August 2002

August 07, 2002 07 Aug'02
WorldCom moving wireless users to other carriers

Wireless customers of WorldCom are being advised to transfer their business to other US wireless carriers to avoid an... Continue Reading
August 07, 2002 07 Aug'02
US cyber attack fails to materialise

Despite a warning on Monday from the US government of impending cyberattacks, little impact has been seen at the Web sites and... Continue Reading
August 07, 2002 07 Aug'02
IDC: Microsoft will make security top priority

Microsoft is backing its pledge to make security a top priority with significant research and development investment, and future... Continue Reading

August 07, 2002 07 Aug'02
Digex to lay off 200 employees

Digex, the managed Web application hosting arm of telecommunications carrier WorldCom, said that it is laying off 200 employees. Continue Reading
August 07, 2002 07 Aug'02
Dairy firm uses Coda-Intelligence software to boost ERP performance

Associated Co-operative Creameries (ACC) is deploying Coda-Intelligence data mart software as the first stage in a project to... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Thought for the day:Put a check in the post

Hard-hitting IT columnist Simon Moores gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.I had to visit my nearest Post Office... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
UK broadband set to hit 1.9 million households

The rollout of fast Intenet access across the UK is expected to reach 1.9 million households within the next 12 months according... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Sun speeds up core of server line

Sun Microsystems has revved up its midrange and high-end server lines, adding support for its fastest processor to date. Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Yahoo! buys stake in Finland's Sonera Zed

Yahoo! and Sonera Zed have agreed to deliver co-branded mobile services in Europe in a first step towards a deeper commercial... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
European Commission approves breakup of Blu mobile operation

The European Commission has agreed to the breakup of Blu, Italy's fourth mobile telephone operator, and the sale of its parts to... Continue Reading

August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Jonathan Miller tipped as new AOL chief

AOL Time Warner (AOLTW) will name former USA Interactive executive Jonathan Miller as chief executive officer of its troubled AOL... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Wireless roaming demonstrated between 802.11 and GPRS networks

A demonstration of wireless roaming could point the way to how users would move between 802.11 wireless LAN networks to a... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Web service brings financial data to Microsoft Office

Microsoft has launched a .net Web service designed to provide investors and analysts with access to financial data stored on the... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Siemens sells SNS to "optimise portfolio"

The top level networking and integrator market has shown signs of further consolidation after Siemens sold its Network Systems... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Securing the ethereal Ethernet

Wireless networking is taking the IT world by storm, but security technologies are struggling to keep up Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
SAP delivers CRM system to Florida Revenue Department

Florida has become the first US state department of revenue to install the mySAP CRM system, which will give taxpayers a 24-hour... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Transmeta makes PC debut in US

Transmeta has moved into the US desktop PC market with the launch of an NEC all-in-one desktop PC with a 900MHz Crusoe processor.... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Microsoft, Dell and Intel fund Cornell cluster expansion

Three technology heavyweights have joined the Cornell Theory Center (CTC) to announce their expansion of a project to build... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Microsoft charges for Windows technology access

Microsoft plans to charge a royalty for access to Windows' internals as part of its anti-trust remedy Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
NEC launches environmentally friendly PC

NEC Solutions has launched the PowerMate eco, a fanless, ecologically sensitive desktop PC. Continue Reading

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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 ...

SearchSecurity

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 ...