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• March 23, 2004 23 Mar'04

  BT 'frightened by the enormity' of NHS's £2.3bn IT programme

  Health minister and BT chief talk of risks in delivering the NHS national programme for IT

• March 23, 2004 23 Mar'04

  Qualcomm tunes into mobile multimedia

  Qualcomm has unveiled a third-generation mobile data network infrastructure claimed to deliver streaming video to mobile phones...

• March 23, 2004 23 Mar'04

  Texas to serve up 65-nanometer chips in 2005

  Texas Instruments is to sample a wireless product built with its 65-nanometer semiconductor manufacturing process technology in...

• March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04

  Swiss Army Knife packs a flash memory drive

  Victorinox's Swiss Army Knives has added a flash memory drive to its list of tools.

• March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04

  Via launches Nano-ITX motherboard

  Via Technologies has introduced the EPIA-N Nano-ITX motherboard, the smallest PC motherboard form factor to hit the market so...

• March 22, 2004 22 Mar'04

  Alcatel comms initiative aims to boost productivity

  The lack of a reliable communication system could result in lower company productivity by delaying business transactions or...

• March 19, 2004 19 Mar'04

  Intel and BMW unveils 'tomorrow's mobile office'

  Intel and BMW have unveiled a prototype BMW 7 Series, which doubles as a mobile office at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover.

• March 19, 2004 19 Mar'04

  HP ships business PCs preloaded with Linux

  Hewlett-Packard has released business desktop PCs running Mandrake Linux. Neither of HP's big competitors - Dell and IBM - have...

• March 19, 2004 19 Mar'04

  US files complaint over China chip taxes

  The US has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation regarding China's policy of levying VAT on imports of...

• March 19, 2004 19 Mar'04

  AMD unveils Athlon FX-53

  Advanced Micro Devices launched its most powerful desktop processor to date at the Cebit trade show in Hannover yesterday.

• March 19, 2004 19 Mar'04

  HP's rugged notebooks can take a beating

  Hewlett-Packard's first ruggedised notebook and Tablet PC are able to withstand those types of abuse by workers in demanding...

• March 18, 2004 18 Mar'04

  O2 unveils 3G card for Germany

  The German arm of mobile operator O2 will offer a mobile data card service based on WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple...

• March 18, 2004 18 Mar'04

  Microsoft signs media player deals in Europe

  Microsoft has reached content deals in Europe with EMI and Napster for handheld devices running Windows Mobile software for...

• March 18, 2004 18 Mar'04

  Sony president opens CeBIT show

  Sony's president opened the CeBIT trade show with a speech focusing on wireless data services and the convergence of computing,...

• March 17, 2004 17 Mar'04

  Toshiba launches multimedia notebooks

  Two new notebooks from Toshiba America Information Systems aim to address important segments of the notebook market with a Media...

• March 17, 2004 17 Mar'04

  LG Electronics enters the notebook market

  LG Electronics latest range of notebooks for the local market focuses on mobility and style. The local range includes the top-end...

• March 16, 2004 16 Mar'04

  Diversinet wins Chinese mobile certificate deal

  Mobile security technology company Diversinet is signing a deal to work with China's Guangdong Electronic Certification Authority...

• March 16, 2004 16 Mar'04

  Microsoft says $40 XP will close 'digital divide'

  Microsoft has stressed that a $40 version of Windows XP sold in Thailand is not a sign of pricing pressure from Linux.

• March 16, 2004 16 Mar'04

  NetScout bundles server and Linux

  NetScout Systems has bundled its nGenius network performance management software with Red Hat's Enterprise Linux server.

• March 15, 2004 15 Mar'04

  More MPs back our call for action

  Computer Weekly's campaign for openness and accountability on government IT projects received a further boost this week as more...

• March 15, 2004 15 Mar'04

  Microsoft antitrust case will stay in California

  A judge has denied Microsoft's request to move an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by RealNetworks from California to...

• March 15, 2004 15 Mar'04

  Outage hits MSN Messenger and Hotmail

  Many MSN Messenger and Hotmail users, as well as some MSN Internet Access customers, were unable to connect to these services for...

• March 15, 2004 15 Mar'04

  Gateway completes eMachines acquisition

  Gateway has completed its buyout of PC supplier eMachines, and has appointed eMachines chief executive officer Wayne Inouye its...

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  IBM refreshes server line for smaller businesses

  IBM has launched the latest versions of its Intel-based servers for small and medium-sized businesses.

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  Network could save council money

  Westminster Council believes that its wireless network could bring savings of millions of pounds a year by giving council staff...

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  Disaster recovery software links via San

  Novell's new disaster recovery technology, Business Continuity Cluster (BCC), is now available as a beta version.

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  Novell to offer users a Windows experience on a Linux desktop

  Microsoft's latest set of updates for Office XP is causing headaches for users of two junk mail filtering products.

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  Gateway upgrades DVD wireless player

  Gateway has upgraded its wireless DVD player, taking another step in its attempt to converge the consumer electronics and PC...

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  HP unveils latest AMD notebooks

  Hewlett-Packard will ship two notebooks which feature Advanced Micro Devices' Mobile Athlon 64 processor, as well as a previously...

• March 11, 2004 11 Mar'04

  IT chiefs neglecting to offer laptop back-up

  The majority of laptop users do not have their systems backed up to a corporate server, a survey conducted by research company...

• March 11, 2004 11 Mar'04

  SGI boosts processors in Altix 3000

  Silicon Graphics has begun shipping a 256-processor version of its Altix 3000 supercomputer, and the company is preparing a...

• March 11, 2004 11 Mar'04

  Hitachi launches 400Gbyte media storage drive

  Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has launched a 3.5-inch hard disc drive with a capacity of 400Gbytes, which has been designed...

• March 11, 2004 11 Mar'04

  PC shipments still robust to 2005

  IDC has predicted that although worldwide PC shipments over the next two years are unlikely to match figures for 2003, the...

• March 10, 2004 10 Mar'04

  HP unveils desktop PC ranges and models

  Hewlett-Packard has introduced two desktop PCs for small business and enterprise customers, and reorganised its commercial PC...

• March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04

  Cargill global upgrade plan

  Global conglomerate Cargill is upgrading its IT infrastructure with 30,000 Dell servers, notebooks and laptops across 61...

• March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04

  Input error crashes Co-op mortgage site

  An error by a computer operator left 10,000 mortgage account holders at the Co-operative Bank without access to their accounts...

• March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04

  UN encourages upgrade before buying new PC

  A United Nations study, due to be published later today, has found that around 1.8 tons of raw material are required to...

• March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04

  HP unveils blade and SME servers

  Hewlett-Packard is announcing two new ProLiant servers, including a $499 system designed for small to medium-sized businesses,...

• March 08, 2004 08 Mar'04

  Samsung joins semiconductor partnership

  Samsung has entered into a technology development partnership with IBM to develop new ways of building processors to power its...

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  Infrastructure must plan for terrorist threats

  Companies responsible for critical infrastructure have been urged to take a more in-depth approach to contingency planning, and...

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  Rainfinity virtualises NAS servers

  Rainfinity has added automation capabilities to its RainStorage NAS management appliance, allowing it to plug into storage...

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  Macromedia looks to extend Flash technology

  Macromedia has a full agenda of improvements planned for its multimedia application development products, including...

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  Ask Jeeves buys Interactive Search

  Ask Jeeves will buy Interactive Search Holdings (ISH) for about $343m with the aim of doubling its search market share.

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  Michael Dell steps down as CEO

  Dell founder Michael Dell will relinquish his chief executive officer title to president and chief operating officer Kevin...

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  US financial firm centralises with IBM

  Fidelity National Financial has undertaken a four-year project to replace its distributed, multisupplier computing environment...

• March 04, 2004 04 Mar'04

  Intel CTO to meet Chinese officials over Wlan security standard

  Intel chief technology officer Pat Gelsinger is to meet with Chinese government officials to discuss concerns over China's...

• March 04, 2004 04 Mar'04

  IBM updates mainframe DB2

  IBM is unveiling what it calls the most significant release so far of its DB2 database for mainframes, featuring more than 100...

• March 04, 2004 04 Mar'04

  Acer releases low-cost mobile workstation

  Acer has unveiled a notebook which claims to offer the performance of a workstation at a fraction of the cost of other...

• March 04, 2004 04 Mar'04

  Earthlink to test sender authentication

  Internet service provider Earthlink will soon begin testing new e-mail security technology.

• March 03, 2004 03 Mar'04

  UMC opens second 300mm chip plant

  United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second-largest contract chip maker, announced its second chip fabrication plant to...

• March 03, 2004 03 Mar'04

  Psion launches tough handheld

  Psion Teklogix is using the money from selling its stake in the Symbian consortium to fund a heavy-duty wireless-enabled handheld...

• March 03, 2004 03 Mar'04

  Printer chips allow for non-Lexmark cartridges

  Static Control Components is selling three chips that allow third-party printer cartridges to work in printers from Lexmark...

• March 02, 2004 02 Mar'04

  Nortel adds VoIP to WLan portfolio

  Nortel Networks has unveiled handsets, access points, a switch and other products designed to extend wireless Lans to support...

• March 01, 2004 01 Mar'04

  Don't expect computers to do too much, says IBM

  IBM, the world's largest computer supplier, has warned private companies and public sector organisations not to expect computers...

• March 01, 2004 01 Mar'04

  IBM and OnStar team up for voice apps

  General Motor's OnStar subsidiary has chosen IBM to provide interactive speech technologies for its next-generation...

• March 01, 2004 01 Mar'04

  Server demand continues to grow

  Demand for servers grew worldwide for the third consecutive quarter as businesses continue to increase spending in IT equipment...

• February 27, 2004 27 Feb'04

  Business users get mobile e-mail alternatives

  Instant e-mail and voice conferencing were two of the most high-profile new technologies at 3GSM.

• February 27, 2004 27 Feb'04

  IT can drive change in the business

  Improving manufacturing processes by using product lifecycle management, supply chain optimisation and enhancing operational...

• February 26, 2004 26 Feb'04

  IBM tops server market for 2003

  IBM has extended its lead over Hewlett-Packard as the top supplier of servers in 2003, as its revenue share of the worldwide...

• February 25, 2004 25 Feb'04

  Qualcomm to build DRM into WCDMA chipset

  Qualcomm will build digital rights management (DRM) technology into its forthcoming chipsets in the hope of enticing content...

• February 25, 2004 25 Feb'04

  Hitachi claims highest capacity enterprise drive

  Hitachi has announced what is believed to be the highest capacity enterprise-class hard drive launched so far.

• February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04

  UK firms pay price for rise in e-crime

  As Whitehall delays its strategy to tackle computer crime, police figures show the rising cost to businesses

• February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04

  Texas Instruments unveils multimedia Omap chips

  Texas Instruments has introduced its latest generation of its Omap processors at the 3GSM World Congress, which will boost the...

• February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04

  Infineon unveils carbon nanotube power chips

  Researchers at Infineon Technologies have succeeded in their efforts to produce a prototype power transistor based on carbon...

• February 24, 2004 24 Feb'04

  Dell unveils Prescott servers and switches

  Dell will bolster its product roster for small and medium-sized businesses with servers supporting Intel's Prescott chip, plus a...

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  Intel plays catch-up on hybrid 64-bit chips

  Intel has unveiled plans to develop 64-bit extensions in future versions of its 32-bit Xeon server chip. The move follows its...

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  Whitehall delays launch of national e-crime plan

  E-crime minister Caroline Flint will use the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit's e-congress today to underline the government's...

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  CW backs BCS awards

  Computer Weekly is partnering with the British Computer Society for its prestigious annual IT Professional awards. The awards...

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  Campaign gains all-party support

  MPs from the three major political parties are supporting a campaign by Computer Weekly to reduce the number of IT-related...

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  ROI on mobile devices not a big concern, say CIOs

  Wireless technology and mobile workforces have become so ingrained in companies that return-on-investment concerns rarely become...

• February 23, 2004 23 Feb'04

  IBM wins huge German mainframe contract

  IBM will deliver 20 high-performance mainframe computers to a German financial IT service company in a deal worth more than...

• February 20, 2004 20 Feb'04

  BEA boosts quarterly profit and revenue

  BEA Systems increased its revenue and profits in its fourth quarter, citing strong sales of its WebLogic server software.

• February 20, 2004 20 Feb'04

  Be prepared for the terabyte era, says Intel

  The semiconductor industry will have to rethink many of the architectural approaches it has taken to build today's processors to...

• February 20, 2004 20 Feb'04

  GoodLink software makes UK debut

  Mobile synchronisation product GoodLink, which keeps PalmOne Treo 600 devices continually synchronised over wireless links, has...

• February 20, 2004 20 Feb'04

  Hewlett-Packard turns in profit

  Hewlett-Packard has reported first-quarter net income of $936m (£495m).

• February 19, 2004 19 Feb'04

  PA-Risc wins stay of execution as HP begins migration to Itanium

  With the launch of the PA8800, a new PA-Risc processor, Hewlett-Packard has extended the life of its HP9000 server by at least...

• February 19, 2004 19 Feb'04

  HP lifts lid on mobile comms offerings

  Hewlett-Packard has lifted the lid on a range of new communications products and services, including a system that unifies voice...

• February 19, 2004 19 Feb'04

  Microsoft beta tests Virtual Server 2004

  Microsoft has started a testing program for its Virtual Server 2004, a software product which allows users to run different...

• February 19, 2004 19 Feb'04

  Intel releases more chip details

  Intel offered more details yesterday about its Itanium processor family as well as its forthcoming mobile technologies.

• February 19, 2004 19 Feb'04

  Intel promises 64-bit extensions technology

  Intel's next-generation Xeon processor and future versions of the Prescott processors will come with 64-bit extensions...

• February 18, 2004 18 Feb'04

  Sony Ericsson bundles RealPlayer

  Media player company RealNetworks signed a deal to put its player on Sony Ericsson handsets.

• February 18, 2004 18 Feb'04

  Cisco adopts global standard for ethernet ports

  Cisco Systems is embracing a global standard for powering network-connected devices over ethernet, allowing its customers to take...

• February 18, 2004 18 Feb'04

  Intel boosts the digital home

  Intel has promised that future digital consumer products will be simple to install and offer more connections to the rest of the...

• February 17, 2004 17 Feb'04

  Legislation is only way to stop central government IT disasters

  Computer Weekly campaigns to enforce best practice in public sector project management.

• February 17, 2004 17 Feb'04

  AMD unveils low-power Opterons

  Advanced Micro Devices has released six Opteron processors designed for low-power applications such as blade servers and...

• February 16, 2004 16 Feb'04

  Linux will not rival Windows on the desktop for another two years

  A desktop Linux rival to Windows is two years away, according to Stuart Cohen, chief executive of the Open Source Development...

• February 16, 2004 16 Feb'04

  Lack of user consultation doomed CRB system

  The calamitous implementation of a system at the Criminal Records Bureau stemmed in part from false assumptions that were...

• February 16, 2004 16 Feb'04

  IBM blends three techniques to create 970FX chip

  IBM has released further details about the manufacturing process used to create its 90-nanometer PowerPC 970FX chip.

• February 16, 2004 16 Feb'04

  IBM 'Microsoft Office for Linux' rumoured

  IBM is keen to migrate Microsoft Office suite to Linux, although Microsoft has said it is not involved and suggests that IBM...

• February 13, 2004 13 Feb'04

  PC market to stay strong in 2004, says Gartner

  Growth of PC shipments will continue at double-digit rates in the first quarter of 2004 and hold that pace throughout the year,...

• February 13, 2004 13 Feb'04

  Vodafone launches 3G mobile data service

  Vodafone will begin offering customers in selected markets high-speed mobile data service based on latest 3G technology.

• February 12, 2004 12 Feb'04

  Nokia deal may damage Symbian challenge to Microsoft PocketPC

  Nokia's plans to become the majority shareholder of Symbian could affect the mobile software developer's independence and prevent...

• February 12, 2004 12 Feb'04

  Motorola licenses Opera browser for phones

  Motorola's Personal Communications Sector (PCS) division has signed a licensing agreement with Opera Software ASA to use the Oslo...

• February 12, 2004 12 Feb'04

  AMD founder and chairman steps down

  Advanced Micro Devices founder and chairman Walter Sanders is to step down as chairman in April in favour of president and chief...

• February 12, 2004 12 Feb'04

  Sun adds processors to its UltraSparc roadmap

  Sun Microsystems has outlined plans for two latest processor families which will use multithreading techniques to boost the...

• February 11, 2004 11 Feb'04

  Sun buys server firm and rehires co-founder

  Sun Microsystems has agreed to acquire Kealia, a privately held server design company based in California, and is rehiring one of...

• February 11, 2004 11 Feb'04

  PalmSource's latest OS targets enterprise users

  PalmSource has unveiled its latest handheld OS, adding features for business users and support for different device types such as...

• February 11, 2004 11 Feb'04

  June launch for Proxim wireless switch

  Wireless supplier Proxim is to sell a new generation of its Orinoco access points on their voice integration abilities, backed by...

• February 11, 2004 11 Feb'04

  AOL to embed IM services in mobile phones

  America Online has reached a deal with AT&T Wireless Services to embed its AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and ICQ chat software on...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  Sun adds Opteron and updates Ultrasparc servers

  Sun Microsystems has unveiled its Opteron servers along with servers based on the latest edition of its UltraSparc processor in a...