July 2002
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July 21, 2002
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Jul'02
Thought for the day:Computer science and the Class of 2002
Research wizard Peet Morris gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.Yippee! I've got my Software Engineering Master... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Anger erupts as US company claims JPEG patent
Forgent Networks has announced that it holds the patent to the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) image compression... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Camelot comes under fire for Global Crossing deal
National lottery operator Camelot has been criticised for signing a seven-year multimillion-pound contract for ISDN services with... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
DoCoMo plans to offer users mobile phone access to ATMs
NTT DoCoMo and Japan's year-old IY Bank are working on enabling users of NTT DoCoMo handsets access to their ATM machines without... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Western Europe dashes hopes of EMEA recovery
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have declined for the fifth successive quarter following weak demand... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
HP to cut jobs in the Netherlands and Germany
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to lay off 325 employees in the Netherlands and an undisclosed number in Germany as a result of its... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Texas Instruments offers larger wafers for Sun UltraSparc processors
Texas Instruments has begun using an advanced manufacturing process for larger wafers that will soon be used to make Sun... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Yahoo! re-evaluates its mail filters
Yahoo! has cleaned up filters used to protect users of its Web-based e-mail service from malicious scripts embedded in... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Transmeta lays off staff in cost-cutting effort
Transmeta has posted a lower than expected loss for its second fiscal quarter, and has announced plans to lay off 200 workers. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Lucent gathers partners for 3G/WLAN services
Lucent Technologies has announced a package of hardware and software products designed to help wireless carriers set up data... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
CERT: Security incidents up sharply this year
Internet security incidents for the first half of 2002 are up sharply on 2001 and are on track to exceed last year's figures... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
US trade commission claims states' e-commerce laws hurt consumers
US Federal Trade Commission chairman Timothy Muris said consumers are bearing the brunt of state laws restricting Internet... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
New Linux supercomputer comes to California
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California, USA, will soon be getting a heavyweight new Linux supercomputer that will... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
MacWorld: Apple unveils iSync
Apple Computer unveiled iSync - a wired and wireless synchronisation technology that allows users to synchronise data between... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
AOL Time Warner chief quits as media vision fades
Robert Pittman has resigned as chief operating officer of media giant AOL Time Warner. Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Japan's contactless cash system goes nationwide
The Edy electronic money system devised by BitWallet, a 25-member consortium headed by Sony and NTT DoCoMo, has received a major... Continue Reading
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July 19, 2002
19
Jul'02
Financial roundup: Microsoft, Sun, SAP, EMC and Nokia report earnings
A host of IT giants have announced their quarterly profits this week. Some managed to return hefty profits but few suppliers are... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2002
18
Jul'02
Thought for the day:The same but different
Outsourcing and communications expert Martyn Hart looks at a hot issue of the day.When you're searching data you usually look for... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2002
18
Jul'02
US government backs new Windows 2000 security tool
Microsoft Windows 2000 users can now use a new benchmarking tool designed to let them more easily configure security settings on... Continue Reading
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July 18, 2002
18
Jul'02
US tech companies back EU approach to digital copyright
Many US technology companies are supporting a European Union approach to digital copyright legislation, in preference to it being... Continue Reading