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Data centre hardware
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February 16, 2004
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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,...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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January 30, 2004
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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January 27, 2004
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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...
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January 27, 2004
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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.
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January 27, 2004
27
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Westcon boosts broadband wireless offering
Datatec’s Westcon Group, a global channel provider of networking technology products, has expanded its wireless portfolio...
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January 27, 2004
27
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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...
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January 26, 2004
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Computer Associates unveils latest version of ARCserve Backup
Computer Associates International is releasing the latest version of its Brightstor ARCserv Backup software, which aims to speed...
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January 26, 2004
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Kyocera recalls explosive mobile phone batteries
Kyocera Wireless is recalling mobile phone batteries used in one of its smartphones after discovering the batteries can explode.
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January 26, 2004
26
Jan'04
Move RealNetworks antitrust suit to Washington state, says Microsoft
Microsoft has asked a judge to move an antitrust suit filed by RealNetworks from California to Washington state, where both...
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January 23, 2004
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AMD develops hardware fix to target major XP security risk
AMD is developing technology in the next generation of x86-compatible microprocessors to combat one of the largest security...
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January 23, 2004
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Enterprise users targeted for desktop Linux
Corporate IT directors were the prime targets of suppliers at the LinuxWorld conference in New York last week.
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January 23, 2004
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Jan'04
TCO not SCO will decide fate of users' Linux deployment plans
Users seek to rely on indemnities to protect them from SCO pressure as suppliers press the case for Linux on the desktop
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January 22, 2004
22
Jan'04
Dell fixes smoking PowerEdge servers
Dell is warning users of its PowerEdge 1650 servers of a defect that could cause the systems to overheat, emit smoke and shut...
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January 22, 2004
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EMEA sales boost PC shipments
The surge in PC shipments in the fourth-quarter of 2003 has highlighted the importance of sales in Europe, the Middle East and...
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January 22, 2004
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Jan'04
Toshiba squeezes more chips into standard package
Toshiba has developed new chip production technology which increases the number of layers of components that can be crammed...
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January 21, 2004
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Jan'04
SuSE and IBM gain higher security ceritification
SuSE Linux and IBM say they have achieved a more rigorous security certification for Linux operating system software running on...
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January 21, 2004
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Jan'04
Texas mobile phone chipset moves closer to Edge
Texas Instruments has announced its first chipset for Edge (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) networks, a stepping stone on...
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January 21, 2004
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Jan'04
Sun acquires Nauticus to boost its blade servers
Sun Microsystems will acquire Nauticus Networks, a maker of content switches for the datacentre, in a move aimed at boosting its...
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January 21, 2004
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Jan'04
AMD revenue growth pushes company back into profitability
Advanced Micro Devices has reported strong revenue growth bringing the company back to profitability in the fourth quarter.
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January 20, 2004
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Jan'04
Infineon remains profitable despite drop in sales
Infineon Technologies reported first-quarter revenue of €1.6bn, up 13% year-on-year but down 8% compared with the previous...
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January 19, 2004
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Jan'04
MyTravel IT issues contribute to losses
The failure of holiday company MyTravel to align its business processes to new IT systems contributed to a record £911m pre-tax...
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January 19, 2004
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California start-up claims fuel cell breakthrough
A California start-up company has claimed that its direct methanol fuel cell membrane will make the cells - envisaged as a future...
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January 19, 2004
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Jan'04
Intel still lags in Wi-Fi race despite chip launch
Intel introduced the third version of its Centrino Wi-Fi chip set last week, but it still runs at least a generation behind...
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January 16, 2004
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Nokia plans US launch of Edge phone
Nokia will deliver of its first smart phone in the US in the second quarter of this year.
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January 16, 2004
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Jan'04
Intel delays Dothan chip launch
Notebook buyers will have to wait until the second quarter for Dothan, Intel's 90-nanometer version of its Pentium M chip.
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January 16, 2004
16
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Intel's fourth-quarter revenue hits $8.74bn
Intel's fourth-quarter revenue hits a record high of $8.74bn, slightly more than the previous record for the third quarter of...
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January 16, 2004
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Forward planning boosts IBM's quarterly income
IBM has reported net income of $2.7bn for its 2003 fourth quarter, up from $1bn for the same period in 2002.
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January 16, 2004
16
Jan'04
Sun's McNealy upbeat despite net loss of $125m
Sun Microsystems has reported a net loss of $125m for the second quarter of its 2004 financial year.
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January 15, 2004
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Resource guide to disk-based backup
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January 15, 2004
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Dell Axim X3 PDA armed with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
Dell's Axim X3 personal digital assistant has both a Bluetooth and an 802.11b chip.
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January 15, 2004
15
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iPod sales drive strong quarter for Apple
Apple Computer has posted revenue $2bn for its first quarter of 2004, its highest quarterly revenue in four years.
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January 14, 2004
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Microsoft releases 32-bit Itanium software
Intel and Microsoft have released software designed to improve the performance of Windows applications designed for 32-bit...
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January 14, 2004
14
Jan'04
IBM to resell Infiniband switch
IBM has signed a five-year agreement to resell an InfiniBand switch as a high-speed I/O interconnect for its servers and storage.
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January 14, 2004
14
Jan'04
Matshushita ploughs £653m into chip facility
Matsushita is investing ¥130bn (£653m) to build a semiconductor facility to make chips for DVDs, digital TVs, mobile...
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January 14, 2004
14
Jan'04
Orange first to offer Europe push-to-talk service
Orange is poised to become the first mobile operator in Europe to offer a commercial push-to-talk service similar to the...
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January 13, 2004
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Jan'04
Dell releases Latitude D505 notebook
Dell has rolled out the Latitude D505, the latest edition to its line of laptops designed for mobile business users.
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January 12, 2004
12
Jan'04
More vulnerabilities found in Linux kernel
Linux distributors Red Hat and Guardian Digital and open source developers rushed out a new version of the Linux kernel last...
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January 12, 2004
12
Jan'04
Disc failure cripples cashpoints
Halifax customers were unable to use cash machines last week following a disc failure on one of the bank's servers.
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January 12, 2004
12
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SGI takes Altix Itanium server to midrange
Silicon Graphics is to ship a smaller member of its Altix family of technical computing servers, called the Altix 350.
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January 12, 2004
12
Jan'04
HP and Dell get behind Blu-ray format
Hewlett-Packard and Dell have announced support for the Blu-ray Disc format which is being standardised by a group of 10...
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January 12, 2004
12
Jan'04
Put Linux on Big Blue's desktops, says IBM CEO
IBM chairman and chief executive officer Sam Palmisano has challenged his company to move to the Linux desktop over the next two...
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January 09, 2004
09
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HP partners with Apple to sell its own iPod
Hewlett-Packard will release a digital music player later this year based on Apple Computer's iPod, the companies announced at...
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January 09, 2004
09
Jan'04
HP's Fiorina reinforces piracy stance
Hewlett-Packard's Carly Fiorina told visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that HP is determined to help stamp...
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January 09, 2004
09
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Toshiba claims smallest hard drive yet
Toshiba has unveiled a prototype hard-disc drive that is smaller than any on the market, and it could start appearing in devices...
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January 09, 2004
09
Jan'04
Intel steps into consumer arena
Intel president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini revealed details of his company's plans to enter the digital TV market...
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January 08, 2004
08
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Gates envisions wireless home entertainment
Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates has presented a host of consumer-oriented technologies at the Consumer...
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January 08, 2004
08
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Digital imaging market set to explode, say experts
The digital imaging market will explode in 2004, but the technologies need to overcome a number of hurdles to become more widely...
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January 08, 2004
08
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Napster Burnpak encroaches on Apple's digital music dominance
Napster told visitors to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that will take on Apple's iPod and iTunes next month with the...
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January 07, 2004
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Sybase bolsters Apple's Panther
Sybase has unveiled the next version of Sybase ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) 12.5.1 at the MacWorld Conference & Expo in San...
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January 07, 2004
07
Jan'04
Apple unveils dual G5 Xserve
Apple Computer has unveiled three latest models of its Xserve with 2GHz, G5 processors from IBM at its core at the MacWorld...
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January 07, 2004
07
Jan'04
Apple debuts iPod mini and GarageBand software
Apple Computer's chief executive officer Steve Jobs unveiled a slimmed-down companion to its popular iPod portable music player...
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January 06, 2004
06
Jan'04
Via aims for 2GHz processors
Taiwanese chip supplier Via Technologies is to increase the speed of its processors to 2GHz.
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January 06, 2004
06
Jan'04
Transmeta shrinks Crusoe processor
Transmeta is launching two new Crusoe processors which are half the size of previous Crusoe products, aimed at mobile and...
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January 06, 2004
06
Jan'04
Intel launches Celeron M chip line
Intel has launched three Celeron chips for budget notebooks.
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January 05, 2004
05
Jan'04
Sun buries Cobalt server line
Sun Microsystems discontinued its Cobalt server appliance line with a quiet announcement over the holiday period.
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December 19, 2003
19
Dec'03
Palm and RIM plan BlackBerry integration
PalmSource and Research In Motion are to develop a software client that will enable RIM's BlackBerry handhelds to connect to the...
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December 19, 2003
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Dec'03
Revenue boost for PalmOne
Higher average selling prices for PDAs personal digital assistants and smartphones helped boost second-quarter revenue at...
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December 19, 2003
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Dec'03
US demands compensation from hacker
The United States is demanding £21,000 compensation from a teenage hacker who infiltrated computer systems at a US government...
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December 19, 2003
19
Dec'03
Citrix buys GoToMyPC maker for $225m
Remote access software maker Citrix Systems will buy web-based desktop access developer Expertcity in a $225m cash and stock...