August 2002

August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
EU wants ISPs and telcos to keep data for up to two years

Organisations could be forced to store e-mail and phone data for up to two years if European Union proposals become law. Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
HP pushes standard telecoms platforms

Hewlett-Packard aims to drive telecommunications networks toward standard hardware and a hardened version of Linux. Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
AMD launches latest Athlon XP processors

Advanced Micro Devices has begun shipping two new versions of its Athlon XP processor and says machines based on the chips can be... Continue Reading

August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Microsoft certifies Transmeta chip for Windows CE .net

Transmeta's Crusoe processor has been certified compatible with Microsoft's Windows CE .net. Hardware manufacturers will now be... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Morpheus 2.0 integrates Web and e-commerce platform

StreamCast Networks has rolled out the long-awaited 2.0 version of its Morpheus peer-to-peer software, offering a new engine and... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Defra pushes ahead with high-risk outsourcing despite MPs' warnings

The Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) is preparing to outsource its whole IT provision, despite the fact... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Turbolinux sells operating system business

Turbolinux, which makes a version of Linux that has become a top seller in Asia, has sold its operating system business to a... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
WorldCom globalises firewall service

Multinational enterprises using WorldCom's data network services now can get a firewall service at locations all over the world,... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Web administrator complacency adds to security threat

Complacency among Web administrators is leaving many e-commerce sites open to attack, according to Web analyst and security firm... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
IT directors face challenge as e-commerce directive becomes law

The European E-Commerce Directive, which comes into force today in the UK, could prove a nightmare for IT directors and will... Continue Reading

August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
BEA works on data unification technology

BEA Systems has confirmed its development of a technology that would allow users to search for files no matter what format they... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
SeeBeyond looks to boost B2B integration

SeeBeyond Technology is making moves around its business-to-business integration software, with a number of enhancements coming... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
EU law aid for online retailers

E-business in the UK was given a boost last week by changes to European Union (EU) legislation which mean e-tailers are less... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
EDS finalises £960m IT services deal with global bank

ABN AMRO Bank, which has operations in more 60 countries, is in final contract discussions to award Electronic Data Systems (EDS)... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Gateway to release flat-panel PC with new P4s

Gateway has claimed that its Profile 4 PCs are the first machines to feature the fastest Pentium 4 processors from Intel. The six... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
BEA enhances integration and portlet offering

BEA Systems has announced 30 BEA-branded integration adapters for linking applications via the company's WebLogic Integration... Continue Reading
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Dell signs up resellers in white box drive

Dell is openly recruiting resellers to capture more of the corporate PC market for the first time in its history. Continue Reading
August 20, 2002 20 Aug'02
Thought for the day:Indian summer of outsourcing

Legal expert Peter Hall asks if the benefits outweigh the risks of offshore deals.There has been a lot of publicity lately about... Continue Reading
August 20, 2002 20 Aug'02
ERP errors cost Agilent $70m

Hewlett-Packard spin-off Agilent Technologies yesterday blamed the company's poor third-quarter results on a problem-strewn... Continue Reading
August 20, 2002 20 Aug'02
Behind Closed Doors:IT projects don't always mean business

These days everyone seems to want to present their projects as business initiatives. But when a project is pure IT with no ROI in... Continue Reading

Preparing for the new forms of cybersecurity threats in 2020

In the first part of a series on the new forms of cyberthreats in 2020, we're diving into the many infiltration points being ...

What is the state of CIO tenure today?

CIO tenure remains significantly lower than other C-suite positions, and according to experts, it's a result of the age of ...

The evolution of RPA, from macros to process transformation

RPA evolved from technology debuted in the 1950s and '60s and was developed to today's standards by the industry's leading ...

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Citrix patches vulnerability as ransomware attacks emerge

Citrix rolls out more patches ahead of schedule for CVE-2019-19781, a directory traversal vulnerability that affects Citrix ADC, ...

Proofpoint: Ransomware payments made in half of U.S. attacks

According to Proofpoint's 2020 'State of the Phish' report, 51% of U.S. organizations surveyed opted to pay threat actors after ...

AWS leak exposes passwords, private keys on GitHub

UpGuard discovered a public GitHub repository that contained sensitive AWS customer data, including passwords, authentication ...

SearchNetworking

Build a source of truth into your network automation strategy

Many network automation approaches rely on a source of truth repository to provide data on network behavior. But building this ...

SD-WAN explained: The ultimate guide to SD-WAN architecture

Evaluating SD-WAN architecture can be confusing, especially as the market grows. This guide helps IT pros learn SD-WAN basics, ...

VMware acquisition of Nyansa combines LAN, WAN analytics

The VMware acquisition of Nyansa is expected to provide network traffic analytics that cover the SD-WAN and the wired and ...

SearchDataCenter

Top data center skills admins can use in 2020

The 2019 tech job sector saw consistent growth and job availability. In 2020, admins should develop expertise on cloud ...

Organizations try to predict the effect of 5G infrastructure

With more 5G and IoT devices emerging, admins must prepare their data centers to support low-latency apps and edge computing with...

Top infrastructure and operations technology myths of 2019

Admins are consistently evaluating technology to improve I&O efficiency. Cost, integration and business goals are key components ...

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Hitachi Vantara acquires data catalog vendor Waterline Data

With the acquisition of Waterline Data, Hitachi Vantara is bringing new data catalog capabilities that will expand the Lumada ...

New Confluent Platform release boosts event streaming quality

Based on the open-source Kafka event streaming platform, the Confluent Platform 5.4 update adds new capabilities to help meet ...

Where InfluxDB time series database is going

Users need more than SQL for querying databases, according to Paul Dix, co-founder and CTO of InfluxData. That's why the vendor ...