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May 14, 2004 14 May'04
Consolidation set to cut number of datacentres from nine to two

Abbey is on track to reduce its datacentres from nine to two by the end of 2005.
May 14, 2004 14 May'04
US energy dept awards $25m grant for supercomputer build

The US Department of Energy has awarded a $25m (£14m) grant to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to begin work on what...
May 14, 2004 14 May'04
Intel promises security and 64-bit extensions for Prescott chip

Intel will turn on security features and 64-bit extensions within the Prescott core as it ships PC and server processors based on...
May 12, 2004 12 May'04
IBM modernises Cobol apps

IBM is looking to modernise Cobol applications by bridging its mainframe-oriented Cobol and WebSphere products to EJB and...

May 12, 2004 12 May'04
HP adds mx2 module to Integrity Server

Hewlett-Packard has announced what it claims are significant achievements in its standards-based server portfolio, including new...
May 12, 2004 12 May'04
Surprise as Nokia quits WiMax forum

Nokia, one of the high-profile founders of the WiMax Forum, has left the organisation, raising questions over whether the...
May 11, 2004 11 May'04
Notebook makers announce Dothan products

Notebook suppliers lined up behind Intel's three new Dothan Pentium M processors with new and updated systems featuring the...
May 11, 2004 11 May'04
IBM slashes price of entry level iSeries

IBM has introduced an iSeries (formerly AS/400) server with an entry price two-thirds cheaper than its predecessor.
May 11, 2004 11 May'04
More shrinkage for Sony Vaio U

Sony has redesigned its Vaio U personal computer by removing the keyboard and reducing the display size to come up with a...
May 10, 2004 10 May'04
Red Hat boost for Linux on the desktop

Red Hat last week unveiled a long-term strategy for supporting Linux on the desktop, which includes the release of its Red Hat...

May 10, 2004 10 May'04
Accolade for NHS IT campaign

Computer Weekly has scooped one of the top honours in UK journalism for its campaigning coverage of the £2.3bn IT modernisation...
May 10, 2004 10 May'04
The Cloud ties Wi-Fi hotspots into GSM network

The Cloud, which runs Europe's largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots, will allow users to authenticate a Wi-Fi connection via a...
May 07, 2004 07 May'04
Intel studies the psychology of users

Intel, better known for its research and development work in physics and computer science, has a small group of about 10...
May 07, 2004 07 May'04
IBM introduces WebSphere-based server for SMEs

IBM put another piece of its integration strategy in place for SMEs, unveiling a WebSphere-based server that helps users...
May 07, 2004 07 May'04
Sybase buys XcelleNet

Sybase, a provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, has announced a $95m buyout of data management applications...
May 06, 2004 06 May'04
SAS9 now available on Intel Itanium 2 systems

SAS Institute and Intel have announced the immediate availability of SAS9 on Intel-based servers and clients.
May 05, 2004 05 May'04
Sun takes StarOffice to Hungary

Sun Microsystems began targeting the new European Union states in central and eastern Europe this week, by signing a no-charge...
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
IBM launches Power5-based iSeries server

IBM has unveiled its first server fuelled by its long-awaited Power5 chip, with the system also containing software to run four...
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
CSA holds back £1m a month from EDS in systems dispute

EDS blamed for computer problems but CSA makes 2,500 changes to design of IT systems
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
Hard drive possibility for smartphones

Tiny hard disc drives will allow high-end "smartphones" to reach their full potential by allowing massive local storage for...
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
Microsoft shows off DRM technology

Microsoft has unveiled the latest version of its copyright protection software that will allow users to play rented content on...
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
Business wants tough IT crime law

Business groups are pressing the government to devote more police resources to fighting high-tech crime and to strengthen...
May 04, 2004 04 May'04
BCS revamps to increase members

The British Computer Society aims to recruit 10,000 more members over the next 12 months following the relaunch of the...
April 30, 2004 30 Apr'04
Intel's Dothan prepares for May debut

Intel is to introduce its Dothan mobile processor on 10 May.
April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Encrypt mobile content to ensure compliance with data legislation

Users should encrypt mobile data to avoid falling foul of data protection legislation, according to a report on mobile security...
April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Atheros ships 802.11g single chip

Atheros Communications has begun volume shipments of what it claims is the industry's first single-chip 802.11g wireless Lan...
April 29, 2004 29 Apr'04
Fujitsu swings back into profit for 2003

Fujitsu has pulled back from large losses in the previous two financial years to report a profit for 2003, helped by strong...
April 27, 2004 27 Apr'04
HP clears desktop space with blade PCs

Hewlett-Packard's bc1000 blade PCs are now available in North America for customers looking to manage their employees' desktop...
April 27, 2004 27 Apr'04
IBM tweaks partner programme structure

IBM has announced several tweaks to its channel partners programme.
April 26, 2004 26 Apr'04
Birdstep enters smartphone arena

Mobile IP expert Birdstep Technology has hired Symbian's porting expert, and set him the task of creating software to let data...
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Potential lifeline shows users' clout

Commenting on Hewlett-Packard's decision to reconsider the future of MPE, Ian Severn, co-chairman of the UK HP User Group (HPUG),...
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Essex hospital goes wireless for NHS plan

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital is investing in wireless network technology to ensure it is able to take advantage of...
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Legal charges dent Microsoft's net income

Microsoft has reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' forecasts, but its settlement with Sun Microsystems and a fine by...
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Microsoft adds MSN Toolbar to Messenger

Microsoft is rolling out an update to its MSN Messenger instant messaging client which bundles in the MSN Toolbar browser add-on....
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Opteron smooths path to 64-bit computing

Advanced Micro Devices has emerged from Intel's shadow to become a 'credible tier-one server processor supplier' as a result of...
April 23, 2004 23 Apr'04
Toshiba makes small drive with higher capacity

Toshiba has unveiled a 2.5in hard drive with 100GByte capacity, 50GByte per platter.
April 22, 2004 22 Apr'04
General Motors chooses IBM for supercomputer

General Motors is building what it claims will be the automotive industry's fastest supercomputer by tying together scores of IBM...
April 21, 2004 21 Apr'04
Grid suppliers form interoperability alliance

Several of the IT industry's biggest players have formed a group called the Enterprise Grid Alliance to promote grid computing in...
April 21, 2004 21 Apr'04
Handheld shipments soar in Europe

Shipments of handheld mobile devices in Europe, the Middle East and Asia soared 62% in the first quarter of 2004 compared with...
April 21, 2004 21 Apr'04
Samsung forms 3G venture with Chinese firm

Samsung and China's Eastcom are setting up a joint venture to develop 3G technology for the Chinese market.
April 20, 2004 20 Apr'04
HP teams up with DreamWorks and Warner

Hewlett-Packard has agreed to supply services to two movie studios, DreamWorks and Warner Entertainment, in the areas of utility...
April 20, 2004 20 Apr'04
Coca-Cola to roll out Symbol devices worldwide

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has signed a deal with Symbol Technologies to roll out 28,000 mobile devices - based on...
April 20, 2004 20 Apr'04
Symbol launches ruggedised Windows devices

Symbol Technologies has unveiled two ruggedised Windows-based devices, the MC9000K and MC9000S.
April 20, 2004 20 Apr'04
Polycom launches high-end desktop videoconference system

Polycom has unveiled the VSX 3000. The device is a high-end desktop videoconferencing system that combines a camera, microphone,...
April 20, 2004 20 Apr'04
Tenzing escalates in-flight wireless war

In-flight ISP Tenzing Communications is increasing the speed of its connections and adding wireless connectivity to fend off...
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
Reliability drives Linux use at BBC

Reliability and the ability to change code, rather than cost, are driving the increased use of Linux at the BBC, according to...
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
Deception will defend IT systems

Infosecurity Europe: We look ahead to the highlights
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
NHS leader sees culture change as key to project

Changing behaviour will be harder to achieve than IT implementation
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
AOL revives Netscape browser

The Netscape web browser, which had been written off by industry observers last year, is about to enjoy a new lease of life...
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
HP offers four-way Opteron system

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has become the first major supplier to offer a four-processor server based on Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD)...
April 19, 2004 19 Apr'04
HP responds to e3000 user pressure

Hewlett-Packard has reconsidering the possibility of enabling users to migrate the e3000 MPE operating system and applications to...
April 16, 2004 16 Apr'04
Opteron swells AMD's coffers

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) posted its second straight profitable quarter, as higher flash memory and Opteron sales led the way...
April 16, 2004 16 Apr'04
Industry team wins coding prize

IT industry teams have taken first and third places in this year's BCS programming competition.
April 16, 2004 16 Apr'04
IBM sees first-quarter profit and sales growth

IBM reported on net income and revenue growth in its first quarter of 2004, driven by sales increases worldwide and in the small-...
April 15, 2004 15 Apr'04
Intel's Sonoma launch promises to outpace Centrino

Demand has been strong for Intel's Centrino - which bundles a Pentium M processor with a chipset and a WLan (wireless Lan)...
April 15, 2004 15 Apr'04
Sun launches latest app server

Sun Microsystems has released the latest version of its application server to run Java-enabled programs, the first update to...
April 13, 2004 13 Apr'04
Microsoft and Micro Focus target mainframes

Microsoft and Micro Focus International are to promote the migration of mainframe applications onto Intel servers running Windows...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
BT problems could have been avoided

Many companies that lost communications due to the BT cabling fire in Manchester two weeks ago could have avoided problems if...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Small firms left without support

Hundreds of small businesses have been left without valid maintenance agreements for their servers, desktops and software,...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Water firm rolls out user access system to improve IT security

Northumbrian Water is responding to demands from industry regulators to demonstrate best practice in IT security by rolling out...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Users to profit from joint effort

One major benefit of the agreement between Sun and Microsoft is that users will gain more choice in server platforms
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Government departments urged to clamp down on IT misuse

Whitehall departments have been urged to tighten their approach to internal security to ensure civil servants are only accessing...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Yahoo first-quarter results soar

YahYahoo reported a jump in both net income and revenue for its first financial quarter.
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Oracle awaits grid database upgrades

Oracle anticipates a spur in upgrades to its grid-enabled Oracle Database 10g this June, when the first patch set will be...
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Windows/Linux thin client makes debut

Neoware Systems, a leading provider of thin clients, has unveiled a $199 appliance that runs both Windows and Linux.
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
Water method shrinks chips

Researchers are refining a method to produce smaller chips. The key ingredient is water.
April 08, 2004 08 Apr'04
IBM announces z890 mainframe

IBM will mark the 40th anniversary of the introduction of its first mainframe computer by unveiling a scaled-down version of its...
April 07, 2004 07 Apr'04
Dell and Oracle sign server/database deal

Oracle has signed a deal with Dell to bundle and configure its database software for sales to the low-end, high-volume...
April 07, 2004 07 Apr'04
Intel unveils four mobile processors

Intel will introduce four mobile processors for ultraportable systems at the Intel Developer Forum in Tokyo this week.
April 07, 2004 07 Apr'04
Samsung develops direct methanol fuel cell

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology has successfully developed a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC).
April 07, 2004 07 Apr'04
Dell bundles servers with Oracle database

Dell and Oracle have partnered to sell Dell servers preinstalled with Oracle's database software, to increase sales to...
April 07, 2004 07 Apr'04
Toshiba and Sandisk develop 4Gbit flash memory

Toshiba and SanDisk have developed a flash memory chip capable of storing twice as much data as their existing largest-capacity...
April 06, 2004 06 Apr'04
Study finds Linux has higher total cost of ownership than Windows

Open-source operating system Linux has a higher total cost of ownership than Windows, according to research from analyst firm...
April 06, 2004 06 Apr'04
Three more products focus on client security

Product announcements from three security companies underscore the growing interest in so-called "end point" security products...
April 06, 2004 06 Apr'04
F5 Networks extends presence in blades

F5 Networks is extending its presence in the emerging blade-server management market with security and packet-inspection...
April 06, 2004 06 Apr'04
Gateway enters corporate network arena

Gateway is entering the corporate networking equipment market with a line of wireless access points and low-end Lan switches.
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
MPs want real-time project news

MPs are no longer willing to wait for the National Audit Office to reveal details of why public sector IT projects have gone...
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
Fire puts disaster plans to test in Manchester

Scores of businesses across the North West invoked emergency recovery plans to cope with the aftermath of a fire last week in...
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
Sybase acquires XcelleNet

Sybase is to expand its offerings for remote and mobile systems with its $95m acquisition of XcelleNet.
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
NHS plan could face escalating costs and staff resistance to new systems, says BCS

BCS publications support the national programme but warn targets may be missed
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
Fire in BT cable tunnel paralyses Manchester business community

Organisations in the North West count the cost of BT cabling fire.
April 05, 2004 05 Apr'04
Linux still not ready for desktops

Linux is still not ready for widescale deployment on the desktop, according to analyst firm Gartner.
April 02, 2004 02 Apr'04
HP's Pavillions show support for AMD chips

Hewlett-Packard has begun selling a series of Pavilion PCs, revealing a growing interest in using Advanced Micro Devices'...
April 02, 2004 02 Apr'04
Sharp ships Linux-based PDA for enterprises

Sharp has started shipping a Linux-based handheld supporting enterprise applications and databases.
April 02, 2004 02 Apr'04
Gateway to close all retail stores

Gateway will close its entire network of 188 retail stores next week and lay off about 2,500 staff.
April 02, 2004 02 Apr'04
Longhorn beta release date pushed back

A first beta release of the next version of Windows is likely to be delayed until next year because Microsoft is concentrating...
April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04
Google's Gmail will offer 1Gbyte of storage

Google will use its search technology and a large amount of data storage to launch a free e-mail service which allows customers...
April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04
IBM offers grid computing for vehicle design

IBM has launched a grid-based product called the IBM Grid Offering for Engineering Design: Clash Analysis in Automotive,...
April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04
Microsoft unveils Windows CE with VoIP

Microsoft will unveil enhancements to the VoIP capabilities of Windows CE in the upcoming version 5.0.
March 30, 2004 30 Mar'04
Unisys offers pay-per-use mainframe

Unisys has introduced a pay-per-use pricing model that will save customers between 20% and 30% in costs as part of its latest...
March 30, 2004 30 Mar'04
PocketDBA adds Teradata management

Expand Beyond has developed a version of its PocketDBA remote management software for use with data warehousing systems from...
March 30, 2004 30 Mar'04
Gates hints at 2006 Longhorn release

Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates hinted at a 2006 release date for the next version of Windows,...
March 29, 2004 29 Mar'04
IT directors lack mobile strategy

The majority of IT departments do not have a clear strategy for managing mobile devices within their business, according to a...
March 29, 2004 29 Mar'04
Novell brings forward next Netware launch

Novell reinforced its commitment to open source Linux for business at its annual Brainshare user conference in Salt Lake City...
March 29, 2004 29 Mar'04
'Only risk is not to take risk' says NHS chief

Is the government's national programme for NHS IT set to be the biggest gamble in the world?
March 29, 2004 29 Mar'04
Critter takes hard drive temperature

Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University in the US are monitoring the temperature of hard drives used on the campus to work...
March 26, 2004 26 Mar'04
Nokia to launch 40 products in 2004

Nokia launched a record 40 products last year and intends to keep up that level of releases in 2004 as the market recovers.
March 25, 2004 25 Mar'04
Microsoft sets Speech Server pricing

Microsoft has revealed pricing and licensing details for its Speech Server 2004 products, the company's first speech recognition...
March 25, 2004 25 Mar'04
Transmeta and NEC team on low-power chips

NEC Electronics has licensed Transmeta's LongRun2 power management software for use in the Japanese company's upcoming...
March 25, 2004 25 Mar'04
Dell resumes Inspiron XPS shipments

Dell has resumed shipments of the Inspiron XPS system, its first notebook computer aimed exclusively at gaming enthusiasts, after...