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2001 Stories
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December 20, 2001
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The winning solution
They were all winners at this year's prestigious solution Provider of the year awards ceremony, held in central london, but there... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Traffic control system
Despatch has launched an on-line purchase and administration system for all types of transport services. It offers customised Web... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Successful collaboration, a far from standard storage tale
The success of the linear tape open (LTO) standard is an example of how co-operation works in the storage world.
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Tried and tested
Traditional data resellers need to dispel their irrational fears of being left behind as the voice application wave swells. The... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Wise financing
Sage has teamed up with leasing, finance and rental service provider Syscap, and its resellers will have access to a host of... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Staff training without cost and stress
Contact centre staff can be trained at a fraction of the cost with a new browser-based on-demand video solution. vcContact from... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Will the penguin take flight?
Linux on the S/390 mainframe is fluttering from theory to implementation, yet the take-up is still relatively low. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
News
2001 worst year yet for global IT
The recent terrorist attacks, combined with the global economic downturn, have made 2001 the worst ever year for the global IT... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Long live dead wood
Despite the advent of reliable electronic communications, there is still a place for good old hard copy. What are the latest... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Direct sales set to increase
Direct sales will increase next year as a result of tough trading conditions and the decline in hardware spending, reports... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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New product for Brand-Rex
Brand-Rex has launched SMARTpatch, an IT infrastructure management system backed by an extensive channel programme. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Post CTI offers a "best-of-breed" selection
Post CTI has become the sole UK distributor for Vocalis' SpeechWare technology. This is Vocalis' proprietary third generation... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Firewall-on-a-card to hit channel
Specialist manufacturer of Internet and Intranet security and throughput solutions, Canada's Galea Secured Networks, is to ship... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Flood of SMEs set to sink
Floods, power cuts or sudden evacuation could prove disastrous for a startling number of UK companies. But this represents huge... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Palm revenue drops by 44%
Palm has reported revenue of $290.6m (£144m) for its fiscal second quarter of 2002, down 44% from the same period last year. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Listen out for network traffic intruders
Outsourced Internet security provider Objectronix, which offers consulting services for the channel, has developed KeyDetect - an... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Henkel ends paper chase
Multinational chemical company Henkel has made significant savings by outsourcing a large portion of its paper-based mailroom... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Sony to meet expected storage demand
Despite the falling price of hard disk drives, tape storage is still a common choice for low-cost data back-up. Demand for tape... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Data networking: Off the straight and narrow
Modern business places heavy demands on data, and requires networks that have the width and capacity to cope. What are the latest... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
News
Mobile payment system goes live
Circus, the trendy London restaurant and bar, now allows customers to pay for their meals and drinks using their mobile phone. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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IBM and Oracle square up for database battle in 2002
The leading database heavyweights are flexing their muscles in what could become the major technology battle of next year. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
Keeping it up all hours
Times were when keeping the system up from nine till five was an achievement. Now it's expected 24 hours a day. Adding just one... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Web users want biometric security
More than 25% of the UK population is in favour of digital payment systems that use eye or fingerprint recognition, according to... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Dropping a load off the Lan
The huge growth in online data storage that has come with the Internet age is changing the nature of backup operations. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
Databases: Tools of the trade
For years database tools have been provided by third-party vendors. Now, the likes of IBM and Oracle have started undercutting... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Quantum encryption gets nearer
Two staging posts on the road to unbreakable encryption have been reached in the world of quantum encryption. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Lastminute looks to new channels
Online travel and leisure retailer Lastminute.com plans to focus on new ways of interacting with customers next year, including... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Users warned over block on Outlook attachments
Microsoft's e-mail attachment security feature in Outlook Express 6.0 should be used with caution, according to Arie Slob,... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Overhaul for e-gov Web sites
The Government is overhauling its Web sites in a bid to make information and services more accessible to the public. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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British Airways totally revamps core systems
British Airways will migrate to a new reservation system early next year as part of a drive to revamp its IT systems. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Royal & SunAlliance to save £50m in IBM outsourcing deal
Royal & SunAlliance has outsourced the bulk of its IT infrastructure in the UK to IBM, in a deal which should reduce the... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
Give your brain cells a festive workout
The office is probably a bit quiet now with everyone either recovering from last night or out squeezing in a bit of last-minute... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
Start as you mean to go on
The time to make new year's resolutions is nearly upon us. If you resolve to keep staff happy, think creatively. Roisin Woolnough... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Interoperability and cost issues loom as manufacturers deploy Bluetooth
The Bluetooth Developers conference last week heard warnings that interoperability and cost issues are looming as device makers... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Government's Gate Zero to stop IT projects failing
The Government has introduced a new project testing technique called Gate Zero to its Gateway Review process for major IT... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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EasyGroup investigated over 'corporate bullying'
E-commerce minister Douglas Alexander is to look into claims of corporate "bullying" by EasyGroup, the owner of EasyJet, after a... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Capita to run TV licensing
Capita is to take over the administration of the television licensing system, after the BBC awarded the IT services group a £500m... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
The mythical man month
It is more than 20 years since Frederick Brooks first published The Mythical Man Month, his classic work on how software projects... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Broadband delays hamper businesses across Europe
Delays in rolling out broadband are hampering Europe's ability to compete at a global level, Gartner said last week. The analyst... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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The future role of the CIO
Ross Bentley talks to Metagroup boss Dale Kutnick about new challenges for IT chiefs Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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CIOs plan to slash costs in 2002
IT chiefs' top priority for 2002 is cutting costs, according to research published last week by research firm Giga. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Check your software thoroughly
International businesses need to check applications that have been developed in-house, spreadsheets and macros running financial... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
Don't delay the move to fibre
As the cost of running increasing quantities of data along ageing copper networks spirals, migrating to optical technology may be... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Currency impact assessment is essential
UK companies should carry out impact assessments on how the euro will effect their IT systems and business, industry experts... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Retail giants meet IT challenge of the euro
IT departments in large UK retailers have been busy modifying systems to accept euros. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Euro switch brings greater choice of ERP
The introduction of the euro may mean that European manufacturers get a larger choice of enterprise software and can benefit from... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Giants buy in mobile expertise
Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Motorola are lining up companies with the expertise to extend and deploy enterprise applications to... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Councils show they have learnt from Y2K
The public sector is well placed to deal with the impact of the euro, according to senior council IT staff. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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IBM pushes portal-app server link
IBM plans to revamp its WebSphere Portal Server early next year, creating tighter links to the WebSphere Application Server and... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Decentralisation key to infrastructure protection
Earlier this week financial executives told a US House subcommittee that decentralised systems are a good model for protecting... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Disk drives from WTC could yield clues
A new data-recovery technique could help trace suspicious financial transactions made shortly before the terrorist attacks in the... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Inktomi eyes better enterprise search results
Inktomi has rolled out a new version of its Enterprise Search software along with tools designed to automate the preparation of... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Compaq takes open access route to build robust Linux clustering system
Compaq is putting its 20 years of clustering knowledge behind Linux to create a more powerful system for load balancing, failover... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
In Depth
More power for mySAP Financials
SAP has added new functionality to its mySAP Financials software designed to enhance strategic enterprise and supply chain... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Opera releases new browser betas for Mac
Web browser company Opera Software ASA has released a new beta version of its Web browser for the Mac OS along with a new beta... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2001
20Dec2001
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Online voting on hold
Implementing the Data Protection Act has put the online national electoral register a year behind Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
In Depth
What topped the news in 2001?
To say that 2001 was a turbulent year for the IT industry would be an understatement. IT managers battled incoming viruses on one... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
In Depth
That was the year that was
People will always remember what they were doing when news broke of the September terrorist attacks in the US, but 2001 is... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
In Depth
Dear Santa
As a senior IT professional, what is on your wish list for Santa this Christmas? Would grateful users be top of the list or would... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
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Firms team up on SAP services
Global services company EDS and PWC Consulting, the management consulting unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers, have formed an alliance... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
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Red Hat Linux now available for S/390 mainframes
Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat Linux for the IBM S/390 mainframe, two months after releasing version 7.2 of... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
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UK counts the cost of network downtime
IT downtime could cost UK businesses £35bn a year, and senior management is blaming the IT department. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
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Microsoft warms to growing Liberty Alliance
Microsoft has given a strong signal that it may join the Liberty Alliance Project, a broad effort to create a common technology... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
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JD Edwards releases integrated CRM package
JD Edwards has given details of a new version of its collaborative customer relationship management software, CRM version 1.1. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
In Depth
At the Margins, episode 111
When we left At the Margins last week, the ghost of Jeff Cantatos was planning to recruit Grant Hacker-Pryke to help get revenge... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
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Motorola cuts 9,400 jobs; NEC suspends production -- and other news
Motorola axes 9,400 jobs
Motorola, the telecom equipment manufacturer and chip maker, has announced that it is to cut a further 9,400 jobs over the... Continue Reading -
December 19, 2001
19Dec2001
In Depth
5 minute interview: Ian Smith, regional sales director, Foundry Networks
Ian Smith, regional sales director, Foundry Networks Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Expect a revolution says Apple
Apple Computer has said it will unveil a new "innovative, revolutionary and different" device, fuelling speculation that the... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Palm plans wireless integration
Palm has announced that Texas Instruments will provide it with a digital signal processor and chips that are designed to work on... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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SAP and Commerce One face SRM battle
The long-term relationship between SAP and Commerce One could be on the rocks, following a decision by SAP to move into supplier... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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E-mail named the top corporate wireless app
IT managers in large companies are looking to deploy wireless data wide-area networks (WANs) mostly for e-mail, and are grappling... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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A year of unfulfilled promise for enterprise storage
In terms of storage developments, this year has ended up being little more than a staging ground for future progress, according... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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JD Edwards bolsters advance planning software
JD Edwards has rolled out a significant upgrade to its advanced planning supply-chain software, designed to boost corporate... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Intuit adds VeriSign support for site design product
Users of QuickBooks Site Solutions, Intuit's Web site design service for small businesses, will have their data storage and Web... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Lord of the Rings all taped up
In his quest through Middle Earth Frodo has called upon the fellowship of storage firm StorageTek. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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France sets deadline for 3G licence applications
The French telecoms regulator has set out the timetable for the award of two more licences to operate third-generation (3G)... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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PeopleSoft tool predicts customer behaviour
PeopleSoft is to announce the availability of its Customer Behaviour Modelling tool as part of an upgrade to its Enterprise... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Bookham to buy Marconi Optical Components
Bookham Technology has agreed to acquire Marconi's optical components subsidiary in an all-share deal valued at about £19.7m. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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European satellite system fails to take off
The European Commission has admitted that its plans to create a rival satellite network to the US global positioning system (GPS)... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Broken wireless LAN gets fix
The standards committee responsible for the broken wireless LAN encryption algorithm, WEP, has approved a fix for the system. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2001
18Dec2001
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Users warned of Internet Explorer hole
Microsoft has warned of a serious security issue in Internet Explorer through which an attacker can automatically store and... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Equiinet sets course to fly with NetPilot
Equiinet is placing its faith in ADSL as a key transmission technology for the future by integrating DSL into its NetPilot secure... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Tally up the margins
Attractive printer margins have been highlighted by Tally's new T2255, T2265 and T2280 24-pin matrix printer range. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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NTT DoCoMo to launch I-mode in Europe
NTT DoCoMo will launch its I-mode wireless Internet service across Europe in April with Dutch carrier KPN Mobile NV. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Compaq offers data backup service
Compaq has unveiled a data backup service for consumer and small business users of its Presario PCs. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Novell and Sun release directory services
Sun Microsystems and Novell have unveiled new software releases in a bid to capitalise on emerging Web services standards. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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AMD launches 1GHz mobile Duron
AMD is rolling out a 1GHz version of its mobile Duron processor. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Secure access with Zetalink
Business communication solutions provider Equisys has reacted to the increase in mobile computing with the launch of a new... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Channel warms to Microsoft's XP rollout
Microsoft's much-hyped launch of its latest operating system, Windows XP, has met with a warm response from the channel... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Nokia and SBC to testify against Microsoft
Executives from two major telecommunication companies will be called to the stand by the District of Columbia and nine states in... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Socitm to revamp organisation
Socitm, the public sector IT directors' organisation, is embarking on a major shake-up following an expansion of its role and... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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US companies to embrace encryption standard
The US Government's decision to adopt the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for securing sensitive information will trigger a... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Service pack cleans up Office XP
In a bid to encourage users to switch to Office XP as well as to its Windows XP operating system, Microsoft has released its... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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IBM ships Regatta Unix server
IBM has announced the full availability of its eServer p690 "Regatta" server, setting the stage for fierce competition in the... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Intel loses patent lawsuit against Broadcom
A US jury has ruled that communications chip maker Broadcom did not infringe two Intel patents. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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Integration issues still dog major projects
Enterprises implementing CRM, ERP and supply chain management (SCM) projects are being short-changed and poorly advised,... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2001
17Dec2001
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US to free Russian e-book “hacker”
Russian programmer Dmitry Sklyarov - held in the US since July on charges of violating the terms of the 1998 Digital Millennium... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2001
16Dec2001
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Cheaper option than EAI on tap
While sophisticated EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) systems can cost companies millions, there may be a cheaper alternative sitting on many systems... Continue Reading -
December 16, 2001
16Dec2001
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When Business Partners meet
The IBM CUA's Business Partner Group met last month to hear senior IBMers intone wise words. An excited Elspeth Wales reports on... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2001
16Dec2001
In Depth
Christmas spending: The party's over
The Yuletide season is usually dominated by events involving staff, customers, food and copious amounts of drink, but this year... Continue Reading