October 2005

• October 19, 2005 19 Oct'05

  Microsoft releases Exchange Server 2003 SP2

  Microsoft has released Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) with security enhancements and “push” mobile e-mail support.  Continue Reading

• October 19, 2005 19 Oct'05

  Open-source Firefox browser reaches 100 million downloads

  The open-source Firefox browser has now been downloaded more than 100 million times since its launch almost a year ago.  Continue Reading

• October 19, 2005 19 Oct'05

  AOL cuts more than 700 staff

  AOL has cut more than 700 staff from it payroll, mainly in customer services.  Continue Reading

• October 19, 2005 19 Oct'05

  Motorola tries to block its former president from joining Nortel

  Motorola has filed a lawsuit against new Nortel Networks chief executive officer Mike Zafirovski in an attempt to stop him joining the company.  Continue Reading

• October 19, 2005 19 Oct'05

  Kerio ditches personal firewall market

  Kerio Technologies is ending distribution and support for its Kerio Personal Firewall because it cannot compete against bundled security products.  Continue Reading

• October 19, 2005 19 Oct'05

  Ensure staff understand business goals to boost effectiveness

  To be a Best Place to Work in IT, IT staff need a strong understanding and identification with what they need to do and why.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Contractors could get redundancy

  IT contractors could sue for redundancy payments when their contracts have finished, following an employment tribunal ruling last month.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  IT services management forum to take pragmatic approach

  Pragmatic service management is the key theme at the 14th annual conference of the IT Services Management Forum (ITSMF) in Brighton 7-9 November.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  IBM acquires DataPower to boost SOA offering

  IBM has acquired DataPower, a provider of products to speed up and improve the security of electronic transaction processing.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  IT industry enjoys a night at the movies in aid of children's charity

  More than 400 IT industry professionals turned up for this year's Intellect ICT Charity Ball. The turnout helped ensure proceeds were well in excess of last year's £50,000.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Google loses out in Gmail trademark dispute

  Google is being forced to change the name of its Gmail web-based e-mail service in the UK following a trademark dispute with a UK company.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Compliance auditing added to Lansurveyor

  Network management tools company Neon Software has released Lansurveyor version 9.5 for Windows, which now provides network auditing for compliance.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Business welcomes new IT degree

  Businesses have welcomed the launch of a degree course that combines technology and business training.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Capita plans major programme to equip IT staff with business skills

  Outsourcing supplier Capita is planning a major training programme to equip its IT workforce with business, management and communications skills.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Firms to test open source Flash tools

  Macromedia has released an early version of one of its next-generation development tools for building applications based on its latest Flash Player 8.5 software and launched a tiered licensing scheme.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Fujitsu launches dual-core servers

  Fujitsu Computer Systems has unveiled blade and rack servers powered by dual-core Opteron processors from AMD.  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Linux no longer a curiosity as major datacentre adoption grows

  What is it?  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Intel reports 18% sales increase

  Intel has reported an 18% increase in sales for the third quarter to $9.96bn (£5.85bn).  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Best places to work: Has your IT department been nominated?

  IT managers whose departments have been put forward for Computer Weekly's Best Places to Work in IT Awards must make sure to return the forms ready for judging  Continue Reading

• October 18, 2005 18 Oct'05

  Next move: How do I advance if I don't have a degree?

  The question: How do I advance if I don't have a degree?  Continue Reading