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December 19, 2003 19Dec2003 News

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

December 19, 2003 19Dec2003 News

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

December 19, 2003 19Dec2003 News

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

December 19, 2003 19Dec2003 News

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

December 19, 2003 19Dec2003 News

Sober worm resurfaces

The Sober worm, which caused a big headache for companies at the end of October, has returned. Continue Reading

December 18, 2003 18Dec2003 News

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

December 18, 2003 18Dec2003 News

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

December 17, 2003 17Dec2003 News

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

December 17, 2003 17Dec2003 News

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

December 17, 2003 17Dec2003 News

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

December 17, 2003 17Dec2003 News

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

December 16, 2003 16Dec2003 News

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

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

December 15, 2003 15Dec2003 News

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

December 15, 2003 15Dec2003 News

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

December 15, 2003 15Dec2003 News

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

December 12, 2003 12Dec2003 News

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

December 12, 2003 12Dec2003 News

EDS loses Inland Revenue contract

US outsourcer EDS has lost its 10-year IT services contract with the Inland Revenue. Continue Reading

December 12, 2003 12Dec2003 News

William Hill beefs up IT for mobile gambling push

Bookmaker William Hill will launch a series of interactive mobile gambling services next year after completing implementation of... Continue Reading

December 12, 2003 12Dec2003 News

AMD joins forces with Chinese chip designer for thin clients

Advanced Micro Devices has teamed up with Chinese CPU designer BLX IC Design to develop thin-client computers based on... Continue Reading

December 11, 2003 11Dec2003 News

2004 will bring more cyberattacks, warn experts

The new year will offer weary network administrators little respite from a new generation of internet worms, viruses and targeted... Continue Reading

December 10, 2003 10Dec2003 News

AMD eyes 45-nanometer transistors

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) researchers on Tuesday revealed details of how their company plans to build processors using... Continue Reading

December 09, 2003 09Dec2003 News

MS battle with Lindows moves to Europe

The trademark dispute between Linux-based software supplier Lindows.com and Microsoft has moved to Europe. Continue Reading

December 09, 2003 09Dec2003 News

Norwich Union signs 10-year licensing deal with Computer Sciences Corporation

Norwich Union has signed a 10-year extension to a global software licensing contract with Computer Sciences Corporation for the... Continue Reading

December 09, 2003 09Dec2003 News

Time Warner teams with Sprint and MCI on IP telephony

Time Warner Cable has announced partnerships with MCI and Sprint that should help it to roll out its IP voice service across the... Continue Reading

December 09, 2003 09Dec2003 News

Top Via execs indicted for industrial espionage

The chairman and the chief executive officer of Via Technologies, a supplier of PC chipsets and other semiconductors, have been... Continue Reading

December 09, 2003 09Dec2003 News

Cable & Wireless America finds buyer

Cable & Wireless America has announced the sale of its US hosting business for $125m to an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Gores... Continue Reading

December 09, 2003 09Dec2003 News

NetContinuum adds network firewall to NC-1000

Web application firewall maker NetContinuum has added network firewall features to the latest version of its NC-1000 Web Security... Continue Reading

December 08, 2003 08Dec2003 News

IBM expands into tailored packages

IBM users have given a cautious welcome to its announcement last week that it will restructure its £7.5bn software business to... Continue Reading

December 08, 2003 08Dec2003 News

New tax credit system locked into roll-out date

Inland Revenue is to go live in April 2004 with a complex change to its tax credits software which could affect more than eight... Continue Reading

December 08, 2003 08Dec2003 In Depth

Effective ICT implementation

Normal business pressures make it hard for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) like yours to stand back and investigate how... Continue Reading

December 08, 2003 08Dec2003 News

Yahoo airs antispam initiative

Yahoo has developed a system which, it claims will go a long way toward curbing spam, but the technology's success is dependent... Continue Reading

December 05, 2003 05Dec2003 News

Intel narrows financial outlook for quarter

Intel narrowed its previous guidance for fourth-quarter revenue this week on the strength of its microprocessor business, but... Continue Reading

December 05, 2003 05Dec2003 News

Cybersecurity task forces prepare for action

Five industry/government task forces have delivered to the US Department of Homeland Security specific action plans to achieve... Continue Reading

December 05, 2003 05Dec2003 News

Sun strives to bring Linux to the desktop

Sun Microsystems has rolled out its first Linux-based desktop software and is working to secure deals with governments and... Continue Reading

December 04, 2003 04Dec2003 News

Wi-Fi is ready for the enterprise, says Cisco

Consumers have been quicker to adopt wireless Lans than enterprises, but issues holding back enterprise adoption have been... Continue Reading

December 04, 2003 04Dec2003 News

Symantec patches product activation problems

Utility software supplier Symantec has issued a patch to correct problems some users had with an antipiracy activation feature... Continue Reading

December 03, 2003 03Dec2003 In Depth

On the right side of the law

What are the legal and regulatory issues that could affect the running of your company? What are the ramifications of the Data... Continue Reading

December 03, 2003 03Dec2003 News

Rail firm signs £154m outsourcing deal with IBM

Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has signed a $154m, seven-year IT outsourcing deal with IBM Canada. Continue Reading

December 03, 2003 03Dec2003 News

NTT DoCoMo creates dual 3G/WLan handset

NTT DoCoMo and NEC have developed a mobile handset that marries third-generation cellular telephony with wireless Lan. Continue Reading

December 03, 2003 03Dec2003 News

Microsoft to share more intellectual property

Microsoft will make more of its intellectual property available to others in the technology industry. Continue Reading

December 02, 2003 02Dec2003 News

ReefEdge introduces WLan switch

ReefEdge, known for its security gateways, is to introduce a family of WLan switch products. Continue Reading

December 02, 2003 02Dec2003 News

Sun must shed light on cost strategy, say analysts

Analysts have signalled that Sun Microsystems needs to shed light on how its low-cost turnaround strategy fits in with an... Continue Reading

December 01, 2003 01Dec2003 News

Intel to roll out new Prescott processor chip

Users will be able to buy desktop PCs equipped with Prescott, the latest version of Intel's desktop processor, early next year. Continue Reading

December 01, 2003 01Dec2003 In Depth

Head of the NHS national plan for IT confirms he will retire before the completion of project

The retirement of Sir John Pattison, the senior officer responsible for the national plan for IT, goes against Cabinet Office... Continue Reading

December 01, 2003 01Dec2003 News

Health service's £2.3bn programme loses its head

Years before its completion, the national programme for IT in the NHS is losing the most senior civil servant directly... Continue Reading

December 01, 2003 01Dec2003 News

HP joins forces on storage offer

Hewlett-Packard has joined with consulting firm Cap Gemini Ernst & Young to provide storage services based on HP's portfolio of... Continue Reading

December 01, 2003 01Dec2003 News

Dundee picks Linux to cut back-office costs

Dundee City Council has standardised on Linux for its back-office systems, as part of a drive to increase efficiency and lower... Continue Reading

November 28, 2003 28Nov2003 News

IoD calls for corporate manslaughter laws

The Institute of Directors has called on the government to introduce legislation that would see corporate entities, rather than... Continue Reading

November 28, 2003 28Nov2003 In Depth

How can wireless models help my business?

What new business models and applications are being developed as wireless technologies become adopted in the workplace? Continue Reading

November 28, 2003 28Nov2003 News

Adapt service-oriented architecture or die, says industry chief

Organisations must focus their development efforts around the creation of services. This will enable them to respond to changes... Continue Reading

November 27, 2003 27Nov2003 News

BBC to sell technology subsidiary

The BBC is to sell its wholly-owned commercial subsidiary BBC Technology, following a review which identified potential annual... Continue Reading

November 27, 2003 27Nov2003 News

BEA readies Java web services technology

BEA Systems will have a reference implementation of Java technology intended to simplify deployment of web services, based on the... Continue Reading

November 27, 2003 27Nov2003 News

Siebel adds customer support to hosted offering

Siebel Systems is extending the capabilities of its hosted offering to include customer support. Continue Reading

November 27, 2003 27Nov2003 News

Open-source body counters SCO claims with 'Linux awareness initiative'

The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) is launching a media campaign to explain in detail how the Linux kernel is developed by a... Continue Reading

November 26, 2003 26Nov2003 News

E-commerce legislation is boosting European online market

The E-Commerce Directive has already boosted the take-up of online services in Europe and will prove increasingly vital to the... Continue Reading

November 26, 2003 26Nov2003 News

ICL launches Meridio 4 software

International Computers Limited has launched Meridio 4, the latest version of the enterprise-scalable electronic document and... Continue Reading

November 26, 2003 26Nov2003 News

IBM and BEA propose Java standards

IBM and BEA Systems are to work together on three new specifications for the Java platform, responding to pressure by developers... Continue Reading

November 26, 2003 26Nov2003 News

Lockheed Martin wins $600m US airforce deal

The US Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency (AFPCA) has signed a 10-year, $600m deal with Lockheed Martin Information... Continue Reading

November 26, 2003 26Nov2003 News

SharePoint installation can put Exchange at risk

Microsoft has warned that installation of the Windows SharePoint Services collaboration and information sharing add-on to Windows... Continue Reading

November 25, 2003 25Nov2003 News

Lastminute.com overhauls IT to cope with expansion of dynamic holiday packaging

Online leisure and travel retailer Lastminute.com is changing its server and database architecture to cope with an expansion in... Continue Reading

November 25, 2003 25Nov2003 News

Vote expected on US anti-spam bill

The US Congress moved a step closer to passing its first law regulating spam when the US House of Representatives approved a bill... Continue Reading

November 25, 2003 25Nov2003 News

SDL builds translator into Microsoft Office

SDL International has launched a translation toolbar for Microsoft's Office and Outlook software. Continue Reading

November 25, 2003 25Nov2003 News

Toshiba boosts memory chip production

Toshiba is to increase production of memory chips in reponse to strong demand from manufacturers of digital still cameras,... Continue Reading

November 24, 2003 24Nov2003 News

Advice on meeting website disability laws

Advice on designing websites to meet new laws on access for disabled people is being offered at Online Content for All, a BCS... Continue Reading

November 24, 2003 24Nov2003 News

Increase in contract jobs may herald IT recovery

Demand for contract IT staff has risen for the fourth consecutive quarter, raising hopes for a wider recovery in the IT jobs... Continue Reading

November 24, 2003 24Nov2003 News

Microsoft intensifies open-source battle in Europe

Microsoft has appointed a senior executive to a new position in Europe to improve relationships with governments across the... Continue Reading

November 24, 2003 24Nov2003 News

Wi-Fi products continue to confuse

Bluesocket and D-Link have launched Wi-Fi products, and NetGear is preparing to launch a low-cost wireless Lan switch early next... Continue Reading

November 24, 2003 24Nov2003 News

Microsoft probes potential Exchange flaw

Microsoft is investigating a potential security issue with Exchange Server 2003, which would be the first since the e-mail server... Continue Reading

November 21, 2003 21Nov2003 News

One in four does not save by outsourcing

Eighteen per cent of companies that outsource IT systems do not save any money as a result, and costs rise for 9% of firms,... Continue Reading

November 21, 2003 21Nov2003 News

ServGate takes a knife to spam

ServGate Technologies is adding anti-spam software to the upgrades available for its EdgeForce multi-function security platforms. Continue Reading

November 21, 2003 21Nov2003 News

StorageTek launches cheaper mirroring app

StorageTek has launched an appliance enabling users of expensive discs from the likes of EMC, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems to... Continue Reading

November 20, 2003 20Nov2003 News

Open-source database advantages

Open source database MySQL is gaining popularity Continue Reading

November 20, 2003 20Nov2003 News

Softek unveils replication products

Softek has announced one new and two enhanced replication products that cover three environments: Windows; Unix; and mainframe... Continue Reading

November 20, 2003 20Nov2003 News

Oasis approves service-provisioning standard

Oasis (Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) has announced ratification of Service Provisioning... Continue Reading

November 20, 2003 20Nov2003 News

Red Hat offers advanced Linux course

Red Hat is offering a course tailored to advanced users of its Red Hat Enterprise products - enabling users to go directly to the... Continue Reading

November 20, 2003 20Nov2003 News

Cisco upgrades San management software

Cisco Systems has upgraded the storage management software on its multiprotocol storage switches to include five new networking... Continue Reading

November 19, 2003 19Nov2003 News

Customs urged to scrap extra £250m IT spend

HM Customs & Excise (HMCE) should reconsider its decision to spend an extra £249m on its IT overhaul, the National Audit Office... Continue Reading

November 18, 2003 18Nov2003 News

Microsoft ties with Japan university on security

Microsoft and Waseda University, one of Japan's top universities, signed a provisional agreement under which the two will... Continue Reading

November 18, 2003 18Nov2003 News

European Commission probes Oracle's PeopleSoft bid

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Oracle's hostile $7.3bn bid to take over rival software maker... Continue Reading

November 18, 2003 18Nov2003 News

PeopleSoft rolls out latest hosting offering

PeopleSoft has unveiled its latest range of application hosting and management services. Continue Reading

November 18, 2003 18Nov2003 News

Days are numbered for 32-bit chips, says AMD

Advanced Micro Devices will probably stop producing 32-bit processors by the end of 2005, a senior AMD executive predicted during... Continue Reading

November 18, 2003 18Nov2003 News

Sun to ship Opteron servers in 2004

Sun Microsystems plans is ship two servers based on Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) Opteron processors next year, Sun's chief... Continue Reading

November 17, 2003 17Nov2003 News

Convergence creates users' market

The convergence of telecoms and IT suppliers has created a buyers' market for products and services, according to analysts at the... Continue Reading

November 17, 2003 17Nov2003 News

Police compromise on IT staff porn concerns

IT professionals who encounter child pornography during the course of their work will be protected from prosecution, providing... Continue Reading

November 17, 2003 17Nov2003 News

Lack of web security will limit trading partnerships

Organisations planning to deploy business-to-business web services in the next three years should limit their number of trading... Continue Reading

November 17, 2003 17Nov2003 News

IBM builds TV-sized supercomputer

IBM has built a 512-node prototype of its Blue Gene L supercomputer that has been ranked as the 73rd most powerful computer in... Continue Reading

November 17, 2003 17Nov2003 News

Sprint and Cisco team on IP platform for carmakers

Sprint and Cisco Systems have joined forces to sell the infrastructure needed to improve communication between car manufacturers... Continue Reading

November 16, 2003 16Nov2003 In Depth