February 2004

February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Gartner: MyDoom could be one of the most damaging worms ever

The MyDoom worm that hit businesses last week was one of the fastest-spreading attacks ever and could also prove to be one of the... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Sainsbury's cuts out IT outsourcing middleman

Sainsbury's is simplifying its IT outsourcing contract with Accenture by spending £553m to buy the intermediary set up to handle... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
National plan needs more user buy-in

Assist, the Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care, has expressed strong support for the £2.3bn national... Continue Reading

February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Mid-size shops at risk without chip and Pin

Medium-sized retailers must begin to implement chip and Pin-compliant electronic point of sale systems or risk falling into a new... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
IT firms top piracy list

Software suppliers themselves, along with IT services and other technology organisations were the worst software piracy... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Trusts concerned over local cost of national plan

The director of information at a South London trust has expressed reservations about how quickly his organisation will be able to... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Not all open-source licences are the same: ensure your firm is working within the law

One attraction of open source software is that it can be freely modified and redistributed. However, this does not mean it is not... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Gateway to acquire eMachines

Gateway will acquire eMachines for about $200m (£110m) to bolster its shrinking PC revenue while it pursues the consumer... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Misys expands operations in India

Misys is expanding its software development operations in India by setting up a facility in Bangalore for product development and... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Microsoft fixes Explorer hole

Microsoft has taken a drastic step to prevent Explorer from being undermined by security holes and plans to cut an internet... Continue Reading

February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Passport Service paves way for ID cards

The government is planning to recruit 10,000 volunteers to have fingerprint and iris scans to test whether biometric technology... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
People and their achievements are the true hallmarks of the best places to work in IT

Business guru Stephanie Shirley supports the Best Places to Work in IT Awards Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
VeriSign posts fall in revenue for 2003

Internet and network services supplier VeriSign ended the fourth quarter of 2003 and the full year with revenue and losses down... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Intel to preview 64-bit processor to rival Opteron

Intel is to demonstrate a processor with 64-bit extensions during the upcoming Intel Developer Forum, confirming speculation that... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Trademark lawsuit filed against Google

A distributor of window blinds and wallpaper has filed a lawsuit against, claiming the search engine's keyword-based advertising... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Oracle unveils Customer Data Hub

Oracle introduced an integration initiative - the Customer Data Hub - at its AppsWorld Conference in San Diego last week. Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Borland readies apps deployment tool

Borland Software will introduce Borland Deployment Op-Centre for application lifecycle management. Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
OSDL gains first Chinese member

Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a non-profit consortium of companies promoting adoption of the Linux operating system, has... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
Raytheon/Nasa San backs up Mars data

A storage area network developed by Nasa in conjunction with Raytheon is collecting data sent back from the Spirit and... Continue Reading
February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04
European Parliament backs Galileo satellite programme

The European Parliament has given its backing to the Galileo satellite programme, a network of 30 satellites due to start... Continue Reading

Enterprises need to plan for deepfake technology

Politicians and Hollywood stars aren't the only ones at risk: Enterprises need to understand the dangers deepfakes pose to their ...

What do the Google, Salesforce analytics deals mean for CIOs?

Google and Salesforce's recent multibillion-dollar BI deals have put analytics in the spotlight. What's the import for CIOs -- ...

CIOs need a strategy for AR and VR use cases -- now

CIOs need to start thinking about AR and VR and other immersive technologies as the new enterprise UI.

SearchSecurity

Why user identity management is a security essential

Who's on your network and accessing your data? IT security teams must be able to answer these questions. A strong identity ...

What identity governance tools can do for your organization

Learn how to evaluate available security tools that manage the governance of your users' identity and access to company systems ...

Words to go: Email phishing security

IT teams must take precautionary measures to address cybersecurity awareness, particularly when it comes to email. Refer to this ...

SearchNetworking

ARM upgrades network visibility tool cARMa and adds Guru

ARM Data Center Software upgraded its SaaS network inventory tool cARMa to include more network visibility capabilities, ...

How products from leading campus LAN switch vendors compare

Before evaluating campus LAN switches, assess the organization's core needs as well as future requirements, such as capabilities ...

Mist Wi-Fi no longer just cloud

The Mist Wi-Fi is no longer cloud only. The company's new Mist Edge appliance splits some management components between the cloud...

SearchDataCenter

Drill down to basics with these server hardware terms

Even with software-based data center options, it's still important to know the physical components of a server. Check out these ...

How to cultivate the ideal IaaS agreement

As you expand your infrastructure, you might use service providers for certain components. Make sure you get a comprehensive SLA ...

China's supercomputing systems soar from 21 to 219 in a decade

The U.S. dominates in total supercomputing performance, but lags behind China in the overall number of supercomputers. U.S. x86 ...

SearchDataManagement

Building leaner, meaner BI data sources

As business intelligence analysis and reporting platforms become increasingly important in the enterprise, so does the data that ...

A comparison of open source, real-time data streaming platforms

With so many real-time data streaming tools, how do you know which is right for your organization? Experts compare Spark ...

Data virtualization tools promote anywhere, anytime data access

This online handbook examines data virtualization software and how organizations are deploying and using the technology as part ...