January 2005

• January 18, 2005 18 Jan'05

  European Union IT research is failing

  A high-level European Commission assessment panel says European Union research into information society technologies (IST) is...  Continue Reading

• January 18, 2005 18 Jan'05

  Worm masquerades as plea for Tsunami aid

  The W32/VBSun-A worm spreads via e-mail, tempting innocent users into clicking onto its malicious attachment by pretending to be...  Continue Reading

• January 18, 2005 18 Jan'05

  Red Hat set for major Linux upgrade

  Red Hat is believed to be planning a major upgrade to its Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system that will fully support the...  Continue Reading

• January 18, 2005 18 Jan'05

  HP boosts RFID spending

  Hewlett-Hackard is to open an RFID (radio frequency identification) "Noisy Lab" to drive further development in the retailing and...  Continue Reading

• January 18, 2005 18 Jan'05

  Intel announces major reorganisation

  Intel has announced a broad re-organisation focusing all its major product groups to support the development of complete...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Gartner's survey of 1,300 IT directors reveals interesting findings-- and other news briefs

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• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  'Benevolent' NT4 patches a surprise to some

  Microsoft's first security bulletins of the new year included fixes for the now-unsupported Windows NT Server 4.0. On a related note, administrators are cautioned to apply one of January's patches in a specific order to avoid problems.  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Microsoft delays 64-bit Itanium to concentrate on hybrid processors

  Intel's Itanium processor family has moved further away from mainstream use with Microsoft's change to its 64-bit Windows...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Audit teams come under fire in CIO survey of risk assessment

  IT directors fear internal audit staff lack resources and skills  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Oracle to make 5,000 redundancies following PeopleSoft takeover

  Oracle is to make 5,000 redundancies following the completion of its acquisition of rival enterprise software giant PeopleSoft.  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Opera updates Linux browser -- and other news briefs

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• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  SMEs plagued by ROI and security fears

  Small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Europe say security, a strong return on investment, and cost control are the three...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Microsoft breaks patch deadline to release critical NT4 updates

  Microsoft has issued patches for two critical holes in Windows NT4 as part of its January patch update.  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Users seek reassurance as PeopleSoft plan unveiled

  Oracle chief Larry Ellison will today formally launch the combined operations of Oracle and PeopleSoft. The announcement will...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Isle of Man boosts communications infrastructure

  The Isle of Man government is implementing an £8m IT programme to improve access to services for residents and businesses on the...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Rethink Intel64-bit path, users advised

  Microsoft's decision to end development of 64-bit versions of mainstream Windows operating systems should cause users to reassess...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  CIO Council to act to banish project failure

  The government's chief information officer Ian Watmore and his new council of CIOs have agreed a series of measures with which...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Fresh approach promises much

  There is a danger that with the appointment of Ian Watmore as government chief information officer he will have a grand title and...  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  Best Places to Work: The final countdown

  The shortlist of the leading candidates for the Computer Weekly Best Places to Work 2005 Awards is revealed today.  Continue Reading

• January 17, 2005 17 Jan'05

  HP upgrades VMS for Itanium servers

  Hewlett-Packard is refreshing its datacentre server family with the introduction of a family of Itanium-based Integrity servers...  Continue Reading