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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...
September 16, 2003 16 Sep'03
US server market will bounce back, says IDC

The US server market is poised to recover this year after a three-year slump, partly as a result of a migration toward...
September 16, 2003 16 Sep'03
Orange and AT&T to offer Windows phones

Motorola and Microsoft have launched a clamshell mobile phone, based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone software.
September 16, 2003 16 Sep'03
Child protection plan faces IT difficulties

Local authorities and other bodies face severe technical difficulties in meeting government demands that they share information...
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
BCS sponsors scouts badge in IT

The BCS hopes to improve IT skills and the image of IT among young people through the sponsorship of a new badge for the 500,000...
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
HP's Fiorina stresses grid challenges

Hewlett-Packard chairman and chief executive officer Carly Fiorina has stressed that challenges must be met for computing grids...
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
Office 2003 due for early release

Select Microsoft customers will have early access to several of the latest Office System products.
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
IBM supercomputers to help fight skin cancer

Electro-Optical Sciences (EOS) will be the first life sciences company to use on-demand supercomputing power from IBM to analyse...
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
Oracle users in no hurry to embrace grid computing strategy

Oracle's grid computing strategy may have grabbed the attention of users, although several admitted it would be some time before...
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
Intel stalls Centrino combination chip launch

Intel has warned that the combination wireless version of its Centrino chip will be delayed because testing and validation of the...
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
Online retailers detail latest PDA plans from Palm and Toshiba

Amazon.com has published details of two as-yet unannounced models from Toshiba.
September 12, 2003 12 Sep'03
Sharp shows off notebook with 3D display

Sharp has unveiled a notebook computer with a display that gives the illusion of depth and can display objects in three...
September 10, 2003 10 Sep'03
IBM combines two semiconductor manufacturing techniques for fast transistors

By combining two semiconductor manufacturing techniques, IBM hopes to improve transistor performance by about half in the next...
September 10, 2003 10 Sep'03
AMD releases Opteron 146 and 846

AMD has completed the roll-out of its group of Opteron chips by adding the Opteron 146 and Opteron 846 to its lineup.
September 09, 2003 09 Sep'03
Intel takes Manitoba to the Edge in mobile phones

Designers of mobile phones based on the emerging Edge (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) standard will be able to...
September 09, 2003 09 Sep'03
Sun adds RealPlayer to Mad Hatter bundle

Sun Microsystems will include RealNetworks' RealPlayer media player in its forthcoming Mad Hatter Linux-based desktop package.
September 09, 2003 09 Sep'03
Broadcom introduces single-chip Wi-Fi client

Broadcom has unveiled what it claims is the world's first 802.11b wireless Wi-Fi Lan client contained on a single, low-power chip...
September 08, 2003 08 Sep'03
Top supply executives predict market upturn

An exclusive survey of executives from leading IT suppliers by Microscope, Computer Weekly's sister magazine, reveals that they...
September 08, 2003 08 Sep'03
Intel releases two more Itanium processors

Intel will today (8 September) unveil two new Itanium 2 processors designed for both dual-processor and high-density blade or...
September 08, 2003 08 Sep'03
IBM experiments with Socializer technology

IBM has unveiled its alphaWorks site for emerging technologies software called Socializer, a peer-to-peer application that...
September 08, 2003 08 Sep'03
Dell ships Axim Rom update CDs

Dell will ship a long-awaited Rom update to its Windows Mobile 2003 Axim handhelds on CDs.
September 05, 2003 05 Sep'03
HP to grid-enable all systems

Hewlett-Packard is to add grid capabilities to all of its systems over the next two to three years.
September 04, 2003 04 Sep'03
Microsoft launches black leather mouse

Microsoft refreshed its mice and keyboard line-up on Wednesday, introducing three mice with a tilting wheel for horizontal...
September 03, 2003 03 Sep'03
Sars outbreak fails to dent second-quarter mobile phone sales

Changing fashions and maturing markets continued to drive mobile phone sales in the second quarter of the year, pushing worldwide...
September 03, 2003 03 Sep'03
IBM pushes data centre provisioning

IBM is to roll out a set of intelligent system-provisioning tools next month, which can track the use of mainframes, servers and...
September 03, 2003 03 Sep'03
Adobe's Creative Suite goes global

Adobe Systems is to roll out its Creative Suite collections of professional graphics software worldwide at the end of the...
September 03, 2003 03 Sep'03
Apple chosen for supercomputing cluster

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will build an Infiniband cluster using Apple's new dual-processor Power Mac...
September 03, 2003 03 Sep'03
Intel to launch Deerfield before developer conference

Intel will announce Deerfield, the low-power version of its Itanium 2 chip, next Monday, according to a source familiar with the...
September 02, 2003 02 Sep'03
IBM rolls out Tivoli Intelligent Orchestration

IBM will roll out application provisioning software it acquired in its May acquisition of Think Dynamics at the end of the month.
September 02, 2003 02 Sep'03
Worldwide server sales rise sharply in second quarter

Worldwide sales of server systems rose 17.5% in the second quarter of this year - halting a nine-quarter decline, according to...
September 01, 2003 01 Sep'03
Sun ONE Application Server 7 Enterprise Edition prepares for debut

Sun Microsystems aims to make its mark in the Java application server space with its upcoming Sun ONE Application Server 7...
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Hardware failure takes down financial futures exchange

The European financial futures and options trading market, Euronext.Liffe lost 400,000 trades on Wednesday (27 August) when a...
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Microsoft seeks licensing deals from IM client makers

Microsoft is contacting providers of instant messaging (IM) software to try to cut licensing deals before stops its MSN IM...
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Lindows.com unveils cheap business PCs

Lindows.com has introduced an inexpensive computer for business customers which is designed to run limited applications on its...
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
Dell boosts Inspiron's media capabilities

Dell has launched the Inspiron 8600 in the US which, the company claims, will improve the multimedia capabilities of its major...
August 29, 2003 29 Aug'03
IBM widens monitor recall

IBM will expand its recall of certain monitors to include an additional 63,000 units with circuit boards that could overheat.
August 28, 2003 28 Aug'03
Server sales rise in Europe, Middle East and Africa

The server market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) showed strong volume growth in the second quarter of this year,...
August 28, 2003 28 Aug'03
University and IBM work on 'supercomputer' chip

IBM has predicted that a chip it is developing with the University of Texas at Austin could produce supercomputer-like...
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
Sun seeks to spur app server adoption

Sun Microsystems aims to make its mark in the Java application server space with its upcoming Sun ONE Application Server 7...
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
US lab soups up supercomputer

The US Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Labs (PNNL) has claimed that its 2,000-processor Intel Itanium 2...
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
Intel plans second assembly plant for China

Intel has signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a test and assembly facility in the southwestern Chinese city of...
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
AMD sends Durons to emerging markets

Advanced Micro Devices has released three Duron chips for low-end desktops aimed at price-conscious buyers.
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
MS cuts Windows price in Thailand

Microsoft has cut the price of its Windows operating system and Office application suite in Thailand, according to a report...
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
SuSE and SGI form high-performance alliance

SuSE Linux and Silicon Graphics (SGI) have partnered to bring together SGI's latest high-performance Altix 3000 servers and...
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
IBM offers FAStT600 turbo-charge

IBM will offer some enhancements to its FAStT600 storage server that it claims will improve its performance and double the amount...
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
HP updates low-end iPaq

Hewlett-Packard continued to revamp its iPaq handhelds with the launch of the h1935, a lightweight personal digital assistant...
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Microsoft extends mainstream support for Exchange 5.5

Microsoft is to extend mainstream support for Exchange 5.5 until 31 December 2004. The mainstream support period had been...
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Intel raises revenue expectations

Intel raised its revenue expectations for the third quarter on Friday (22 August) citing strong demand for PC and server...
August 21, 2003 21 Aug'03
Philips licenses Memory Stick technology for TVs

Philips Electronics is licensing Sony's Memory Stick software for use in its Nexperia-branded family of multimedia chips for...
August 21, 2003 21 Aug'03
Gateway readies low-end storage products

Gateway next week is expected to announce its first low-end storage array as part of an overall strategy to sell everything from...
August 21, 2003 21 Aug'03
IBM runs Power5 prototypes

IBM confirmed on Tuesday that the first silicon prototypes of its multi-threaded, multi-core Power5 microprocessor are now...
August 20, 2003 20 Aug'03
Microsoft to lock down MSN Messenger network

Microsoft will make changes to its MSN instant messaging service that will lock out users of third-party software that uses the...
August 20, 2003 20 Aug'03
Linux kernels riddled with 'misappropriated' code, claims SCO

The Linux kernels at the heart of SCO’s legal claim contain thousands of files “misappropriated" from Unix, SCO has claimed.
August 19, 2003 19 Aug'03
Darpa work is shaping Sun's future

A desktop-sized supercomputer, new types of computer memory systems and easier-to-build microprocessors could be reality if...
August 19, 2003 19 Aug'03
No escape from SCO licence fee, Linux users warned

SCO has warned Linux users that they will still need to buy one of its licences even if they manage to find and replace the code...
August 18, 2003 18 Aug'03
IBM financial package clinches Lego upgrade

An attractive financial package was the deciding factor in toy maker Lego's decision to migrate from Hewlett-Packard to IBM, as...
August 18, 2003 18 Aug'03
Injuries trial proves value of MMS

Analysts predict a sharp uptake in photo messaging in the public and private sectors following the launch of a trial by Scottish...
August 15, 2003 15 Aug'03
Sun touts OS as secure alternative to Windows

Sun Microsystems has opened up early registration for Project Mad Hatter, positioning it as a cheaper, secure alternative desktop...
August 14, 2003 14 Aug'03
Europe to receive Intel/Microsoft phone in Q3

Efforts by Microsoft to penetrate the European mobile phone market could receive a boost when Taiwanese hardware manufacturer...
August 14, 2003 14 Aug'03
Cruise firm to manage its 4,000 PCs remotely

Carnival Cruise Lines is to deploy a system to manage and provision 4,000 PCs remotely, including 1,200 installed on the...
August 14, 2003 14 Aug'03
Lotus hops on IBM's Express

IBM yesterday released two previously announced Lotus additions to its midmarket line of Express software products.
August 13, 2003 13 Aug'03
Iomega to ship 35Gybte portable drive

Iomega is developing a way for computer users to take their hard discs on the road.
August 13, 2003 13 Aug'03
AMD unveils 64-bit awareness campaign

PC manufacturers expect a marketing campaign announced by Advanced Micro Devices to improve awareness of the company's 64-bit...
August 13, 2003 13 Aug'03
Gateway delays release of handheld

Gateway has pushed back the release of its first handheld product, which might not surface this year, a spokeswoman said...
August 13, 2003 13 Aug'03
Sun to discontine LX50 Intel-based server

Sun Microsystems will stop selling its LX50 server, the company's first general purpose Intel x86-based server, on 16 October.
August 12, 2003 12 Aug'03
Microsoft wants user feedback on Office

Microsoft wants more details on how its products are used so it can make its applications "almost entirely crash-free" and build...