT directors are doomed, says Chris Rawson at Lloyd's of London. Rod Sweet reports Continue Reading
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January 10, 2001
10Jan2001
News
SMS to boost open system productivity
Tivoli is promising to bring the benefits of system managed storage (SMS) to the open systems world with its Storage Tank... Continue Reading
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January 10, 2001
10Jan2001
In Depth
Delivering digital streaming in the Real world
While the fortunes of streaming media firm Real Networks have been in decline, the company is not taking it lying down, writes... Continue Reading
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January 10, 2001
10Jan2001
In Depth
A big blueprint for e-business
Companies have been making mistakes with their e-business strategies since the whole brouhaha over online commerce started. But... Continue Reading
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January 10, 2001
10Jan2001
In Depth
Towards an inclusive future
Leeds City Council is fighting social exclusion using customer service centres. Paul Donovan reports Continue Reading
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January 10, 2001
10Jan2001
In Depth
The world is enough
As a global business, IT offers managers and directors many opportunities to work abroad and, as Julia Vowler finds out, these... Continue Reading
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January 08, 2001
08Jan2001
News
Going going gone - one top end server
A top-end Unix server is not the kind of thing you would normally expect to buy at an auction. But technology marts, pioneered by Sun Microsystems, are now... Continue Reading -
January 03, 2001
03Jan2001
In Depth
Not-very-mobile-commerce
Mobile commerce is a dream coming true, say the telcos. Well they would, wouldn't they? Simon Quicke reports Continue Reading