August 2002

• August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02

  Sun touts road map to Solaris 10

  Sun Microsystems offered a sneak preview of its plans for Solaris OS plans, touting incremental improvements in areas such as...  Continue Reading

• August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02

  Linux cluster tackles gene research

  A 150-processor cluster supercomputer built by Linux Networx is helping a California biopharmaceutical company compare genes from...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Trojan horse found in OpenSSH software

  The OpenBSD project warned yesterday that several versions of OpenSSH, its free network connectivity software, contain a Trojan...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Thought for the day:No holiday for the business

  Incisive columnist and IT expert Colin Beveridge looks at a hot issue of the day."Captain's Log, star date 45-06 point 8: Mr...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Microsoft makes concessions to DoJ

  Microsoft has announced its latest round of concessions to the Department of Justice as part of the proposed settlement in its...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  WorldCom Europe upbeat despite rumoured sell-off

  The European arm of WorldCom has said it remains upbeat about its business prospects, despite growing speculation about declining...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Sybase readies test version of portal software

  The next version of Sybase's enterprise portal software is set to reach beta testers this month and promises new tools that...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Microsoft acts on settlement before court acceptance

  Microsoft will carry out part of its antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice and nine states even as a US federal...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Microsoft drops OS plans for InfiniBand

  Microsoft has disclosed that it no longer plans to build an InfiniBand management capability into the upcoming Windows .net...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Siemens may cut more jobs at telecoms units

  Siemens has announced it is considering further job cuts at its troubled networking and mobile communication units.  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  IBM bundles storage hardware for biotech

  IBM has released three bundles of storage networking products aimed at helping researchers combat the exponential growth of...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Sprint under fire for breaching spam law

  Telecommunications provider Sprint is embroiled in a legal battle over unsolicited e-mail allegedly sent out by the company in...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  UCITA backers offer changes to licensing law

  Drafters of the controversial software licensing law, UCITA, approved a series of changes this week, including the removal of a...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  IBM expands server cluster technology

  IBM has introduced what is being touted as the largest ever preconfigured server cluster for running commercial Unix...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  IBM/PwC Consulting: What the analysts are saying

  The proposed $3.5bn (£2.2bn) acquisition of PwC Consulting by IBM promises to result in IBM developing a strong strategic...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  3Com: Intel is violating injunction

  3Com has told a federal court that Intel and its Xircom subsidiary are violating a preliminary injunction against the US sale of...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  IBM and PwC defend post-sale auditing relationship

  IBM is standing by its plan to keep PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as its auditor after announcing last week that it will purchase...  Continue Reading

• August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02

  Global Crossing auction date pushed back again

  The auction of Global Crossing has been pushed back to tomorrow (6 August) so that those interested in acquiring the...  Continue Reading

• August 04, 2002 04 Aug'02

  Thought for the day:Brits get uptight in laid-back Europe

  Hard-hitting IT columnist Simon Moores gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.The large white sign ahead said...  Continue Reading

• August 02, 2002 02 Aug'02

  SEC scrutinises AOL's deal with PurchasePro

  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has broadened its probe of AOL Time Warner's (AOLTW) financial practices to...  Continue Reading