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Data centre hardware
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August 17, 2004
17
Aug'04
End of the line for HP's Alpha processor
Hewlett-Packard will release the final processor upgrade for its Alphaserver line of Unix servers on Monday.
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August 17, 2004
17
Aug'04
Global manufacturing firm moves SAP enterprise system to Linux
The Linux operating system reached a landmark last week when a global manufacturer moved its SAP enterprise software system onto...
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August 16, 2004
16
Aug'04
Google launches IPO auction
Google Inc. is opening the auction for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, with plans to announce the...
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August 16, 2004
16
Aug'04
Storage and servers brings down HP results
Hewlett-Packard has announced its third- and fourth-quarter earnings would badly miss estimates primarily because of problems in...
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August 13, 2004
13
Aug'04
Linux will threaten Symbian dominance
According to a report by the Dublin-based Research & Markets, mobile devices based on full-feature operating systems will define...
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August 13, 2004
13
Aug'04
Dell revenue surges in Europe and Asia
Strong growth outside the US in the second quarter lifted Dell to a record quarter in both revenue and earnings per share.
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August 13, 2004
13
Aug'04
HP grows Q3 revenue
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has reported solid third quarter revenue growth, boosted by sales in its Personal System Group.
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August 12, 2004
12
Aug'04
IBM lands European Linux mainframe deal
IBM has completed one of the largest European deployments of Linux on the mainframe.
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August 12, 2004
12
Aug'04
AstraZeneca doses up on PDFs
Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will roll out Adobe Acrobat software to standardise its internal and external...
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August 11, 2004
11
Aug'04
Live Meeting broadens its appeal
The Live Meeting web conferencing service has padded out its licensing models with named users, virtual meeting rooms and blocks...
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August 11, 2004
11
Aug'04
Light and bright projector
Dell's 2300MP projector serves up bright images in a lightweight package.
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August 10, 2004
10
Aug'04
Lock down remote administration
This excerpt from Chapter 1 of Roberta Bragg's "Hardening Windows systems" explains how to keep your server safe while administering it remotely.
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August 10, 2004
10
Aug'04
Physically secure all systems
This excerpt from Chapter 1 of Roberta Bragg's "Hardening Windows systems" offers a quick overview on how to secure systems, starting with your own laptop and PDA.
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August 10, 2004
10
Aug'04
New IM service for business users launched
Five Across has launched an instant messaging (IM) product for business users
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August 06, 2004
06
Aug'04
Unisys adds Linux support to ES7000
The Unisys ES7000 multi-processor 32-bit and 64-bit server family, which has traditionally run Windows datacentre applications,...
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August 06, 2004
06
Aug'04
Joint Hitachi and Matsushita plant to build LCD panels
Hitachi and Matsushita Electric have agreed to jointly produce liquid crystal display (LCD) panels
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August 06, 2004
06
Aug'04
IBM will not assert patents against Linux kernel
In his keynote address at LinuxWorld, IBM's senior vice-president of technology and marketing, Nick Donofrio, assured the Linux...
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August 05, 2004
05
Aug'04
British computer society BCS technology finalists focus on the users
Projects using IT in areas ranging from intelligent data analysis to helping elderly people live independently are among the...
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August 05, 2004
05
Aug'04
Sun auctions more AMD Opteron servers on eBay
Sun Microsystems has expanded its presence on online auctioneer eBay's website with new auctions for servers and workstations...
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August 05, 2004
05
Aug'04
Xeon to power Linux project for US defence department
Adopting 64-bit computing, Linux Networx will be one of the first companies to use Intel's Xeon processors with Intel Extended...
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August 03, 2004
03
Aug'04
Siemens aims at high end with BlackBerry phone
Siemens said Monday that it has "intensified" focus on the high-end mobile market and launched a new phone with full BlackBerry...
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August 03, 2004
03
Aug'04
Standards group checks micro fuel cell compatibility
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has formed a working group to draw up standards to ensure compatibility...
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August 03, 2004
03
Aug'04
HP pushes out more ProLiant servers
Hewlett-Packard has unveiled five new servers, including a blade server and a rack server, and two storage products aimed at the...
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August 03, 2004
03
Aug'04
IAnywhere offers messaging for mobile apps
IAnywhere Solutions has released a new messaging product for its mobile database software called QAnywhere, which lets developers...
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August 02, 2004
02
Aug'04
Flexible flat-panel displays coming soon
The quickening pace of innovation in flat-panel display technology will make possible the development of flexible displays sooner...
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July 30, 2004
30
Jul'04
Red Hat set to launch Java app server
Red Hat will release its first Java application server at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco on Monday (2 August),...
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July 29, 2004
29
Jul'04
New notebooks for PC peak time
Dell and Hewlett-Packard have released new notebooks as the PC market enters its busiest season.
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July 29, 2004
29
Jul'04
Barrett tells Intel staff to shape up
Intel chief executive officer Craig Barrett has called on the company to change its methods and improve the way it brings...
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July 28, 2004
28
Jul'04
IBM to supply new US Navy supercomputer
The U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office has bought an IBM Corp. supercomputer that's six to eight times faster than its existing...
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July 28, 2004
28
Jul'04
Nasa to build 10,000-processor Linux computer
US space agency Nasa plans to build the largest ever supercomputer based on Silicon Graphics's 512-processor Altix computers.
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July 28, 2004
28
Jul'04
Microsoft delays 64-bit Windows and Server update
Microsoft Corp. has further delayed versions of Windows for PCs and servers equipped with x86 processors with 64-bit extensions....
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July 28, 2004
28
Jul'04
Worldwide PDA market slump continues
Worldwide shipments of handheld computing devices declined 2.2% to 2.20 million in the second quarter of 2004, down from 2.27...
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July 27, 2004
27
Jul'04
EC formalises objections to UK mobile roaming costs
Two UK mobile operators have been charging too much when foreign visitors roam on their networks.
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July 27, 2004
27
Jul'04
Intel to drop older mobile processors
Intel has begun phasing out several of its mobile processors, so that the list will be dominated by the Pentium M processor.
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July 27, 2004
27
Jul'04
Large firms monitor staff e-mail
Nearly half of large companies employ staff to monitor and read outbound e-mail for fear that staff are leaking confidential or...
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July 26, 2004
26
Jul'04
Users may face price rises as Cisco revamps support
Cisco users could face higher maintenance and systems administration costs following a shake-up of the network supplier's support...
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July 26, 2004
26
Jul'04
Hitachi develops one-button text input terminal
Hitachi has developed a prototype system that gives the ability to input simple messages into a computer to those unable to type....
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July 26, 2004
26
Jul'04
Sun unveils Opteron line with 4-way
Sun Microsystems will unveil its latest server based on Advanced Micro Devices Opteron processor, according to sources close to...
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July 23, 2004
23
Jul'04
Next move: Do IT graduates need a work permit?
I am an international student doing a degree in software engineering. I would like to get some experience in the UK's IT industry...
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July 23, 2004
23
Jul'04
NTT DoCoMo invention makes remote control a snap
NTT DoCoMo researcher Masaaki Fukumoto has developed a system that allows users to issue simple commands via remote control by...
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July 23, 2004
23
Jul'04
IBM to provide single sign-on for Orange users
IBM has signed a deal with France Télécom's mobile division to create a single sign-on service that will allow some 50 million...
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July 22, 2004
22
Jul'04
Ericsson rings in solid Q2 on network upgrades
Ericsson has reported a strong surge in its second-quarter sales, citing a boost from third-generation rollouts, Global System...
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July 22, 2004
22
Jul'04
Motorola reports strong Q2 sales
Despite solid sales, Motorola posted an overall net loss for the second quarter due to charges related to other matters,...
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July 22, 2004
22
Jul'04
Icann adds IPv6 to root servers
In response to the rapid growth in the use of the web, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) announced it...
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July 22, 2004
22
Jul'04
Intel unveils low power Pentium M chips
Intel has introduced four mobile chips for small notebooks that will operate under severe power constraints, the company said.
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July 21, 2004
21
Jul'04
IBM launches university open-source initiative
IBM Corp. at the Rational Software Developer User Conference on Tuesday here detailed an initiative to collaborate with educators...
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July 21, 2004
21
Jul'04
Infineon cites ongoing legal cases for drop in income
Infineon Technologies posted a large third-quarter loss due to charges resulting from ongoing US and European DRam (dynamic Ram)...
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July 20, 2004
20
Jul'04
Microsoft opens Windows code to more techies
Microsoft Corp. has expanded a program that gives access to Windows source code to include the majority of its Most Valuable...
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July 20, 2004
20
Jul'04
MS pledges more frequent SQL server releases
Paul Flessner, senior vice-president of Microsoft's server platform division has announced that the second beta of its SQL Server...
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July 20, 2004
20
Jul'04
IBM adds mainframe technology to Unix servers
IBM said it has no plans to produce internal benchmark comparisons which will include its products because the iSeries and...
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July 20, 2004
20
Jul'04
Chancellor’s faith in IT to deliver 100,000 job cuts is challenged
The government’s claim that it will be able to cut thousands of public sector jobs because of better use of IT has been...
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July 19, 2004
19
Jul'04
Microsoft and Fiat drive in-car communications
A new partnership between Microsoft and Italian car manufacturer Fiat will develop hands-free technology that will provide...
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July 19, 2004
19
Jul'04
Computer waste regulations will not come into force until autumn
Tough new European legislation on electronic waste that was due to become law in mid-August has been delayed, the Department of...
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July 19, 2004
19
Jul'04
Positive rolls out 3G tablets to 900 financial advisers to boost service
Independent financial adviser Positive Solutions is equipping its 900-strong field force with 3G-enabled tablet PCs in a £1.2m...
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July 19, 2004
19
Jul'04
SGI supercomputer to run Linux over 1,024 Itanium processors
Silicon Graphics is building an Altix supercomputer for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) that will run...
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July 19, 2004
19
Jul'04
Silicon flaw delays Intel chipset launch
Intel is delaying release of its next-generation mobile chipset code-named Sonoma until the first quarter of 2005, according to...
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July 19, 2004
19
Jul'04
AMD announces two new mobile processors
Advanced Micro Devices has announced two additions to its mobile processors, the Mobile Athlon 64 3400+ and the Mobile Athlon...
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July 16, 2004
16
Jul'04
IBM to improve web experience for visually impaired people
IBM has previewed technology intended to assess and grade websites for their accessibility to people who are visually impaired...
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July 16, 2004
16
Jul'04
PC market shows strong growth
While some areas of the business software market hit a soft spot in the second quarter, worldwide PC shipments are still showing...
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July 16, 2004
16
Jul'04
Nokia reports drop in handset sales
Nokia has reported a 5% decline in net sales for the second-quarter, after being shaken by a dramatic drop in sales of mobile...
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July 16, 2004
16
Jul'04
Cheap chip order may bring low-cost laptops
Intel has produced a low-cost version of its Pentium M processor for an unnamed PC maker, fuelling speculation that cheap laptops...
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July 15, 2004
15
Jul'04
Microsoft's ISA Server 2004 focuses on users' network security
Microsoft has announced the availability of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 at its Worldwide Partner...
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July 15, 2004
15
Jul'04
Microsoft moves to link corporate and public IM networks
Microsoft will open up communication between its enterprise IM server and the public consumer-oriented IM networks run by its MSN...
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July 15, 2004
15
Jul'04
HP trials four-in-one Linux PC
Although new PCs offer more computing power than a single user needs for basic work, Hewlett-Packard is pushing a desktop machine...
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July 14, 2004
14
Jul'04
Philips' strong quarter results paves way for continued growth
Philips Electronics has reported a strong increase in its second-quarter earnings, citing growth in its consumer electronics...
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July 14, 2004
14
Jul'04
Red Hat loses Linux servers market share
Europe's web hosting boom has given Linux distributions from SuSE Linux, MandrakeSoft, the Gentoo Foundation and Debian a boost,...
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July 13, 2004
13
Jul'04
IBM launches Power5 Unix server line
IBM will unveil the first four Unix servers to be based on the company's next-generation Power5 microprocessor. The servers,...
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July 12, 2004
12
Jul'04
Bob Bemer, father of ASCII, dies
Lottery operator Camelot is building a storage area network to improve its disaster recovery capability and support new...
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July 12, 2004
12
Jul'04
Camelot invests in San to support new channels and recovery plans
Lottery operator Camelot is building a storage area network to improve its disaster recovery capability and support new...
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July 12, 2004
12
Jul'04
Mandrakesoft wins French government server deal
The French Ministry of Equipment is in the middle of a multiyear programme to replace the aging Microsoft Windows NT operating...
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July 12, 2004
12
Jul'04
NEC grid middleware keeps apps under control
Researchers at NEC have developed a prototype middleware system for grid computing environments that is capable of controlling...
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July 09, 2004
09
Jul'04
Nextel gains from spectrum surrender
The US telecoms regulator has approved a plan to solve interference problems with public safety radio networks by swapping some...
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July 09, 2004
09
Jul'04
Unequal Chinese tax gets its chips
China is to abolish the tax system that penalises imported semiconductor chips.
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July 09, 2004
09
Jul'04
Groove updates Virtual Office
Collaboration software supplier Groove Networks will unveil an updated version of its flagship software, which it said will offer...
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July 09, 2004
09
Jul'04
Niku to launch open-source Windows app
Niku, a supplier of IT management and governance software, will announce an open-source version of its project scheduler,...
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Hackers face longer jail sentences under plans to update the Computer Misuse Act
The government has committed to introducing tougher computer crime laws that could quadruple prison sentences for hackers.
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
High-level supporters win victory for campaign
Proposals to boost openness and accountability on government IT projects, as put forward by Computer Weekly, have won the support...
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Prices to fall in growing 3G market
Orange launched its UK 3G data service in the UK last week, raising the prospect of price wars as operators battle for customers....
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Users urged to check HP notebooks
Users of Hewlett-Packard notebook PCs have been urged to check their hardware following the discovery that rogue memory chips...
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Allied Irish switches to Linux on the desktop
Allied Irish Bank is to switch its 7,500 desktop PCs from Windows to a Linux-based Java system.
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Government pledges new look at laws to stop public IT failures
Minister considers Computer Weekly's proposal following a debate in the Commons
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Carbon nanotubes rewrite memory rulebook
New technology could soon over-run all the existing forms of memory used in computers, claimed start-up company Nantero.
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July 05, 2004
05
Jul'04
Dell recalls portable power adapters
Dell is recalling around 38,000 power adapters sold worldwide which could cause an electrical shock if they are used with power...
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July 02, 2004
02
Jul'04
Harvey Nichols gets ready for chip and Pin
Harvey Nichols is rolling out supply chain and electronic point of sale systems to support its expansion plans and improve stock...
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July 02, 2004
02
Jul'04
'Industry-wide' memory flaw appears confined to HP
The notebook memory-module flaw that Hewlett-Packard identified last week as having the potential to cause problems for all...
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July 01, 2004
01
Jul'04
Microsoft enhances MSN search engine
Microsoft will roll out enhancements to MSN Search that will represent the most significant upgrade in that search engine's...
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July 01, 2004
01
Jul'04
HP extends Pavilion to target multimedia users
Hewlett-Packard has refreshed its Pavilion and Presario desktop product lines with several new models designed to appeal to...
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July 01, 2004
01
Jul'04
Nokia sees progress next year for mobile apps
Nokia expects work to be wrapped up early next year on a Java standard that should make it easier to manage business and consumer...
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July 01, 2004
01
Jul'04
Novell readies Mono 1.0 open-source development platform
Novell has announced the availability of Mono 1.0, the open-source development platform based on the .net framework which allows...
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July 01, 2004
01
Jul'04
Dell set to jump back into blade server market
Dell plans to jump back into the blade server game with both feet, when it introduces a system that lets corporate users put one...
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June 30, 2004
30
Jun'04
IBM server breaks records
IBM has claimed a record result for its eServer i5 Model 520 in the two-tier SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) Standard Application...
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June 30, 2004
30
Jun'04
Intel takes up 64-bit baton
Intel will release a server version of its 64-bit extensions technology for its x86 platform in 60 days, and as users refresh...
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
IBM scheduler works with grids and mainframes
IBM software allows corporate users to carry out both cross-platform and cross-domain scheduling.
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
Intel releases next-generation Xeon
Intel has unveiled the next generation of its Xeon processor.
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
Sun paves way for Java enabled mobile apps
Sun Microsystems will use Java for more advanced mobile phone applications through deals with Nokia and Vodafone.
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
TV programmes to be made on PCs
The BBC aims to transform the way it produces programmes over the next six years, replacing tapes and editing suites with digital...
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
MPs suggest updates to e-crime law
The Parliamentary All Party Internet Group will announce recommendations for updating the UK's computer crime laws tomorrow (30...
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June 29, 2004
29
Jun'04
KPOS rolls out Epos for Waterstones
High-street book retailer Waterstones has signed a contract with KPOS Computer Systems to supply hardware and implement services...
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June 28, 2004
28
Jun'04
Lift maker buys 11,000 Microsoft handhelds for worldwide roll-out
Lift and escalator manufacturer Kone is deploying 11,000 Microsoft XDA Pocket PC phones to its field engineers. The move is one...
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June 28, 2004
28
Jun'04
HP finds notebook memory flaw
HP has discovered a flaw in some notebook memory modules that causes them to fail when used in conjunction with power-management...