July 2003

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  Keep your head in the face of redundancy

  When you are faced with the prospect of redundancy, the stress and feeling of rejection can be overwhelming. There are, however,...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  High growth forecast for open source in Germany

  Germany is poised to see sales of open-source software and services grow substantially over the next few years, particularly in...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  Another key Linux developer joins OSDL

  Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), the industry consortium that hired Linux creator Linus Torvalds two weeks ago, has announced...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  SEC modifies proposed MCI settlement

  Victims of MCI's fraud could receive more compensation if a modification settlement terms proposed by the US Securities and...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  EMC buys out BMC storage software

  EMC is to acquire the rights to BMC Software's Patrol Storage Manager, taking over support for users of the defunct product, as...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  Notebooks outsell PCs in US

  In May, retailers made more money selling notebook computers than they did selling desktops for the first time in the US,...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  Microsoft revamps ID management offering

  Microsoft has revamped its Meta Directory product, now called Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003.  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  Spammer faces jail for envelope-stuffing scheme

  An e-mail spammer who promised people cash for stuffing envelopes in a bogus work-at-home scheme has agreed to pay more than...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  HP rolls out Linux PC for small businesses

  Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a low-end desktop PC, designed for small businesses, which features a version of the Linux operating...  Continue Reading

• July 03, 2003 03 Jul'03

  Beware weekend hacker 'competition', ISS warns

  An international hacking contest scheduled to begin this weekend could cause headaches for organisations worldwide and disrupt...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Atos Origin snaps up £100m food services outsourcing

  Brakes, the food service supplier, hopes to cut costs and boost efficiency after signing a 10-year, £100m deal to outsource all...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Back-to-basics CRM

  There is pent-up demand for CRM, but both users and vendors can only unlock the power of CRM by getting back to basics.  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Complacency and bureaucracy threaten US security drive

  US government officials have claimed that policy barriers, turf wars and a growing sense of complacency in the private sector...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Thought for the day: The virtual company

  With outsourcing becoming ever more popular, the virtual company is closer to reality. But Maldwyn Palmer warns that companies...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  PeopleSoft hits profit target 'against all odds'

  PeopleSoft has met its previously announced financial expectations for the quarter that ended 30 June.  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Firms unite on IT plan to fix £200m errors

  Gas and electricity suppliers have agreed to design and implement an integrated billing system to stem a £200m a year loss from...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  SEC sues Peregrine for fraudulent financial reporting

  After a 14-month government investigation, Peregrine Systems has been charged with "massive fraud" by the US Securities and...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Services will fuel growth, say Vodafone

  Users can look forward to a future of innovative wireless services which offer value and are easy to use, claimed Thomas Geitner,...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Ex-Intel worker wins e-mail case on appeal

  A US court overturned a lower court's ruling and decided that former Intel employee Kourosh Kenneth Hamidi did not trespass on...  Continue Reading

• July 02, 2003 02 Jul'03

  Linux gets boost from consumer electronics giants

  Eight of the world's top consumer electronics suppliers have formed an alliance to promote development of the open-source...  Continue Reading