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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...
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...
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...
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...

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
July 09, 2004 09 Jul'04
Unequal Chinese tax gets its chips

China is to abolish the tax system that penalises imported semiconductor chips.
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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....
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...
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.
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
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
June 29, 2004 29 Jun'04
Intel releases next-generation Xeon

Intel has unveiled the next generation of its Xeon processor.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
June 25, 2004 25 Jun'04
Mobile operators join Java app testing programme

Orange and T-Mobile's Europe unit are the first carriers to join the Java Verified Programme, a group formed to ease the approval...
June 24, 2004 24 Jun'04
Hotmail inbox storage goes from 2Mybtes to 250Mbytes

Microsoft has promised to boost Hotmail in-boxes to 250Mbytes from the existing 2Mbytes.
June 23, 2004 23 Jun'04
US supplier sees 3G sales take off

NTT DoCoMo has said it hopes to have 25 million subscribers on its third-generation mobile phone network by early 2007.
June 23, 2004 23 Jun'04
Infineon and IBM broaden power-saving technology availability

Infineon Technologies and IBM have demonstrated a prototype 16Mbit Mram (magnetic Ram) chip, bringing the power-saving technology...
June 23, 2004 23 Jun'04
Fujitsu launches faster server with 90-nanometer chips

Fujitsu is the latest chip maker to introduce a 90-nanometer product with the launch of a faster version of its Sparc64 V...
June 22, 2004 22 Jun'04
Honours for IT leader

Hilary Cropper, former Xansa chief executive, was made a dame of the British Empire in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours...
June 22, 2004 22 Jun'04
Intel's Grantsdale chipset goes mainstream

Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Gateway will incorporate Intel's latest 915G/P and 925X Express chipsets into upcoming PCs for...
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
Mobile worm could be just the start, users told

Businesses have been urged to press mobile phone operators to disclose what steps they are taking to secure 3G phones and PDAs,...
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
Iris recognition at five UK airports

The government plans to roll out an iris recognition system to five UK airports to verify the identities of selected overseas...
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
New York plans huge wireless network

New York City plans to build a public safety wireless network of unprecedented scale and scope, including the capacity to provide...
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
Linux users under threat

A newly discovered security hole in Linux, published on an open source website, has raised questions about how Linux security...
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
Intel launches first surfboard PC

Intel has put a wireless-enabled Tablet PC in a surfboard.
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
Ask Jeeves enhances search features

Internet browser service AskJ eeves has enhanced its search engine to give users the ability to preview images of websites listed...
June 21, 2004 21 Jun'04
IBM looks at software for Blue Gene supercomputer build

IBM is now one year away from building the 65,000-node Blue Gene/L machine for Lawrence Livermore National Labs and two working...
June 18, 2004 18 Jun'04
Communication and leadership skills can help IT chiefs secure a place on the board

IT professionals need to acquire soft skills, such as communication, leadership and people management to ensure they stay in...
June 16, 2004 16 Jun'04
Toshiba and Samsung make progress in advanced chip project

Toshiba and Samsung Electronics are making progress in independent research projects aimed at realising chips that are two...
June 16, 2004 16 Jun'04
Gateway sees higher Q2 revenue on improved sales

Gateway expects to report higher-than-expected revenue in its first full quarter since it bought eMachines.
June 16, 2004 16 Jun'04
Firms roll out latest notebooks to meet business demand

Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba have all released new systems in anticipation of an increase in corporate purchasing later...
June 15, 2004 15 Jun'04
AMD to ship dual-core server in 2005

Advanced Micro Devices has completed its design for dual-core server and desktop processors and will ship products in 2005.
June 15, 2004 15 Jun'04
AMD unveils low-power Mirrorbit flash memory

Advanced Micro Devices' Spansion flash memory joint venture will announce the second-generation of its Mirrorbit flash memory...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Wlan market surges

The global wireless Lan hardware market soared by 56% in 2003.
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Wireless serves up better printing

Businesses deploying wireless Lan networks now have the opportunity of setting up easy printer connections with the PocketPro USB...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Wireless Lan market hots up

The number of users taking advantage of wireless Lan (local area network) hotspots around the world will reach 30 million by the...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Wireless directors’ directives

With the take-up of wireless devices rapidly spreading, Toshiba, in partnership with the Institute of Directors (IoD), has...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Vodafone aims 3G at business

Vodafone has revealed that the business community will be the focus for its eagerly awaited 3G service in the UK.
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Try before you buy

Orange is allowing business customers to try a host of mobile data services for free for a month before they decide whether they...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Tottenham spurred on by wireless Lan

In an otherwise disappointing season, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club can make claim to lead the Premiership by being the first...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
TI explores a new EDGE

Texas Instruments (TI) has embraced EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) technology as part of its plans to supply...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
T-mobile made easy

T-Mobile has simplified its public WLan Hotspot service, offering a standardised pricing structure across all five of its...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Suffolk cuts the communications strings

Suffolk College is providing its students, staff and visitors with internet access using a wireless Lan that incorporates data...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Study reveals Bluetooth security holes

Security holes in the Bluetooth wireless data exchange facility on phones have been discovered by IT security company AL Digital.
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Smartphones aren’t that smart, say users

Smartphones are declining in popularity among business users, claims mobile software specialist Intuwave.
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Siemens Mobile module stays right on track

Siemens Mobile has developed a tri-band vehicle-tracking module that combines GSM and GPRS with satellite global positioning...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Shared broadband through the air

3Com has launched a wireless asymmetrical digital subscriber line solution that allows companies to share out the high bandwidth...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
School's out for mobile

The General Teaching Council for England, which has 500,000 registered teachers, has deployed a high speed circuit switched data...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Satsuma unveils GPRS-PDA

Satsuma Solutions has launched a GPRS-based personal digital assistant (PDA) solution for companies who want to avoid the...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Properly trained staff get best from mobile

85% of firms say mobile technology boosts workforce productivity, but only 35% of companies investing in it train their staff to...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
PBXtended for mobile users

Ericsson has developed a private branch exchange (PBX) extension system which allows companies to make mobile phones the primary...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Opening up mobile e-mail

OpenHand has launched a mobile service that enables business travellers to get their e-mail on the move without costing their...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Nokia seeks Big Blue for business

Nokia and IBM have announced the first corporate users taking advantage of their technology alliance which marries Nokia’s new...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Mobile rights and responsibilities

Mobile telecoms networks cover virtually everywhere in the nation and this means that you will able to connect to your network...
June 14, 2004 14 Jun'04
Mobile reporting system helps the aged

Cambridgeshire county council and the local health authority are aiming to save millions of pounds by implementing a mobile...
June 11, 2004 11 Jun'04
Market IT products and services to generate value in the business

Gigaworld Delegates at the conference in Barcelona were told that IT departments need to market their skills and services and...
June 11, 2004 11 Jun'04
Book a place at the annual IT ball

IT directors who want to reward their team and help needy children can join other top IT professionals on 8 July at the annual...
June 10, 2004 10 Jun'04
Tivo hopes to hit home

Home networking features to come as standard
June 10, 2004 10 Jun'04
HP sharpens Itanium blade plans

Blade systems will be based on 64-bit chips
June 10, 2004 10 Jun'04
IBM shrinks desktop system

IBM has announced a desktop system that is 35% smaller than its predecessor, taking up less space than some of its laptop...
June 10, 2004 10 Jun'04
Lexmark makes colour printing affordable for SMEs

Lexmark's C510 aims to give SMEs an easy-to-use laser which provides business-class colour at an affordable price.
June 08, 2004 08 Jun'04
NEC to launch Itanium blade server in September

NEC will begin to ship blade servers based on Intel's Itanium 2 microprocessor in September.
June 08, 2004 08 Jun'04
AMD unveils low-cost Sempron chip brand

Advanced Micro Devices will unveil a third major processor brand called Sempron in the second half of this year.
June 08, 2004 08 Jun'04
Motorola subsidiary unrolls product roadmap

Motorola subsidiary Freescale Semiconductor has outlined a product roadmap that will take its line of ultra-wideband chipsets...
June 07, 2004 07 Jun'04
Chip makers go mobile

Intel, IBM and Cadence Design Systems will launch a pilot programme aimed at chip designers with lightweight mobile workstations...