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2003 Stories
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
In Depth
Thought for the day: IT takes a nosedive
The government is quick to recognise the economic necessity of air travel, yet seems prepared to shoot itself in the foot where... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
In Depth
Linux: The battle for desktop supremacy
Just when you thought the PC desktop war was over, bar the odd bit of Microsoft licence price gouging, hostilities could be about... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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MPs call for new data retention law
A cross-party parliamentary committee has urged the government to take controversial legislation - which gives police, law... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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BEA and Compuware partner on Java apps
BEA Systems and Compuware will join forces to make it easier to develop Java applications. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
In Depth
Thought for the day: Turning back the tide
One new year's resolution we all should make is to ensure that our networks, PCs and software are protected from e-criminals,... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Microsoft releases XP Service Pack 2 for testing
Software developers can now test drive the latest update to Microsoft's Windows XP operating system after the company released a... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Palm and RIM plan BlackBerry integration
PalmSource and Research In Motion are to develop a software client that will enable RIM's BlackBerry handhelds to connect to the... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Red Hat releases Linux patches
Red Hat has released a range of patches for its Linux 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 versions which previously allowed a local user to fire off... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Revenue boost for PalmOne
Higher average selling prices for PDAs personal digital assistants and smartphones helped boost second-quarter revenue at... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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US demands compensation from hacker
The United States is demanding £21,000 compensation from a teenage hacker who infiltrated computer systems at a US government... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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SQL Server 2000 reporting services poised for January release
Microsoft has set 27 January as the official release date for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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US govt releases infrastructure security directive
The White House has released the long-awaited rewrite of a 1998 document that established critical-infrastructure protection,... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Torvalds releases Linux 2.6.0 kernel
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has announced that version 2.6.0 of the Linux kernel is ready for business. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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JD Edwards must pay for 'defective' ERP app
An arbitration panel has awarded a disgruntled JD Edwards customer more than $1.8m for a botched implementation of the software... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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DoCoMo invests in Linux and Symbian research
NTT DoCoMo is funding six mobile telephone makers to help them develop advanced handsets based on the Symbian and Linux operating... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Citrix buys GoToMyPC maker for $225m
Remote access software maker Citrix Systems will buy web-based desktop access developer Expertcity in a $225m cash and stock... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Microsoft files lawsuit against spammer
Microsoft and New York State attorney general Eliot Spitzer unleased a set of lawsuits aimed at bankrupting a spammer he... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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CSC lands Scandinavian airline outsourcing deal
Scandinavian airline and travel company SAS Group has signed up Computer Sciences for a five-year, $1.5bin outsourcing deal. Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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RealNetworks lawsuit against Microsoft alleges 'monopoly abuse'
RealNetworks has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, alleging that the software giant has illegally used its power as a monopoly... Continue Reading
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December 19, 2003
19Dec2003
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Sober worm resurfaces
The Sober worm, which caused a big headache for companies at the end of October, has returned. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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EU and US agree on air passenger data sharing
The European Commission has agreed that US security demands for information about all air passengers flying to the US from Europe... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
In Depth
2004 - recovery with a difference
There will be a pick up in spending, but this time it will not be to burden the organisation with more IT than it can... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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MoD cuts £4bn IT overhaul shortlist to three
The Ministry of Defence has cut the shortlist for its £4bn IT overhaul project to three consortia, led by EDS, Lockheed Martin... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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UK retail supply chain struggles to automate
Most companies in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market still rely on paper-based manual processes and re-keying of... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Microsoft plans Windows 2000 Server retirement
From 1 April 2006, Microsoft's Windows 2000 Server family will no longer be available. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Icann approves user community groups
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has approved six community user groups in three regions. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Microsoft and New York State join to fight spam
Microsoft and the New York State attorney general have teamed up to fight spam. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Barclays to sign Accenture outsourcing deal in first quarter of 2004
Barclays has confirmed it will sign a multimillion-pound deal to outsource its application development division to consulting... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Fujitsu unveils Itanium 2 and Opteron systems
Fujitsu Computer Systems will begin shipping its first Itanium 2 server next month. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Sun shines again in high-performance market
Sun Microsystems has nearly doubled unit shipments of its servers for the quarter and achieved 99.7% growth and its market share... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Red Hat and Fujitsu join forces to develop enterprise Linux
Engineers from Fujitsu and Red Hat will work together to strengthen the capabilities of Linux for large corporations as part of a... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Govt to create national technology strategy
The government is to create a National Technology Strategy with the aim of boosting innovative technologies and, particularly,... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Taiwan uses internet to fight Sars
Plans to prevent another outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) in Taiwan, including sharing information on the... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Microsoft eyes broader market for BizTalk server
Microsoft is targeting international markets and the small and medium-sized enterprises with its forthcoming BizTalk Server 2004,... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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Microsoft to deliver Office add-on to assist reporting requirements
Microsoft will deliver an add-on for its Office System designed to help companies meet reporting requirements. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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VeriSign acquires security service provider
VeriSign is buying managed security service provider Guardent. Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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IBM buys document management software firm
IBM has added new document management technology to its content management portfolio through the acquisition of developer Green... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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US report points to IT growth
The US technology industry is growing again after two years of layoffs and low profits, according to a report released by the US... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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PeopleSoft unveils seven cross-portfolio apps
PeopleSoft is shipping seven offerings based on its PeopleSoft Enterprise and EnterpriseOne families, formerly known as... Continue Reading
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December 18, 2003
18Dec2003
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BT runs rural broadband trials
BT is trialling radio-based broadband internet access for rural communities in the UK unable to get broadband access over their... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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CSC wins £270m National Grid outsourcing deal
CSC to support the UK's largest utility in transforming its IT infrastructure operations Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Windows 98's demise leaves questions on security
Microsoft's plan to stop issuing security patches for the Windows 98 next month could pose significant security challenges for... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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BMC acquires help desk supplier
BMC Software has entered into an agreement with Network Associates to purchase the assets of its Magic Solutions division for... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Check Point snaps up firewall company
Network security company Check Point Software Technologies is acquiring Zone Labs for $205m. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Ex-Sun chief takes CEO post at Motorola
Ed Zander, the former president of Sun Microsystems, is returning to the corporate IT world as chairman and chief executive... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Actuate boosts enterprise reporting analytics
Enterprise reporting company Actuate claims its Analytics product will offer users a self-service method of accessing information... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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IBM and Symbol join forces on wireless access
IBM and wireless hardware company Symbol Technologies have teamed up to bring wireless access to enterprise back-end services. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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IBM and Harvard develop Crimson Grid
Harvard University and IBM are developing a universitywide computing grid for student and faculty research, data sharing and... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Macromedia offers video streaming on demand
Macromedia has joined with VitalStream to provide outsourced on-demand video-streaming services. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Bush signs anti-spam bill
US president George W Bush has signed a bill into law establishing federal rules for commercial e-mail and penalties for... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Sun bolsters its services efforts
Sun Microsystems has underlined its commitment to driving cost and complexity out of corporate IT with a sharp focus on... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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IBM simplifies data administration
IBM is offering a free download a preview of its "Policy-based Data Management Tool" on the company's alphaWorks site at... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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HP adds 2.5-in drives to servers
Hewlett-Packard is to ship 2.5-inch disc drives with enterprise-class features in its ProLiant servers next year and will add the... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Vodafone courts businesses with 3G offerings
Vodafone Group is entering the 3G arena with a service aimed at business laptop users. Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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Cisco warns of holes in firewall products
Cisco Systems has warned customers about security holes in its Pix firewall product and firewall software running on the Catalyst... Continue Reading
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December 17, 2003
17Dec2003
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ISS closes X-Force centre in Reading
Internet Security Systems has closed its X-Force threat analysis service centre in Reading. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
In Depth
Don't leave holes in your patching policies
With network device vulnerabilities being discovered all the time, should you be monitoring patch management yourself, or is... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Uncharted outsourcing territory for the Revenue
EDS's £3bn IT contract will move to Cap Gemini Ernst & Young in January. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Microsoft releases beta version of Host Integration Server 2004
Microsoft will release the second beta of Host Integration Server 2004, countering earlier suggestions that the product would not... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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EMC boosts software options with VMWare purchase
Storage giant EMC plans to buy software company VMWare, a move that further strengthens EMC's growing software portfolio. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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IBM and Rational reach common ground
Integration efforts were still a work in progress as IBM marked the one-year anniversary of its acquisition of Rational Software... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Head of e-government to replace e-envoy in 2004
The UK will have a head of e-government from April next year, Cabinet Office minister Douglas Alexander has announced. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Thought for the day: Utility dominates a year of change
On-demand computing and open source were among the initiatives championed by IT suppliers in a year that has seen a flurry of... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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US seeks to turn back offshore outsourcing tide
US lawmakers are accelerating efforts to stem offshore outsourcing, chiefly by setting restrictions on the use of foreign labour... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Users worry about 'zero-day' attacks
IT managers at the InfoSec 2003 conference in New York last week are starting to view so-called zero-day attacks, which take... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Fibre channel predicted to peak
Fibre channel unit sales will grow strongly for the next couple of years, then slow and be overtaken by IP San unit sales in... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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IBM workers fight plans to move jobs offshore
The US labour union representing a growing number of IBM employees is considering taking action against the company's reported... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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PeopleSoft and JD Edwards suites integration closer to completion
PeopleSoft delivered, ahead of schedule a cross-component integration between the suite of PeopleSoft Enterprise applications and... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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BEA pushes XML document effort
BEA Systems is to offer its XML Beans technology for XML document management to the Apache open-source community. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Toshiba creates coin-sized hard-disc drive
Toshiba is to begin sample production next year of a coin-sized hard-disc drive that can hold up to 3Gbytes of data. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Server companies launch management initiative
Intel, Dell, IBM and Hewlett-Packard are to work with an industry organisation to standardise the way servers are managed. Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Microsoft upgrades its CRM applications
Microsoft's first upgrade of the CRM applications it released earlier this year includes improved setup tools and a simpler and... Continue Reading
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December 16, 2003
16Dec2003
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Microsoft unit will focus on Windows core
Microsoft is creating a central engineering division that will work on the core of its Windows operating system. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
In Depth
Inland Revenue and EDS: The highs and lows
HM Inland Revenue’s decision to break its 10-year outsourcing relationship with EDS and Accenture for a Cap Gemini Ernst & Young-led consortium in a £3bn, 10-year contract shocked the IT world Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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IT staff predict e-government success despite councillors’ doubts
Tony Blair has failed to convince councillors in almost half of the UK’s local authorities of the value of e-government. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
In Depth
Thought for the day: Can Gates halt the march of Linux?
Microsoft is starting to resemble the old Soviet Union in the face of the rise of a penguin-powered Perestroika, says Simon... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Open source on 'cusp of broader acceptance'
Open-source software is on the cusp of a much broader acceptance, said Brian Behlendorf, founder of Apache, during a speech at a... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Conference targets management and mobility
"Management" and "mobility" were the concerns of many attendees at this year's InfoSecurity 2003 Conference and Exhibition in New... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Texas Instruments prepares 90-nanometer chip
Texas Instruments is to release samples of its latest OMAP chip, which will also be the company's first 90-nanometer chip, in the... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Co-op accuses judge of inventing evidence in battle with ICL over till system failure
The Co-operative Group is pressing the Court of Appeal to allow a retrial in its dispute with a key IT supplier, claiming it was... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Bugs hit 9i and Internet Explorer
IT departments will be busy in the run up to Christmas dealing with two potentially serious bugs affecting enterprise IT. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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IT outsource deal key for Probation
The Probation Service is preparing a large outsourcing project in an effort to improve its poor technology track record. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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BBC lines up £2bn IT deal
The BBC is looking for suppliers to deliver its 10-year, £2bn IT outsourcing deal. Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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A quiet Christmas is a happy Christmas for IT departments
As the UK prepares for the Christmas shutdown, Computer Weekly talks to IT chiefs about how they cope over the festive period Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Bradford IT staff call for secondment
IT staff at Bradford City Council are threatening to ballot for industrial action in support of their demand to be seconded... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Electrolux cleans up after-sales service with real-time info
Electrolux will go live in the first half of 2004 with an integration project to provide real-time access to technical... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Chancellor's R&D tax incentive not aggressive enough to win investment, warn suppliers
The government's commitment to improving the research and development tax credits system is welcome, but it needs to increase the... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Eurim calls for better reporting and help to prevent cybercrime
The government should create one-stop-shops to allow businesses to report computer crimes and share confidential intelligence... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Products go as Microsoft drops Java
Microsoft will withdraw a series of key products in the new year as part of its January 2001 settlement with Sun over Java... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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NHS suppliers are given guarantees of payment
Companies that won billions of pounds of NHS contracts last week will be paid their costs and make a profit from delivering... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Price switch hits JD Edwards users
JD Edwards users face a difficult choice in the new year after PeopleSoft moved to unify pricing models following its acquisition... Continue Reading
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December 15, 2003
15Dec2003
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Mainframe users face upgrade dilemma
Mainframe users running 31-bit IBM hardware and operating system software face tough decisions as their option to upgrade to... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Thought for the day: Who dares, wins
One of the basic rules of risk mitigation is proportionality. And, in Colin Beveridge's experience, it is one of the most... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Government urged to step up fight against cybercrime
The government has been urged to create one-stop-shops to allow businesses to report computer crimes and share confidential... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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IBM and Akamai boost J2EE app development
IBM and Akamai Technologies have developed software that will make it easier for users of Akamai's computing platform to deploy... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Look forward to a year of IT events
As the IT industry gains more confidence, so the number of events, seminars, exhibitions and conferences looks set to grow in... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Youngsters' IT choices will dictate the future
The best place to look for the next big thing in IT is the dance floor, BT futures seer Robin Mannings told a meeting of the BCS... Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Cisco releases security patch for Aironet
Aironet wireless access point users faced a rushed upgrade following a Cisco security alert two weeks ago. Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Bank saves with network monitor
Standard Bank has improved the performance of its global network by measuring how applications consume bandwidth. Continue Reading
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December 12, 2003
12Dec2003
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Veritas San software eases interoperability
Veritas has developed integrated storage area network software to be incorporated into Cisco and Brocade switches. Continue Reading