December 2004

• December 30, 2004 30 Dec'04

  Bits & Bytes column library archive

  Bits & Bytes column library archive -- 2003 to 2004  Continue Reading

• December 30, 2004 30 Dec'04

  Archive: Bits & Bytes column library

  Bits & Bytes column library archive -- 2003 to 2004  Continue Reading

• December 23, 2004 23 Dec'04

  The Gartner guide to 2005

  Reassess your role, embrace change and make a backup plan, that is the advice Gartner analysts are giving to IT professionals on...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Planning for success

  Converged networks for voice and data are on the road to dominance. They are not a majority of installations yet, but recent...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

  We'll be back on Tuesday 4 January with our full range of breaking news stories, in-depth reports and analyst briefings.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  IBM launches Websphere for global data synch

  Leveraging its acquisition of Trego, an ISV with a product information management system, IBM has unveiled additional middleware...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Study says mobile phones affect DNA in isolated cells

  Radio frequency radiation from mobile phones can damage DNA in laboratory conditions, European researchers said in a recent...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Judge awards ISP $1bn in spam damages

  Antispam activists disagree about whether a $1.08bn (52m) judgment against three spammers in the US state of Iowa will discourage...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  DoCoMo invests £1.5m in Linux developer MontaVista

  NTT DoCoMo, Japan's biggest mobile phone carrier, expects to complete on Wednesday a £1.5m investment in Linux software...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Microsoft to launch Office developer conference

  Microsoft has announced it plans to hold its first-ever conference for Microsoft Office software developers.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  EMC to buy Smarts for £135m

  EMC is buying privately held System Management ARTS, known as Smarts, in a £135m deal that will boost EMC's software portfolio...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  IBM readies 32-way Xeon server and hints at Opteron blade

  IBM expects to ship a new 32-processor server based on Intel's Xeon processors in the first half of 2005 and may begin selling...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Cognos aligns with Composite to marry BI to EII

  Cognos and Composite Software have joined forces to combine business intelligence (BI) reporting with enterprise information...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Nokia offers mobile field service package

  For companies seeking ways to increase the efficiency of their field forces, Nokia has introduced a one-touch system to connect...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  eBay India subsidiary CEO released on bail

  The Delhi High Court in India has granted bail to Avnish Bajaj, chief executive of Baazee.com India, a subsidiary of eBay.  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Microsoft loses bid to suspend EU sanctions

  Microsoft has lost its bid to suspend sanctions imposed on its business practices by European regulators pending the outcome of...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  New worm, Santy, using Google to spread

  Antivirus companies are warning internet users about a fast-spreading new worm that infects web servers running a popular package...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Banks moving to change out core systems

  After coddling aging core systems for decades, many top-tier banks are planning or implementing change-outs of old Cobol-based...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  The essence of convergence

  What are the essential elements of a converged network? Ross Bentley presents an overview of what such a network will likely...  Continue Reading

• December 22, 2004 22 Dec'04

  Embrace the future

  As we saw in our previous supplement (see www.computerweekly.com/btsme), the power of IP can be harnessed in networks that...  Continue Reading