December 2001

• December 12, 2001 12 Dec'01

  Gartner slams EU unbundling

  Analyst group Gartner has slammed the attempts of governments across Europe to open up the much contested telecoms local loop,...  Continue Reading

• December 12, 2001 12 Dec'01

  Bluetooth ready to hit the big time

  Bluetooth wireless technology is ready to enter large-scale deployment in a variety of products, according to an executive of the...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  E-government bureaucracy threatens IT directors

  The determination of ministers to measure progress towards e-government could be drowning local authority IT directors in...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Microsoft patch can disable Outlook Web Access

  A patch for the Outlook Web Access module of Microsoft's Exchange 5.5 Server can render the Web-based e-mail system useless, IT...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Xbox shipments top one million

  Shipments of Microsoft's Xbox games console have passed the one million mark, three weeks after it went on sale in the US, the...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Via debuts low-heat, low-power chips

  Via Technologies has unveiled a line of low-power, low-heat processors for embedded applications such as set-top boxes and...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Delegates air Bluetooth compatibility concerns

  The Bluetooth Developers conference this week heard warnings that interoperability and cost issues are looming as device makers...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  IDC: Large companies happier to outsource security

  Larger organisations are more comfortable outsourcing their security functions than their small and medium-sized counterparts,...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  VeriSign eases way for mobile Internet users

  VeriSign will team up with a Japanese company to provide a service aimed at simplifying access for Japan's wireless Internet...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Microsoft unveils new Windows Media

  Microsoft has offered a glimpse of the next version of its Windows Media range of products.  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Study recommends telco vendors specialise

  Telecommunication vendors who hope to supply the equipment for their carrier clients will need to significantly narrow their...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Call centre staff get new protection

  The Health and Safety Executive has issued new guidelines to call centre employers and local authority call centre inspectors as...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Companies line up wireless partners

  Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Motorola are lining up companies with the expertise to extend and deploy enterprise applications to...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Network Appliance previews NearStore product line

  Network attached storage (NAS) pioneer Network Appliance plans to launch a new storage product family, called NearStore, in mid...  Continue Reading

• December 11, 2001 11 Dec'01

  Oracle expense is worth it, say users

  Oracle's customers are a relatively contented group, according to a survey from the UK user group, although 9iAS and 11i users...  Continue Reading

• December 10, 2001 10 Dec'01

  Credit confusion

  Confusion surrounds a trade reference used in late 1998 by I Love My Encryption Technology plc (formerly Rhodium plc) to try to...  Continue Reading

• December 10, 2001 10 Dec'01

  Disposal costs cut Anite pre-tax profits by a third

  Acquisition costs and charges related to the disposal of its personnel business resulted in consultancy and services group Anite...  Continue Reading

• December 10, 2001 10 Dec'01

  Siebel to ship industry-specific CRM platforms

  Having released its generic Siebel 7 customer relationship management (CRM) and e-business platform in November, Siebel Systems...  Continue Reading

• December 10, 2001 10 Dec'01

  Third Lexmark price hike angers resellers

  For the third time in a year, printer manufacturer Lexmark has increased prices on a range of consumables, blaming the falling...  Continue Reading

• December 10, 2001 10 Dec'01

  Analysts say chip revival not here yet

  Two of the largest PC chipmakers in the US last week celebrated a return to normal buying trends. But analysts say it is too...  Continue Reading