February 2006
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February 17, 2006
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Feb'06
Dell profits boosted by enterprise sales
Hardware giant Dell has reported record revenues of $15.2bn (£8.7bn) in its fourth quarter results, driven by growing sales of enterprise products. Continue Reading
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February 17, 2006
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Feb'06
Mobile handsets down the line for SMBs
This year's 3GSM revealed a whole host of products. We look at some that SMBs may find useful Continue Reading
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February 17, 2006
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Feb'06
ROI for SMBs
How SMBS can deliver and demonstrate the benefit they are getting from their technology investments. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Mozilla releases Camino 1.0 for the Mac
The Mozilla Foundation has released version 1.0 of its Camino browser, which is built for the Mac operating system. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Former CA chief used Linux to "destroy evidence"
The former CA chief executive who faces charges following the 2004 $2.2bn accounting scandal at the company has been accused of destroying evidence on his laptop. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Software piracy settlement cases up 25%
Last year saw a 25% increase in the number of UK companies settling with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) for illegal software use and IT organisations produced the highest number of offenders. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Microsoft continues EC anti-trust non-compliance battle
Microsoft is still fighting the European Commission over its threat to fine it £1.42m a day over its non-compliance with the Commission’s 2004 anti-trust ruling. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
HP sees 30% profit increase
HP posted a 30% increase in net profits for the first quarter ended 31 January. Net profit increased to $1.2bn (£705m) from the same period the previous year. Sales were up 6% to $22.7bn. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Salesforce.com tackles further outages
Salesforce.com is to introduce new load-balancing technology to its hosted on-demand customer relationship management system, after experiencing the third outage since December late last week. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Faulty Microsoft security patch leaves users unprotected
Microsoft has admitted there is a problem with one the security patches it issued this week as part of its monthly patching cycle. The fault means some users will have to install the patch again, to make sure they are fully protected. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Tata faces class lawsuit for taking tax refunds off Indian staff
India’s biggest outsourcer is facing a class action suit in the US in a row over tax involving Indian staff working in the US. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
Microsoft releases price details of new Office suite
Microsoft has announced new prices and new versions of its forthcoming Office 2007 collaboration suite. The company said the new software would cost around the same as existing platforms. Continue Reading
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February 16, 2006
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Feb'06
AMD slashes prices on dual-core server chips
AMD has slashed prices on a range of its dual-core Opteron server processors as it prepares to launch new chip technology. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
Government unveils public sector procurement site
The government has unveiled a procurement website for public sector organisations, designed to reduce their costs. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
ID card project slips back a year
The government’s £5.8bn national ID card project has slipped back a year following delays in passing the ID card bill through Parliament, a government minister conceded yesterday. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
Brown drums up support for biometrics
Chancellor Gordon Brown has been praising the use of biometric technology for cross-border control, anti-terrorist activity and to combat identity theft. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
Microsoft issues seven security patches, two critical
Microsoft has released seven security patches as part of its monthly updating cycle, including a "critical" patch for a Windows Meta File (WMF) vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
Pale, male and stale’ rule the executive roost
A report from recruitment specialist Executives Online has found that half of the board directors and senior HR people surveyed said they believed finding someone with the right cultural fit was key to picking the right person for an executive job. ... Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
Mobile email fills inboxes
Of the roughly 650 million corporate email inboxes worldwide, Datamonitor estimates 35-40% could be mobilised, according to industry analyst Datamonitor. Continue Reading
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February 15, 2006
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Feb'06
SAP tiptoes into hosted CRM
SAP has made its eagerly awaited move into hosted CRM but it’s more of a tentative toe-dip than a headlong plunge. Continue Reading