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• 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...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  Microsoft lets customers decide on software assurance programme

  Microsoft's customers will get to pass judgment on its software maintenance plan this year when their existing software assurance...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  PC drives predicted to reach 600Gbytes by 2007

  The standard desktop PC of 2007 will have a hard disc drive with capacity between 500Gbytes and 600Gbytes, predicts Mark Geenen,...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  German finance office opts for IBM mainframe

  The German Federal Finance Office in Berlin has replaced more than 30 smaller servers with one mainframe computer, IBM's eServer...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  Intel prepares for future of computing

  Intel will talk about increasing mobility, the digital home, and the "tera era" of large data sets and complex applications at...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  Microsoft faces trial over 'autoplay' feature

  Microsoft faces a trial in a patent infringement suit over the "autoplay" feature in Windows that automatically starts an...

• February 10, 2004 10 Feb'04

  HP promises slow transition to Itanium

  Hewlett-Packard has promised users that it would not move them abruptly to Itanium and has released a PA-Risc chip claimed to...

• February 09, 2004 09 Feb'04

  More questions and answers from SAN School lesson # 5

  Here are additional questions and answers from SAN School Lesson 5: Designing a SAN. The questions cover topics ranging from how to determine an effective SAN design to meet your needs, to the differences between fabric switches and loop switches.

• February 09, 2004 09 Feb'04

  Faster 32-bit offers more than hybrid chip

  Intel is likely to use its developers' forum next week to unveil plans for a 32/64-bit hybrid chip codenamed "Yamhill", mirroring...

• February 06, 2004 06 Feb'04

  Mobile phone sales strong in 2004, says Gartner

  The worldwide mobile handset market continues to beat expectations and could exceed 510 million units in 2003, according to...

• February 06, 2004 06 Feb'04

  Samsung develops satellite TV-receiving mobile phone ahead of broadcast service launch

  Samsung is planning a mobile telephone that can receive multimedia programming broadcasts via satellite.

• February 06, 2004 06 Feb'04

  Gateway launches services through resellers

  Gateway's latest programme to sell services through its network of resellers aims to address the needs of its business customers...

• February 05, 2004 05 Feb'04

  MS releases public Windows XP beta for Athlon 64

  Microsoft has made a beta version of Windows XP available to the public which runs on desktops or workstations using Advanced...

• February 04, 2004 04 Feb'04

  Seagate launches latest hard drive for server and storage consolidation

  Seagate Technology will launch its Small Form Factor (SFF) hard drive aimed at server and storage consolidation.

• February 04, 2004 04 Feb'04

  IBM launches Thinkpad X40 in US

  IBM is to bring the ThinkPad X40 notebook to US customers next week.

• February 03, 2004 03 Feb'04

  Industry group updates digital media spec

  Industry group the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) has launched version 2.0 of its Digital Rights Management (DRM) specification to...

• February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04

  Gateway to acquire eMachines

  Gateway will acquire eMachines for about $200m (£110m) to bolster its shrinking PC revenue while it pursues the consumer...

• February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04

  Intel to preview 64-bit processor to rival Opteron

  Intel is to demonstrate a processor with 64-bit extensions during the upcoming Intel Developer Forum, confirming speculation that...

• February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04

  Raytheon/Nasa San backs up Mars data

  A storage area network developed by Nasa in conjunction with Raytheon is collecting data sent back from the Spirit and...

• February 02, 2004 02 Feb'04

  Intel's Prescott first in 90-nanometer race

  Intel has released four processors based on its 90-nanometer Prescott core, the first major revision to its Pentium 4 processor...

• January 30, 2004 30 Jan'04

  Gates holds to line on public sector pricing

  "This is the decade when IT will change the productivity of the economy," said Bill Gates in London last week, when he met...

• January 29, 2004 29 Jan'04

  Corporate spending pushes server shipments up

  Increased corporate spending and seasonal growth pushed worldwide shipments of server computers to 1.6 million in the final...

• January 29, 2004 29 Jan'04

  IBM takes steps towards on-demand vision

  IBM has rolled out an IT service which helps corporate users remotely automate and manage datacentres made up of a patchwork of...

• January 28, 2004 28 Jan'04

  Microsoft ISA Server 2004 released as public beta

  Microsoft has released a public beta version of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004.

• January 28, 2004 28 Jan'04

  IBM Lotus customers remain wary of Workplace

  IBM Lotus users have cautiously welcomed the first Workplace products unveiled at the Lotusphere show in Florida.

• January 28, 2004 28 Jan'04

  Sun prepares second version of Java desktop

  Sun Microsystems is to release the second version of its Java Desktop System, featuring new tools for centralised management of...

• January 28, 2004 28 Jan'04

  WTO investigates South Korean claims of unfair trade barriers

  South Korea's claims that the US and the European Union imposed unfair trade barriers on sales of Korean memory chips are to be...

• January 28, 2004 28 Jan'04

  Handheld shipments fall in 2003

  Worldwide shipments of handheld devices for 2003 were about two million units shy of the shipment total posted in 2002 as users...

• January 28, 2004 28 Jan'04

  Leicester City builds strong e-mail defence

  Premiership club Leicester City struggled to maintain secure network management practices until it discovered e-mail security...

• January 27, 2004 27 Jan'04

  Atheros creates single-chip 802.11g product

  Atheros Communications is to release a single-chip 802.11g product in the second quarter claimed to reduce the cost of placing...

• January 27, 2004 27 Jan'04

  Microsoft launches search toolbar

  Microsoft's MSN Internet division has developed a search toolbar that users can add to their web browsers via a free download.

• January 27, 2004 27 Jan'04

  Westcon boosts broadband wireless offering

  Datatec’s Westcon Group, a global channel provider of networking technology products, has expanded its wireless portfolio...

• January 27, 2004 27 Jan'04

  Intel outlines broadband wireless vision

  Broadband wireless technologies will help bring the next five billion users to the internet, claimed an Intel executive at the...