November 2001
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November 15, 2001
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Nov'01
Web-shoppers in the UK prefer to buy at work
There was some good news for UK online retailers last week, as an Amazon.co.uk survey revealed that British Web surfers - along... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
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Nov'01
Trend Micro unveils virus cure and e-mail filter
Trend Micro has released the latest version of an antivirus and security suite for Internet gateways. Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
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Nov'01
Beat stress at work - sleep more
The key to coping with workplace stress is to get things right at home first, including making sure of your full 40 winks, as... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Perfect partners
In ICL, Internet services provider Affinity found a partner willing to take a share of the risk while meeting its outsourcing... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Unite and form a band of brothers against Microsoft
Many firms in the UK are dependent on Microsoft as their software supplier, but how was this situation created and who is to... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Make it simple - or else
Compared to the hard slog of back-office integration, the issue of ensuring a positive user experience may seem to be the more... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Taking training for granted
The Government is facing calls for an enquiry into the failure of its flagship Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) after... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Gartner tells IT directors to show and tell
Just-in-time is out; gap-year thinking is in and so is revealing the naked truth. John Riley reports Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
IT moves beyond plumbing
At its European user forum in Monte Carlo last week, Hewlett-Packard launched a range of products which confirm that it expects... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Comdex 2001: Dell chief slates Sun
The struggle to sell servers in a slow economy has brought out the fighting spirit in Dell chief executive Michael Dell, who took... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Nokia and DoCoMo unveil 3G action plan
NTT DoCoMo and Nokia are to jointly develop an open mobile architecture for wideband code-division multiple access (W-CDMA) 3G... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
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Nov'01
Compaq enters grid computing fray
Compaq is following IBM and Sun Microsystems into the field of grid computing, which allows computers to be harnessed together to... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Comdex 2001: IBM adds mainframe tools to Wintel servers
IBM is to upgrade its server line by shipping systems by the second quarter of next year with its own "Summit" chip set designed... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Cable & Wireless returns over £1.8bn to shareholders -- and other news briefs
Cable & Wireless returns £1.8bn
The telecoms giant Cable & Wireless is to return over £1.8bn of its cash pile to shareholders, following pressure... Continue Reading -
November 15, 2001
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Nov'01
Microsoft awarded three-year MoD deal
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a major three-year software licensing deal with Microsoft, nearly a month after the... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Government moves UK Online to new datacentre
The Government's citizen portal, UK Online, is moving from its existing host site to a new datacentre. Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
UK users will stick with HP and Compaq through merger
Hewlett-Packard and Compaq users in the UK have given their backing to the planned $20bn (£14bn) merger of the two IT giants,... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
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Nov'01
Businesses welcome Bacs review
Proposals for a radical restructuring of bank clearing house Bacs have been welcomed by business. Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Cut intranet costs by factoring in usability
Businesses could halve training costs of intranets if they paid more attention to usability, according to a leading... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Job prospects remain firm
Employers are seeking staff with e-commerce and intranet skills despite the economic slowdown. Continue Reading