April 2003
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Sun dumps own-brand Linux for established suppliers
Sun Microsystems is ending its seven-month effort to establish its own branded Linux distribution because of customer opposition... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
MS Business Solutions preps basic application packages
Microsoft is preparing "standard editions" of its Great Plains, Navision and Solomon products to streamline its offerings for... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Users voice concern over Dell expansion
Some of Dell's major UK customers are concerned that they may suffer as the hardware shifts focus to expand into new product... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Sprint to construct private internet for US govt
Telecommunications giant Sprint is to launch a private IP network aimed at security-conscious US government agencies by June. Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
IBM and IDBS form chemoinformatics alliance
IBM has entered an alliance with ID Business Solutions (IDBS) to promote the UK company's chemical and biological data management... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
CA cuts jobs and creates services division
Computer Associates has slashed 450 jobs and launched a Technology Services organisation, which the company says will improve... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
SAS creates life sciences organisation
SAS has formed a life sciences organisation that will operate within its Americas sales division, which will target healthcare... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Microsoft celebrates rubber-stamping of C#
Microsoft has gained approval for its C# programming language as both an ISO and ECMA standard. Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Accenture enhances BEA deployments
Accenture's Platform Accelerator for BEA aims to simplify development on the BEA Systems WebLogic applications platform by... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Network Associates to buy IntruVert
Network Associates is to acquire IntruVert Networks, a maker of hardware-based firewalls and intrusion detection systems, for... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Judge dismisses Verizon's £240m Y2k lawsuit
A US judge has dismissed a £240m lawsuit that GTE (now Verizon Communications) filed in 1999 to recoup its year 2000 remediation... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
AOL lays off 420 customer call centre employees
America Online has laid off 420 customer service call centre employees in an effort to reduce costs further. Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
SAS pushes BI suite for the masses
Business intelligence software company SAS claims the latest rollout of its suite will ease some of the pains for end users who... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Linux will wipe Microsoft out of data centre, says Oracle chief
Oracle chairman and chief executive officer Larry Ellison has predicted that the open-source Linux operating system will soon... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Web Services Interoperability group tackles security issues
The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) will set up a working group to focus on ways to develop secure web... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
PayPal cited in Patriot Act violation
EBay's PayPal auction payment unit is under investigation for possible violations of the USA Patriot Act. Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Microsoft unveils Office 2003 line-up
When Microsoft releases its Office 2003 suite in June, several new application bundles will join the Office line-up, including a... Continue Reading
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Oracle lowers entry price for E-business suite
Oracle has again changed the pricing terms for its E-business application suite, this time with the hope of attracting more small... Continue Reading
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April 01, 2003
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Apr'03
Thought for the day: Don't worry about cyber-terrorism
Since the start of the conflict in Iraq, the number of web attacks has risen. Simon Moores argues we should be more concerned... Continue Reading
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April 01, 2003
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Apr'03
Thought for the day: A waste of time - and money
It's staggering how much of our working day is taken up with reading and writing e-mails, says Simon Moores, but he admits he's... Continue Reading