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2002 Stories
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December 20, 2002
20Dec2002
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
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
News
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
News
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
News
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 18, 2002
18Dec2002
News
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 17, 2002
17Dec2002
News
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 16, 2002
16Dec2002
News
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
News
US government studies HP merger to learn lessons on smooth integration
White House officials are studying the merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq to enhance their chances of success with the... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
News
Intel makes inroads on wireless technology
Intel has been developing what it calls a "wireless ecosystem" which is aimed at allowing users with any kind of computing device... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2002
16Dec2002
News
ICANN starts reform process
The board of directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) met in Amsterdam yesterday to give its... Continue Reading
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December 13, 2002
13Dec2002
News
FBI's Most Wanted go on Web banner ads
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has posted its "10 Most Wanted" list on pop-up banner ads on Web sites owned and operated... Continue Reading
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December 13, 2002
13Dec2002
News
Siemens seeks partner to run data centre network
Siemens is seeking a partner to run a consolidated network of European data centres and IT networks outside Germany in a move to... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
E-mail threats and viruses worsen in 2002
Viruses, spam and malicious Internet scams transmitted by e-mail all grew sharply in 2002, posing a threat to the smooth running... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
NHS must not ignore small suppliers' needs
The Government risks driving out a skills base vital to the success of its NHS IT strategy if it fails to consider the needs of... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
C&W customers urged to look for alternatives
Cable & Wireless customers have been advised to look for alternative telecoms providers following news that the company has used... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
Sony ships Star Office
Sony has become the first major supplier to ship Sun's Star Office 6.0 software suite on its PCs in a move that could precipitate... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
Tesco online sales break £10m-a-week barrier
Online grocery sales at Tesco.com have hit £10m in a week for the first time, a sign that UK consumers have accepted online... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
Analytics win Center Parcs £2m
Holiday firm Center Parcs Europe has cut its marketing costs by nearly £1m and increased revenues by the same amount since... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
New Java environment for mobile devices adds HTTP and multimedia support
The Java Community Process has completed its work on the latest version of the Java runtime environment for mobile devices,... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
Corel introduces XML tools
Corel has bolstered its commitment to its Extensible Markup Language (XML) strategy with the announcement of two products. Continue Reading
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December 12, 2002
12Dec2002
News
DSL subscribers pass 30 million mark
The number of digital subscriber line subscribers worldwide grew by five million in the third quarter of 2002 to more than 30.6... Continue Reading
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December 11, 2002
11Dec2002
News
Police charter will boost fight against cybercrime
Business organisations have welcomed plans by the UK's National High-Tech Crime Unit to give guarantees of confidentiality to... Continue Reading
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December 11, 2002
11Dec2002
News
Lufthansa prepares broadband service at 36,000ft
German airline Lufthansa is to launch a wireless broadband Internet service next month that will target executives and other... Continue Reading
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December 11, 2002
11Dec2002
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Nokia gains market share but lowers revenue forecast
Nokia said yesterday that brisk sales of its low-end phones would bring it market share gains in the fourth quarter, but that it... Continue Reading
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December 10, 2002
10Dec2002
News
Hutchison 3G prepares to launch UK service
Hutchison 3G UK is offering special discounts to the first 20,000 customers to pre-register for its mobile broadband service,... Continue Reading
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December 10, 2002
10Dec2002
News
CIOs expect to squeeze IT budgets further in 2003
Companies across Europe and the US are continuing to reduce their IT budgets, according to a survey of chief information officers... Continue Reading
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December 10, 2002
10Dec2002
News
Dell extends services to small businesses
Hardware giant Dell Computer fleshed out its service offerings yesterday (Monday) with a program that gives small businesses a... Continue Reading
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December 09, 2002
09Dec2002
News
Microsoft brings Visual Studio to Office 11
Microsoft has announced a set of tools that will allow programmers to use the company's Visual Studio .net to build customised... Continue Reading
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December 09, 2002
09Dec2002
News
HP and Network Appliance overtake EMC
EMC was knocked out of first place in key market revenue areas, including network-attached storage (NAS) and open-storage area... Continue Reading
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December 06, 2002
06Dec2002
News
Nortel moves towards Wi-Fi and cellular integration
Telecom infrastructure provider Nortel Networks and Mobility Network Systems have struck a deal to enable seamless roaming... Continue Reading
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December 06, 2002
06Dec2002
News
Update on the IBM/PwC merger
An IBM executive has said the process of bringing PwC Consulting into its fold is on schedule, but analysts countered that it was... Continue Reading
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December 06, 2002
06Dec2002
News
Sun and Microsoft await ruling on Java injunction
A federal district court judge yesterday heard closing arguments in a preliminary phase of a private antitrust case in which Sun... Continue Reading
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December 05, 2002
05Dec2002
News
Travel sector's poor security exposed it to hacking risks
The hacking attacks against three leading travel and ferry operators have highlighted just how far the travel industry needs to... Continue Reading
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December 05, 2002
05Dec2002
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Hacker steals tens of thousands of pounds from travel companies
Fraud: Failure to set up basic security procedures has left travel firms out of pocket. Bill Goodwin reports Continue Reading
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December 05, 2002
05Dec2002
News
Slow start for Windows XP, say City IT managers
Financial services: Survey finds City firms stick with older Windows platforms; Lloyds TSB delivers e-service Continue Reading
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December 05, 2002
05Dec2002
News
Infocube heralds end of drop-down menus and the shape of 3D user interfaces to come
The user interface is set to undergo a major change as 3D interaction begins to be used in applications, writes Eric Doyle. And... Continue Reading
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December 05, 2002
05Dec2002
News
Intel offers compilers for Windows and Linux apps
Intel has released the seventh version of its C++ and Intel Fortran compilers to developers working on creating or maintaining... Continue Reading
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December 05, 2002
05Dec2002
News
Hacker catches out unwary travel firms
NatWest has launched an investigation after a computer hacker walked away with tens of thousands of pounds in fraudulent credit... Continue Reading
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December 04, 2002
04Dec2002
News
AOL puts its weight behind broadband and premium services
AOL Time Warner executives yesterday laid out a plan to stabilise and boost America Online (AOL), with an emphasis on broadband... Continue Reading
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December 04, 2002
04Dec2002
News
Welsh £115m broadband strategy to open up development opportunities
The Welsh Government's ambitious £115m, 10-year Broadband Wales strategy will open up opportunities for companies developing... Continue Reading
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December 04, 2002
04Dec2002
News
Sun restructures services and expands offerings
Sun Microsystems is to improve its IT services unit with internal restructuring moves and the planned addition of higher-level... Continue Reading
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December 04, 2002
04Dec2002
News
HP poised to hit savings targets a year early
Hewlett-Packard is to hit its $3bn (£1.91bn) cost savings target from the merger with Compaq a year ahead of schedule, according... Continue Reading
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December 03, 2002
03Dec2002
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MS details licensing for .net Server 2003
Microsoft has outlined licensing changes that take effect from April with the shipment of its Windows .Net Server 2003 operating... Continue Reading
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December 03, 2002
03Dec2002
News
Benetton Group selects SAP
Italian clothing manufacturer Benetton Group has selected SAP to implement a software system specifically designed for the... Continue Reading
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December 02, 2002
02Dec2002
News
Sun launches updated mobile Java standard
A group of hardware companies has finalised the latest version of the standard set of technologies for Java-capable mobile... Continue Reading
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December 02, 2002
02Dec2002
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CA plans bundling strategy for portal software
Computer Associates International is to bundle its CleverPath Portal application with content management, data analysis and... Continue Reading
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December 01, 2002
01Dec2002
News
Companies are at risk from underestimating e-business regulations
British companies could be underestimating the impact of e-business regulations on their organisation's competitiveness,... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2002
29Nov2002
News
Trade group warns US government against open source
A trade association, the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC), has urged the US Defense Department (DoD) to rethink its use and... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2002
29Nov2002
News
Fujitsu and IBM to link telecommunication servers
Fujitsu and IBM will link their telecommunication server software so that business users can extend certain enterprise services... Continue Reading
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November 29, 2002
29Nov2002
News
MobilCom writes down 3G investment
MobilCom has taken a massive third-quarter write-down on its mobile broadband licence and infrastructure after abandoning plans... Continue Reading
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November 28, 2002
28Nov2002
News
Countrywide signs BPO deal
Residential conveyancing firm Countrywide Property Lawyers has extended its relationship with IT services firm Logica in a... Continue Reading
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November 28, 2002
28Nov2002
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W3C updates validation service
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released an update of its W3C Markup Validation Service and the accompanying Markup... Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
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Hackers can crack GSM networks in 'seconds'
GSM mobile telephone networks have a flawed security algorithm and can be cracked using a PC connected to a mobile phone,... Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
News
Analysts warn of spam explosion
Spam levels are set to increase dramatically according to figures released by Messagelabs which showed such communications... Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
News
EDS to cut coding in the US
Services giant EDS has revealed plans to source more application development and call centre services outside the US. Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
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More than 235 IT professionals register with volunteer site
Over 235 IT professionals have registered with the new IT4Communities initiative to provide effective direction for those wishing... Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
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CMA to press Ofcom on cash status of bidders
The Communications Management Association (CMA) said it would try to ensure that the new communications regulator Ofcom took a... Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
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ASP helps Xmas delivery problems
Online retailers left in limbo by UK parcel carriers which have slashed capacity, should switch to a multi-carrier strategy to... Continue Reading
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November 27, 2002
27Nov2002
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WebMethods and HP team to manage J.D. Edwards processes
WebMethods and Hewlett-Packard have joined forces to offer a real-time solution for assessing the performance of J.D. Edwards'... Continue Reading
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November 26, 2002
26Nov2002
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What IT wants from the Chancellor
IT professionals had a simple set of demands for Chancellor Gordon Brown ahead of his pre-Budget statement to the House of... Continue Reading
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November 26, 2002
26Nov2002
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EU invites tech firms to bid for research cash
The European Commission is to invite technology companies to bid for parts of its €3.6bn (£2.28bn) information society... Continue Reading
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November 25, 2002
25Nov2002
News
Peregrine Systems outlines way ahead
Peregrine Systems is reassuring customers of its vitality and future plans, following the sale of its Remedy service management... Continue Reading
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November 25, 2002
25Nov2002
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US Homeland Security bill limits vendor liability
The Homeland Security Bill passed by the US Congress this week may provide a legal framework within which vendors can protect... Continue Reading
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November 25, 2002
25Nov2002
News
HyperSCSI touted for low-cost SANs
An Ethernet-based network storage protocol, designed for the transfer of small computer system interface (SCSI) data and commands... Continue Reading
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November 22, 2002
22Nov2002
News
BlackBerry vendor RIM loses e-mail patent case
Research In Motion (RIM), the vendor of the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail device, has lost a court case brought by a company... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
Opinion
Thought for the day:Timesheets are a waste of time
Monitoring time spent on projects doesn't help productivity, says Colin Beveridge. So let's tear up our timesheets and just get... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
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Cisco's Lan/phone to ship in 2003
Network supplier Cisco will ship dual-band wireless Lan/mobile phone devices in the second half of next year which could give... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
News
Online transactions for local authorities
Local authorities will be able to more easily accept credit and debit card payments through their Web sites, following the launch... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
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EU proposals on e-trade will hurt online business
Proposed European Union (EU) legislation which would allow consumers to take companies to court under the laws of the country... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
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Dell takes close look at Itanium 2
Dell Computer has confirmed that it will start shipping servers built with Intel's Itanium 2 chips, altering what has been at... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
News
Comdex: OMA poised to announce eight mobile specs
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), a cross-industry alliance between telecommunications and high tech, is expected to unveil a set... Continue Reading
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November 21, 2002
21Nov2002
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EDS lands multibillion outsourcing deal
Alstom, the French energy and transport company, is in final negotiations with Electronic Data Systems for a multibillion-dollar... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
News
Managers warned of racial abuse compensation claims
Lawyers have warned IT managers they could face tens of thousands of pounds in compensation claims for workplace abuse, following... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
In Depth
Blowing the whistle
If you uncover wrongdoing in your firm there is now a law stating what you should do to make others aware. Roisin Woolnough... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
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Cisco's R&D pushes for device intelligence
Cisco has focused its research and development on putting greater intelligence into the network with a move into storage... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
News
Intel's 3GHz Pentium 4 processor makes program multitasking easy
The latest Pentium 4 processor uses parallel processing to run applications faster or run two applications simultaneously, writes... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
News
Pentagon hacker worked for City IT departments
City IT firms that employ consultants should conduct thorough checks, experts warn. Bill Goodwin reports Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
News
Tesco follows M&S in trial of self-scanning checkouts
Tesco will next week become the first UK supermarket to begin trials of self-scanning checkouts, in an attempt to improve... Continue Reading
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November 20, 2002
20Nov2002
News
Comdex: IBM offers glimpse of autonomic computing for PC or notebook
IBM executives revealed what IT managers can expect from its self-healing, or autonomic computing, initiative over the next year... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2002
19Nov2002
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Comdex: Cynics hold industry back, says HP's Fiorina
Carly Fiorina, chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard (HP), used her keynote speech at the Comdex trade show to call for... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2002
19Nov2002
News
Nokia and Matsushita to connect home devices
Nokia and Matsushita have reached an agreement to develop technologies for data exchange between mobile phones and home... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2002
19Nov2002
News
Microsoft answers critics of Windows profits
Microsoft has robustly defended itself against user criticism of the 85% operating profit it reported last quarter from its... Continue Reading
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November 19, 2002
19Nov2002
News
Wang steps down at Computer Associates
Computer Associates founder Charles Wang is retiring as company chairman and handing his mantle to CA president and chief... Continue Reading
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November 18, 2002
18Nov2002
News
European Commission considers probe into Microsoft's role in mobile phone market
The European Commission is considering a new antitrust case against Microsoft, based on allegations that the software giant is... Continue Reading
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November 18, 2002
18Nov2002
News
Comdex: Gates unveils OneNote digital notes app
Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates used his keynote address at the Comdex computer industry trade show to... Continue Reading
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November 18, 2002
18Nov2002
News
Startup focuses on tracking data backups
Startup software vendor Bocada has attracted some high-profile customers, including Philip Morris and Reader's Digest, with an... Continue Reading
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November 18, 2002
18Nov2002
News
Gateway reveals accounting probe
PC vendor Gateway has been under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since December 2000, the... Continue Reading
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November 15, 2002
15Nov2002
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OracleWorld: HP stresses Linux backing
Hewlett-Packard was the latest vendor to jump aboard the Linux bandwagon at OracleWorld yesterday, following Oracle's, IBM's and... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
News
Microsoft: Only upgrades can deliver security
Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing security initiative has a long way to go. That was the verdict of Craig Mundie, the company's... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
News
Beta version of Opera 7 for Windows released
Opera Software has announced the beta release of its upgraded Opera Web browser for Microsoft's Windows operating system. Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
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Staff churn fell to 16% in 2001
Staff turnover in the IT sector is at its lowest level since 1995, according to the latest Labour Turnover survey by the... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
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Chinook parents set to appeal to Europe
The parents of the two Chinook helicopter pilots labelled guilty of gross negligence over the Mull of Kintyre disaster are... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
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Contactless smartcards take off in the Far East
Two contactless smartcard applications sweeping the Far East herald the eventual dominance of radio frequency identification... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
News
Start-up to put LindowsOS on low-cost tablets
A group of PC industry veterans has launched a company called StepUp Computing and unveiled its first product - a low-cost,... Continue Reading
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November 14, 2002
14Nov2002
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City IT: Straight through processing needs flexible systems
IT managers in the financial markets need to ensure that systems are flexible enough to accommodate myriad standards for straight... Continue Reading