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2002 Stories
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from CW360.com
The holidays are here and we wish you all the very best for a great Christmas. There's lots on CW360.com to keep you occupied... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Soap 1.2 specification takes next step
An upcoming version of the Web services specification Simple Object Access Protocol (Soap) has moved a step closer to... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Microsoft ships connector for Outlook and Lotus Domino
Microsoft has released a software add-in today (Friday) that lets users of IBM's Lotus Domino servers access their e-mail through... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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IBM and BEA expand portal offerings
BEA Systems and IBM broadened their enterprise portal frameworks this week with partnership agreements with technology vendors... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Cognos to buy planning software maker Adaytum
Business intelligence software maker Cognos is to acquire Adaytum, which makes collaboration software designed for modelling,... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Marriott to add Wi-Fi in 400 hotels
Marriott International is to provide wireless LAN (WLAN) access at 400 hotels in the UK, Germany and the US. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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WorldCom wins US government contract
WorldCom has landed a 10-year contract to provide data communications services to the US Department of State. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Veritas to acquire Precise Software for $537m
Veritas Software is to acquire Precise Software Solutions, an application performance management software company. The deal,... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Flagging economy stymies US broadband growth
The growth of broadband Internet access in the US slowed in the first half of 2002, with only 27% more lines installed in that... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Analysts claim lack of technology development means stagnant IT spend for 2003
Analysts have claimed that there are few major technology developments that will stimulate IT spending next year. Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Audio files figure in latest Microsoft vulnerability
Two security alerts have been issued concerning vulnerabilities in Nullsoft's WinAmp music player and Microsoft's Windows XP... Continue Reading
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
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Unisys captures £250m bank outsourcing deal
Unisys has joined the IBM and EDS in signing up a major outsourcing deal with a financial services company ahead of the Christmas... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Vodafone CEO to step down next year
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone company, yesterday announced that its chief executive officer Chris Gent would step... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Sony and Panasonic join forces to develop Linux for AV devices
Japan's two largest consumer electronics companies, Sony and Matsushita Electric (better known as Panasonic), have announced the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Java interaction with databases boosted
SolarMetric has upgraded its Kodo JDO tool, which enables a database to talk to Java applications without intensive coding and... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Intel eases into WLAN with 802.11b chipset
Intel announced this week that it would not release a dual-band 802.11a/b wireless LAN (WLAN) chipset for its notebook processor... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Software gives wireless devices phone capabilities
TeleSym, a voice over IP technology company, is to ship in beta a client software program that gives laptop PCs phone... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Supplier in £100,000 hack left client passwords on network
A hacker who broke into the IT systems of leading travel operators and programmed their systems to issue more than £100,000 in... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Audit office report highlights flaws in Customs fraud system
A report from the National Audit Office has once again highlighted weaknesses in an IT system used by Customs & Excise to fight... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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IT jobs market shows first signs of recovery
The first signs of a tentative recovery in the IT jobs market emerged this week, with new research by The Skills Market showing... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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National ID cards would have little practical benefit
The Governments' proposals for an electronic identity card came under fire last week, when a former cabinet minister revealed... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Shut down redundant legacy systems
IT directors across all sectors should shut down redundant legacy systems, prepare for consolidation among IT suppliers and take... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Shell rolls out first phase of supply project
Shell has completed the first phase in its overhaul of its global supply chain - a project which could save the oil industry... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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IT directors must review security every 90 days
IT directors have been warned that they should reassess their companies' global IT security strategies every three months if they... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Concern over old snooping laws
The Government should simplify a vast array of historical legislation which gives government bodies the right to access e-mail,... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Firms discover the benefits of voluntary work
IT professionals are finding that volunteering their skills to help local communities can boost their own project management... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Mega deals shown to be flawed
The past 12 months have been particularly tough for IT staff in the financial services sector as companies have reined-in... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Investment backs up IT agenda
2002 could go down in history as the year when the Government finally took the public sector IT bull by the horns. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Telco meltdown brings good deals and major worries
It has been an annus horribilis for networks and telecoms providers, and their financial difficulties have presented both problems and opportunities for users.... Continue Reading -
December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Concern grows over cybercrime
Computer security took on a new importance in 2002 as governments and the private sector began to grapple with the lessons and... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Mergers, tablets and trust
News on the technology front over the past year has been thin, reflecting the belt-tightening and consolidation prevalent in the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Palm moves into the black
Palm announced a $5.7m profit in its second-quarter earnings yesterday, calling it an endorsement of both their low-cost Zire... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Printing overload addressed
Lexmark is tackling the problem of network overload when a standard catalogue or information sheet has to be duplicated, writes... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Switches offer more for less
Alcatel has entered Cisco country with the launch of a switch range to complete its coverage from the network core to its edge,... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Peoplesoft offers new CRM functions
Peoplesoft has launched what it calls the most significant release of its customer relationship management (CRM) software since... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
In Depth
Getting wired:Are we deprived of privacy?
We should be concerned that so little work is being done in the area of online privacy. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
In Depth
Tech talk:A ray of hope for the IT industry
Christmas is upon us but the IT turkey has the dimensions of a quail, plum pickings are a thing of the past and this year's toast... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Compression system could save up to 85% on cost of mobile transmissions
UK company Imhotek has launched a system for compressing mobile transmissions which it claims can save up to 85% on call costs,... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
In Depth
Do fixed-term contracts have a future?
Historically, it has been common practice within the IT industry to hire staff on fixed-term contracts, often in response to a... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Are you parenting by stealth?
Today's generation of working fathers are missing out on time with their children because they believe that bosses discriminate... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
In Depth
Safety of mobile staff is law
New technologies such as personal digital assistants, wireless Lans, and notebook computers have facilitated the mobility of the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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IBM ships 16-way Xeon server
IBM is now shipping a server - with 16 of Intel's Xeon processors - that fits into an 8U (14-inch) rack space. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
In Depth
Xtra's Xmas gadgets
It is amazing how many utterly useless gifts are received every year, but occasionally Santa drops a few classics down the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Hot skills:Securing a tunnel through the Internet
VPNs offer a cheap option for secure Wan links, writes Nick Langley Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
In Depth
IT driven forward by scientific discovery
IT and medical research are now driving progress in each other's fields, with medicine pressing for grid computing and ever... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Bush signs e-government bill
US president George Bush has passed a bill designed to simplify and streamline government information and services on the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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W3C promotes Web access for disabled
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has issued guidelines to make Web browsers and multimedia players more accessible to disabled... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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IBM, Dell and Sun reaffirm commitment to Infiniband
Products due out early next year from IBM, Dell and Sun Microsystems will feature the Infiniband technology for high-speed data... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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BEA pushes convergence for app development and integration
Middleware vendor BEA Systems has detailed changes to its WebLogic Platform software to simplify the process of tying together... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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RealNetworks updates RealOne Player patch
RealNetworks has released a software patch which, it claimed, finally fixes highly publicised security holes in its RealOne... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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2002 quotes of the year
Mergers, scandals, takeovers and tight budgets dominated the IT industry in 2002 and produced some memorable sound bites on the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Oracle database sales start to rise again
Oracle has reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter that exceeded analysts' estimates, and said that its database software... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Microsoft delays release of CRM suite
Microsoft has delayed the date of manufacture for its CRM product from the end of the year to early 2003. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Web services specifications will boost user confidence
IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and other major vendors have released a set of specifications that aim to help companies securely share... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2002
19Dec2002
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Nats bypasses Swanwick to reduce air traffic delays
Aircraft put under the control of other centres as Swanwick struggles to cope, despite new £337m systems Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Try these on for size
Have you been toying with the idea of a new IT career path? Julia Vowler talks to former IT chiefs who have found success by... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Web retailers brace their systems to cope with the Christmas surge
Last week Computer Weekly reported that UK shoppers are set to spend record sums on the Web in the run up to Christmas. This... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Cape Clear unveils Web services suite
Cape Clear Software has improved its integrated product suite which enables developers to create, deploy and manage Web services. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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'Iraq_oil' worm surfaces
A network worm that spreads through shared folders on machines running Microsoft Windows NT, 2000 and XP operating system has... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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WorldCom board steps down
Most members of the board of bankrupt telecommunications service provider WorldCom have resigned following court approval of... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Deutsche Bank signs up IBM for on-demand deal worth £1.6bn
Deutsche Bank has signed a 10-year £1.61bn IT outsourcing deal with IBM and expects to save almost £64m a year by shifting to... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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US cybersecurity plan comes under fire
A panel of experts yesterday delivered a report to the US president calling the government's incessant focus on public/private... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Kingston picks Infineon as memory chip provider
Infineon Technologies is to supply Kingston Technology with dynamic RAM (DRAM) products under the terms of a five-year deal... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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T-Mobile UK withdraws Nokia phone
The UK subsidiary of Germany's T-Mobile has removed one of Nokia's Internet-capable phones from its stores until the vendor... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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HP, Dell and Gateway face patent lawsuit
A mapping and GIS technology company has filed a lawsuit charging Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Gateway with patent infringement. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Software firm not guilty of copyright violation
A jury yesterday delivered its verdict in the closely watched trial against a Russian software company charged with violating the... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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OASIS seeks standards for language translation
The Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) consortium yesterday announced that members have... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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CodeWeavers app smooths Office use on Linux
Software vendor CodeWeavers has released a CrossOver Office Server edition that will allow thin-client users to run Microsoft... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Red Hat boasts quarterly profit
Linux software maker Red Hat achieved its first quarterly profit in the third quarter of its 2003 financial year ending 30... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
In Depth
Christmas parties: The big let-down
Christmas is here again and the IT world is still in existence. You might think that is reason enough to celebrate, yet many... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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DoCoMo abandons Microsoft video format in favour of open standard for 3G service
NTT DoCoMo is switching from a Microsoft video format to an open industry standard for its video-on-demand service offered over... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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CERT warns of SSH protocol flaws
Users of the Secure Shell protocol (SSH) should update their software following the discovery of a series of flaws that could... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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IT obstacle to e-government access plan
An entitlement card scheme for accessing government services which would store personal data and biometric information such as a... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2002
18Dec2002
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Visa to introduce performance management services for banks
The European arm of credit card giant Visa will next year launch a series of services designed to allow its 6,000 member banks to... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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ISPs may be forced to pass on high data retention cost
Government plans to force Internet service providers (ISPs) to store and retrieve e-mail and Web traffic for the police and other... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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LindowsOS ready to hit retail shelves
Software buyers may be doing a double take in retail stores over the coming months as they see Microsoft's familiar Windows... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Super AIT tape technology breaks 1TB barrier
Sony has announced what it claimed to be the first production tape drive and cartridge that breaks the one terabyte capacity... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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IBM and UMC prepare 90-nanometer chips
IBM and United Microelectronics (UMC) could become the first companies in the world to make 90-nanometer (0.9 micron) chips... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Security holes in MySQL, says German expert
Security holes discovered in the MySQL open-source database and client software could allow an attacker to launch a denial of... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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RLX rolls out Transmeta-based blade
RLX Technologies has released a Transmeta-based blade server model that runs on one of the fastest Crusoe processors to date. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Bowstreet streamlines portal development
Web application software company Bowstreet Software has launched the latest version of its Bowstreet Portlet Factory featuring... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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IBM offers Nokia server software to enterprises
Nokia and IBM have agreed to collaborate in providing secure mobile phone applications to enterprises in a move that could help... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Macromedia patches hole in Flash software
A security vulnerability in the widely used Macromedia Flash player can allow an attacker to gain control over a user's PC,... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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US court rejects Web libel lawsuit
A US court has dismissed an attempt to force two Connecticut newspapers to face defamation proceedings in the state of Virginia... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Microsoft unveils Windows XP Digital Media Edition
Microsoft will release a Plus expansion pack for Windows XP to enhance the digital media features in its desktop operating... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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BEA expands WebLogic Workshop
BEA Systems is to expand its WebLogic Workshop application development environment to feature portal problem solving and... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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AOL wins $7m award in antispam case
An e-mail spam business targeted members of Internet service provider America Online has been ordered by a Virginia court to pay... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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EDS pays $187m to settle WorldCom dispute
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) will find out next Monday if a proposed agreement with WorldCom has been accepted by the court... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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PeopleSoft releases flurry of enterprise products
Three PeopleSoft products made their debut yesterday, including one for real-time financial data analysis and another for project... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
In Depth
IT services: A year of dramatic change
The IT services market changed significantly this year, sending vendors and clients scrambling to adapt to the new and sometimes... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Netscape 7.01 can eliminate pop-up ads
The latest version of Netscape's browser, Netscape 7.01, which includes pop-up ad blocking capabilities, is available for... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2002
17Dec2002
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Microsoft highlights security in Web services development pack
Microsoft has officially unveiled the general release of Web Services Enhancements 1.0 (WSE) for Microsoft .net, focusing on... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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Sun offers BEA application server software with Solaris
Despite efforts to sell its own application server software, Sun Microsystems has agreed to ship an evaluation copy of BEA's... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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IBM builds momentum around Eclipse
An additional 13 vendors have agreed to join IBM's open-source project Eclipse, and will offer tools that plug into the... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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Korean subsidies are bad for business, claim US chip makers
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has claimed that the US dynamic RAM industry could have been injured by alleged... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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Sharp notebook PC doubles up as hard disk drive for corporate users
Sharp has unveiled a notebook PC for corporate users that also functions as an external hard disk drive. When the notebook... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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Microsoft employee charged with £5.6m fraud
A Microsoft employee has been charged with pilfering and selling $9m (£5.6m) worth of high-end server software. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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Intel releases Xeon DP server components
Intel has added 10 server components to its product lineup to support its latest Xeon chips with faster front-side buses and... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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Oracle's Ellison backs startup with $100m
Oracle chief executive officer Larry Ellison has invested $100m (£63m) in a start-up company he believed could pry open a place... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
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ICANN board okays plan for top-level domains
More sponsored top-level domain (TLD) names are coming to the Internet, but it is unclear how many and how soon, according to the... Continue Reading