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October 30, 2003 30 Oct'03
Microsoft realigns MSN division

Microsoft is altering the structure of its MSN internet services and content division by focusing on communications and...
October 30, 2003 30 Oct'03
Intel rolls out dual-band Wi-Fi chip

Intel has rolled out its Pro/Wireless 2100A chip, which will give Centrino notebooks an 802.11a connection.
October 30, 2003 30 Oct'03
Microsoft to launch Voice Command for PDAs

Microsoft will release its Voice Command software for PDAs and mobile phones.
October 29, 2003 29 Oct'03
Nasa cautious about autonomic computing

Nasa is approaching autonomic computing with great interest but sees large challenges and potential costs with the emerging...

October 29, 2003 29 Oct'03
University sues Sony and Toshiba over chip

Sony and Toshiba have been sued in a patent dispute with Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the University of...
October 29, 2003 29 Oct'03
Microsoft will add XML data type to Yukon

Microsoft discussed its intentions to add an Extensible Markup Language (XML) data type to its SQL Server database, with the...
October 28, 2003 28 Oct'03
Icann to work on 'substantive issues'

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), will be getting together to see how the internet works for the...
October 28, 2003 28 Oct'03
Fujitsu prepares new Tablet PC for launch

Fujitsu is to launch a slate-type Tablet PC with a faster processor, larger screen and more capacious hard-disc drive than its...
October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03
Intel launches technology to detect cancer

Intel has launched a research project aimed at applying the same technology the chip maker uses to detect flaws in...
October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03
Grid platform speeds drug trials

Pharmaceuticals company Novartis has rolled out a PC-based grid-computing platform to boost its research and development...

October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03
Graphics boost for Thinkpad workstations

IBM is unveiling two new Thinkpad mobile workstations which claim to push the limits of Intel's Pentium M processor and ATI...
October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03
EDS extends PLM tools to the desktop

Electronic Data Systems has created a version of its Teamcenter product lifecycle management software which is designed for use...
October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03
Iomega reinvents Zip technology

Iomega has created a 35Gbyte rigid disc drive (RDD) technology using 2.5-inch discs and Fujifilm Nanocubic coating technology, as...
October 27, 2003 27 Oct'03
CSA tells its staff to deny existence of system faults

The Child Support Agency is facing criticism after issuing a memo to staff giving instructions on what they can and cannot tell...
October 24, 2003 24 Oct'03
Toshiba adds Wi-Fi and VoIP to PDAs

Toshiba has launched a version of its e800/805 Pocket PC personal digital assistant which incorporates integrated wireless...
October 24, 2003 24 Oct'03
IBM crafts 'fitness plan' for datacentres

IBM Global Services on rolled out its latest range of services, intended to help users sketch out a blueprint for streamlining...
October 23, 2003 23 Oct'03
Vodafone and Oracle build SMS into app server

Oracle and Vodafone Group will extend the potential reach of web services to millions more mobile phones next month by connecting...
October 23, 2003 23 Oct'03
Reuters Market Data available on IBM servers

Reuters Market Data System customers will be able to use the application on IBM servers running Linux.
October 23, 2003 23 Oct'03
Settlement proposed for Fujitsu hard disc lawsuit

A proposed settlement to a lawsuit against Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard and Gateway could cost Fujitsu $42.5m to satisfy claims that...
October 21, 2003 21 Oct'03
HP sees 87% rise in handheld shipments

Hewlett-Packard has surpassed Palm as the leading provider of handheld devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa during the...
October 21, 2003 21 Oct'03
Sun boosts v480 processor power

Sun Microsystems has added its 1.2GHz UltraSparc III processor in the high end four-way Sun Fire V480 server.
October 20, 2003 20 Oct'03
IBM offers Linux incentive with p615 upgrade

IBM will ship the latest version of its pSeries 615 server this week which includes not only a faster microprocessor, but also a...
October 20, 2003 20 Oct'03
Standards organisations keep busy

Industry bodies and suppliers announced a series of new standards initiatives last week.
October 20, 2003 20 Oct'03
NHS withdraws website report on weaknesses in national IT plan

The NHS has withdrawn from its official website a management briefing paper that included a list of "significant problems" in the...
October 20, 2003 20 Oct'03
Strong revenue gains help AMD narrow third-quarter loss

Advanced Micro Devices has narrowed its third-quarter loss on strong increases in revenue from its processors and flash memory...
October 20, 2003 20 Oct'03
Sun broadens app support for Solaris on x86

Sun Microsystems is to make Solaris on x86 more attractive to users by broadening application support.
October 17, 2003 17 Oct'03
Firms get power warning

IT chiefs have been warned to ensure disaster recovery plans are in place in the run-up to winter following a warning that UK...
October 17, 2003 17 Oct'03
Nokia reports increase in handset sales

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has reported an increased volume in handset sales, but lower revenue for the...
October 17, 2003 17 Oct'03
Sony tailors content for Intel phone chips

Sony Music Entertainment is to develop content that works closely with Intel's mobile phone processors.
October 16, 2003 16 Oct'03
Mozilla updates internet suite

The Mozilla Foundation has updated its Mozilla open-source internet suite and added services to its website. It will include an...
October 16, 2003 16 Oct'03
HP's CIO loses fight against cancer

Robert (Bob) Napier, executive vice president and chief information officer of Hewlett-Packard, died on Monday after a battle...
October 15, 2003 15 Oct'03
Dell cuts wires on Axim X3 PDA

Dell has introduced three versions of the Axim X3 personal digital assistant, including a model with an integrated 802.11b...
October 15, 2003 15 Oct'03
Transmeta unveils Efficeon mobile processor

Transmeta has unveiled the TM8000 Efficeon processor at the Microprocessor Forum (MPF) in San Jose, California.
October 14, 2003 14 Oct'03
Sun strives to ease carriers' Java rollouts

Sun Microsystems' latest initiatives and products for mobile computing should have an impact across cellular carriers,...
October 13, 2003 13 Oct'03
Linux is only option for standardisation

Virtualisation could transform the way companies deploy and manage their computer resources but to succeed it will need a...
October 13, 2003 13 Oct'03
Boards will keep a close eye on 2004 IT budgets

Many IT directors are still struggling to convince their organisations' boards to boost IT budgets over the next 12 months,...
October 13, 2003 13 Oct'03
Granada/Carlton merger creates IT challenge

The £4.5bn merger of Carlton and Granada is projected to create at least £55m worth of savings by combining the operations of the...
October 13, 2003 13 Oct'03
Microsoft and Vodafone link to bridge PC and mobile services

Microsoft and Vodafone have announced a partnership that aims to bridge the gap between services offered over mobile networks and...
October 10, 2003 10 Oct'03
Motion Computers starts Continental drift

Motion Computing, a tablet PC company set up by former Dell and Apple executives, is moving into European markets following its...
October 10, 2003 10 Oct'03
Counterfeit batteries caused Nokias to explode

A Nokia spokeswoman in the US has said that three recent incidents of exploding Nokia phones were caused by the use of...
October 09, 2003 09 Oct'03
ARM expands foundry programme for chips

ARM will add one of its most frequently licensed processor cores to its foundry programme for fabless chip companies, so those...
October 09, 2003 09 Oct'03
Transmeta looks ahead to second-generation Efficeon chip

Transmeta has not yet launched its first-generation Efficeon processor, but the company has already begun talking about the...
October 09, 2003 09 Oct'03
Apple should have used Intel chips, says ex-CEO

Apple should have adopted the Intel architecture when it had the chance, former chief John Sculley has admitted.
October 08, 2003 08 Oct'03
Nokia unveils mobile access system

Nokia has created a server-based product which formats corporate e-mail, documents and other content for viewing on mobile data...
October 08, 2003 08 Oct'03
IBM bolsters mainframes support

IBM is ramping up its zSeries technical support operation and has begun offering customers a $250,000 credit to encourage them to...
October 07, 2003 07 Oct'03
Microsoft to make changes to Explorer

Microsoft is making "minor changes" to its Internet Explorer web browser that will affect how web page authors embed and...
October 07, 2003 07 Oct'03
ClearCube expands reach and usability of blades

Blade PC company ClearCube has updated its technology for connecting users to its blades, using IP as the transmission standard.
October 07, 2003 07 Oct'03
Yahoo IM offers web conferencing

Yahoo and WebEx Communications have completed of their project to integrate Yahoo’s Business Messenger with WebEx Meetings, a...
October 07, 2003 07 Oct'03
Marimba upgrades tool to track app use

Marimba has upgraded an application-tracking tool that can measure how often end users run the programs installed on their PCs.
October 06, 2003 06 Oct'03
Chip maker sees speedy return on consolidation

Silicon chip manufacturer National Semiconductor is about to start the last stage of a project to consolidate 200 enterprise...
October 06, 2003 06 Oct'03
Networks price war looms

IT organisations could benefit from a price and services war among network infrastructure suppliers.
October 06, 2003 06 Oct'03
IBM hosting on demand points to offshore trend

IBM has broadened its remote Virtual Server Services, which had been offered only on its zSeries servers, to include the rest of...
October 03, 2003 03 Oct'03
Toshiba develops portable fuel-cell charger

Toshiba will unveil a prototype handheld fuel cell unit that it expects to have on the market in 2005 which it hopes will allow...
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
Volunteer grid tackles smallpox research

Researchers have narrowed the search for a new treatment for smallpox using the computing power of 2.5 million PCs donated by...
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
MS small-business server prepares to debut

Microsoft will use its integration abilities as a way to strengthen its hold on smaller accounts when it formally rolls out two...
October 02, 2003 02 Oct'03
European web hosting company launches in US

European web hosting and domain name registration company 1&1 Internet has launched in the US, and is offering a free, three-year...
October 01, 2003 01 Oct'03
HP to roll out more consumer products

Hewlett-Packard may have lost its lead in terms of worldwide PC shipments to rival Dell in the first quarter of this year, but...
October 01, 2003 01 Oct'03
Dell PDA specs leaked on US federal website

Documents found on the US Federal Communications Commission's website indicate that Dell's forthcoming Axim X3 personal digital...
October 01, 2003 01 Oct'03
Icann to investigate VeriSign's wildcard service

VeriSign's Site Finder has come under further scrutiny from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann).
October 01, 2003 01 Oct'03
Opera strikes licensing deal with Adobe

Adobe Systems will include the cross-platform rendering engine from niche browser maker Opera Software of Norway in its future...
October 01, 2003 01 Oct'03
Palm broadens Tungsten PDA range

Palm is unveiling three personal digital assistants today, adding two new Tungsten devices and a Zire device to its lineup.
October 01, 2003 01 Oct'03
Microsoft Media Centre software makes Europe debut

Microsoft will launch the latest version of its Windows Media Center software, bringing television capabilities and PVR (personal...
September 30, 2003 30 Sep'03
Sun revises quarterly results to report $1bn loss

Sun updates figures after a particularly difficult first quarter
September 30, 2003 30 Sep'03
SuSE rolls out Linux Desktop 9.0

SuSE Linux aims to bridge the gap between 34- and 64-bit with its SuSE Linux 9.0 desktop operating system.
September 30, 2003 30 Sep'03
IBM offers server computing remotely

IBM is introducing a range of service which provide remote access to server computing resources and prices are based on use.
September 29, 2003 29 Sep'03
Awards for excellence

More than 600 UK IT industry leaders gathered at London’s Park Lane Hilton last week to celebrate with the winners of the British...
September 29, 2003 29 Sep'03
Windows delay: users told to check licences

Organisations that have taken up Microsoft's Software Assurance subscription licensing should re-evaluate their position after...
September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03
Dell unveils products for the digital home

Dell has announced several products which include a music player and a music download service, designed to help the company ease...
September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03
GE picks Plateau e-learning system

General Electric has begun installing an e-learning management system from Plateau Systems, in what may be one of the largest...
September 26, 2003 26 Sep'03
Microsoft creates unit for mobile content delivery

Microsoft has created a business unit to develop product packages for content delivery to mobile devices.
September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03
BCS launches IT literacy campaign

A £1m campaign to raise public awareness of IT skills and the importance of IT qualifications has been launched by the BCS and...
September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03
Athlon 64 shortage hits PC makers

Despite a high-profile launch, AMD's 64-bit Athlon 64 processor is in short supply and volume shipments of PCs based on the chip...
September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03
Dell downplays opportunities in PDA market

Dell chairman Michael Dell does not expect the market for PDAs to grow significantly over the short term, and said his company...
September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03
Via to ship smallest PC processor so far

Taiwanese chip supplier Via Technologies will ship its smallest PC processor and motherboard before the end of the year.
September 25, 2003 25 Sep'03
Intel pours $450m into memory chip maker Micron

Intel has invested $450m in memory chip maker Micron Technology with the aim of developing next-generation chips that work with...
September 24, 2003 24 Sep'03
In-house approach saves Staffs Police £300,000 on mobile system

Staffordshire Police has avoided costs of around £300,000 by developing vital components of a mobile computing system in-house.
September 24, 2003 24 Sep'03
Oracle e-mail product gets BlackBerry support

Oracle has partnered with a small Canadian software company to allow users of its Oracle Collaboration Suite e-mail product to...
September 24, 2003 24 Sep'03
Shortlist announced for local government IT awards

Halton Borough Council, Liverpool City Council, Leicester City Council and the Surrey Partners e-Recruitment pathfinder project...
September 23, 2003 23 Sep'03
Mitac prepares widescreen PC for October launch

Taiwanese PC company Mitac International will begin shipping a desktop PC with an integrated 17-inch widescreen TFT liquid...
September 23, 2003 23 Sep'03
Microsoft's Office 2003 XML integration message fails to impress

Microsoft's claim that its Office 2003 suite could bridge the gap between front-end and back-end systems has aroused only mild...
September 23, 2003 23 Sep'03
Intel defends its base as mobile future awaits

Intel's successful launch of the Centrino brand - with its notebook processor, chipset and wireless chip earlier this year - was...
September 22, 2003 22 Sep'03
Intel targets blade server market

Intel has unveiled its first range of blade server products, which it will sell to tier-two server manufacturers.
September 22, 2003 22 Sep'03
Icann asks Verisign to suspend web service

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has asked Verisign to suspend its Site Finder service while it...
September 19, 2003 19 Sep'03
British computer society Record BCS income fuelled by leap in demand for qualifications

Continuing big increases in demand for IT qualifications pushed BCS income to a record £13.3m for the 2002-2003 financial year,...
September 19, 2003 19 Sep'03
New processors could drive down cost of 64-bit computing by 60%

Processor giant AMD today launched its new Athlon 64-chip in a move that could help lower the cost of 64-bit computing.
September 19, 2003 19 Sep'03
Dell comments cause confusion over modular computing initiative

Industry sources have claimed that comments made by Michael Dell at last week's OracleWorld conference in San Francisco have...
September 18, 2003 18 Sep'03
AMD prepares for Athlon64 launch

The long-awaited launch of AMD'S Athlon64 processor is less than a week away, and it is only a matter of time before rival Intel...
September 18, 2003 18 Sep'03
Intel coy over multicore processor plans

Intel's much-anticipated multicore processor, codenamed Tanglewood, will contain eight processor cores when it ships, according...
September 18, 2003 18 Sep'03
IBM touts infrastructure simplification

IBM is pushing a set of provisioning technologies and lower-cost Linux-based blade servers to help IT managers deal with...
September 18, 2003 18 Sep'03
NEC improves notebook fuel cell technology

NEC claims to have reduced the volume of a prototype fuel-cell for notebook computers by 20% while maintaining the same power...
September 18, 2003 18 Sep'03
Orange and Handspring launch smartphone for Europe

Orange has extended its latest line of smart phones with the launch of the Treo 600, which features the OS5 operating system from...
September 17, 2003 17 Sep'03
Intel parades PC partitioning and server chips

Intel announced Vanderpool, a technology which will let desktop PCs run independent operating systems on a single chip, at its...
September 17, 2003 17 Sep'03
Digital entertainment gets a boost

Intel has promised that PC gamers will soon get their very own Pentium 4 processor.
September 17, 2003 17 Sep'03
Infineon and Huawei collaborate on 3G broadband mobile phone

German chip maker Infineon Technologies and Chinese network equipment vendor Huawei Technologies are to develop a low-cost...
September 17, 2003 17 Sep'03
Intel addresses LaGrande privacy concerns

Intel is taking steps to ensure that its design for LaGrande, the next generation of computer security components, will be...
September 17, 2003 17 Sep'03
Apple updates PowerBook range

Apple Computer has added three new models to its PowerBook notebook range and unveiled a cordless mouse to accompany them.
September 17, 2003 17 Sep'03
Sun touts Intel Xeon-based grid

Sun Microsystems has introduced a reference architecture and product bundle for setting up Intel-based computing grids. It...
September 16, 2003 16 Sep'03
Industry trade group releases ExpressCard standard

The industry trade group PCMCIA, which maintains the standard for PC cards, has released the ExpressCard standard, which reduces...
September 16, 2003 16 Sep'03
AMD to introduce low-power Opterons

AMD will offer mid- and low-power versions of its Opteron server and workstation processor in the first half of 2004.
September 16, 2003 16 Sep'03
Atheros and Broadcom chips promise faster Wi-Fi with less power

Broadcom and Atheros Communications have introduced new chipsets for connecting notebooks to wireless networks, and both are...