August 2003
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
DoJ clears Orbitz of antitrust violations
The US Department of Justice has concluded that airline-backed travel site Orbitz has not violated antitrust laws. Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
Oracle preps E-Business Suite for US midmarket
Oracle will launch a US version of its E-Business Suite Special Edition product for midsized companies before the end of the... Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
California undergoes IT makeover
Thirteen months after California's centralised IT agency collapsed amid a political scandal triggered by a $126m Oracle database... Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
Wireless authentication standards stymie market
Lack of interoperability security and agreement on standards means a moribund market for enterprise-grade wireless Lan products,... Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
EMC adds high-end array and connectivity options
EMC has upgraded its Symmetrix DMX disc array line with a high-end model plus native support for IBM's Ficon mainframe... Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
Sybase PowerBuilder developer tool goes mobile
Sybase has extended its PowerBuilder database application development tool to target PocketPC devices running Microsoft Windows... Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
Microsoft.com forced offline by DOS attack
Microsoft's main website was unreachable for almost two hours last Friday as the web server on which it is hosted failed... Continue Reading
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August 04, 2003
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Aug'03
New e-mail worm attacks via old breach
A new e-mail virus, Mimail, is spreading on the internet. Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
BT enjoys leap in profits
BT Group reported a significant jump in profit on flat revenue for its first quarter, thanks to a trimming of costs and the... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
IBM expands Lotus Linux support
IBM's Lotus Notes and Domino 6.5 upgrade will include expanded Linux support. Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Thought for the day: Brave New World
What happens when UK business has outsourced all its IT? Simon Moores predicts that by 2006 we will become a nation of civil... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Mergers and the myth of synergy
The words synergy and consolidation are always linked with mergers or acquisitions. Public announcements promise huge cost... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Companies publish vulnerability disclosure guidelines
A group of 11 security companies and software developers, known as the Organisation for Internet Safety (OIS), have released the... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Customers positive on Sun's CenterRun acquisition
Sun Microsystems' acquisition of software company CenterRun will fill a critical hole in Sun's N1 software strategy, customers... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Nokia promises major corporate telecoms savings
Mobile phone giant Nokia has predicted massive savings for users replacing traditional corporate PBXs over the next few years... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
MCI could be barred from US govt contracts
Telecommunication operator MCI will receive no government money unless it can convince the US General Services Administration... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Lotus Instant Messenger comes to BlackBerry
Java-based BlackBerry wireless handhelds from Research in Motion now support IBM's Lotus Instant Messaging Everyplace 3... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Bank of Ireland IT staff walk out
IT workers at Bank of Ireland in Dublin walked out today (1 August) in dispute over a planned seven-year outsourcing deal with... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
SAP acquires stake in DCW Software
Business software company SAP has agreed to purchase a 5% stake in DCW Software in a first step toward acquiring the smaller... Continue Reading
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August 01, 2003
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Aug'03
Verizon management prepares for strike
Verizon Communications has trained management employees on how to handle jobs such as the provisioning of circuits in case of a... Continue Reading