August 2001
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August 17, 2001
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HP looks to SME Net services plan
Hewlett-Packard is piloting a scheme that could cut out resellers by selling Internet services direct to small and medium-sized... Continue Reading
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August 17, 2001
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Aug'01
Small businesses are easy prey for hackers
A survey carried out by the anti-virus software company Symantec found that 95% of the small businesses with e-mail or Internet... Continue Reading
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August 17, 2001
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Aug'01
Wyly changes CA challenge tactics
Sam Wyly has announced a change of tack in his attempt to gain control over Computer Associates' board of directors. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2001
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Aug'01
Dell comfortable with $101m loss
Strong sales outside the US have allowed Dell to return financial figures largely in line with market expectations. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2001
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Guardian iT allegedly ends talks with Comdisco -- and other news
Guardian iT ends deal talks
The Times and Financial Times report that Guardian iT has ended talks connected to what it called a "substantial global... Continue Reading -
August 17, 2001
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Behind closed doors: Who's winning the title fight?
Are there any programmers left out there among all the "engineers" and "architects"? Our love of impressive titles is merely... Continue Reading
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August 17, 2001
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Microsoft plans Web server
Responding to the growing popularity of server appliances, Microsoft plans to roll out a dedicated Web server early next year as... Continue Reading
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August 17, 2001
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Aug'01
Cryptographer cracks Intel video encryption
Niels Ferguson, a Dutch cryptographer, claims to have found a way to bypass Intel technology designed to protect digital video... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Freeserve unveils Internet kiosks
Freeserve, the UK's largest internet service provider, is preparing to install 1,000 Internet kiosks at airports, train stations... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
FutureLink on brink of extinction
The US arm of the struggling application service provider FutureLink has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, throwing... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Iona promises interoperable Web services
Playing the peacemaker, Iona Technologies is aiming to make Web services built in Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) usable under... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
AS-level a hi-tech failure
The record number of students sitting the new AS-level examination in computing masks a poor result when viewed in relation to... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Siggraph sees software debuts
Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems were among the companies who chose the annual Siggraph graphics software and hardware show... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Cybersquatters turn to Net name game
Loopholes in the system to resolve disputes over Internet domain names are giving professional cybersquatters an unfair advantage... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Wireless LAN flaw poses security risk
The potentially dangerous flaw in the encryption algorithm designed to protect wireless LANs has some serious security... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Microsoft seeks antitrust delay
In a case that has already dragged on for several years, the US government and Microsoft are now focusing their attentions on... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
VIA rejects Intel patent claim
Via Technologies announced that it has been unable to find evidence that Intel holds a patent for the disputed 400MHz front-side... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Passport faces legal challenge
A US privacy group is preparing to file a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on behalf of a UK resident who is... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Windows threatened by NNTP flaw
Microsoft has confirmed that a flaw in the Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) service in Windows NT and Windows 2000 could... Continue Reading
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August 16, 2001
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Aug'01
Whitehall must act on Microsoft
The UK's corporate IT users remain on course for a head-on collision with Microsoft over its recently announced changes to its... Continue Reading