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Data centre hardware
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
New head of IT at Harrods tasked with quadrupling online sales
Department store Harrods has appointed a new IT director to replace John Granville, who recently left the company by mutual...
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
Home Office staff work to rule
More than 300 Home Office payroll and pensions staff are working to rule after a three-day strike last week in protest at an...
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
Apps held back by lack of support
Mobile applications for Microsoft's first smartphone, the SPV, are being held back in the UK by a lack of developer support.
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
Symantec upgrades remote connectivity software
Symantec's pcAnywhere 11.0, an upgraded release of its remote-access software features performance improvements and a revised...
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
NHS plan branded a 'farce'
A £2.3bn plan for NHS computer systems has been branded a farce, with the Department of Health asking selected bidders to design...
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
Ximian unveils latest Linux desktop
Ximian has rolled out the latest version of its environment designed to help administrators better integrate and manage Linux in...
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June 02, 2003
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Jun'03
Intel turns off PROSet software in Centrino chip
Intel has turned off the software used by its Centrino mobile chip set after notebook and laptop PC users suffered blue-screen...
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May 30, 2003
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May'03
Intel's Centrino may crash Windows when used with VPNs
Notebook and laptop computers based on Intel's mobile and wireless Centrino chip architecture can experience a "blue screen"...
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May 29, 2003
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May'03
Wi-fi chip prices predicted to fall
Oversupply and low-cost entrants to the market for wireless internet chips are causing prices to plummet as volumes grow,...
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May 28, 2003
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May'03
IBM debuts eServer pSeries 615
IBM has boosted the speed and reliability of its Unix server system line with the eServer pSeries 615.
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May 27, 2003
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May'03
Vodafone cuts its losses
Vodafone has narrowed its losses during its last financial year, reporting a 33% increase in revenue for 2003.
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May 27, 2003
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May'03
Web services to create $4.3bn hardware market
As IT moves to adopt web services, IS managers will end up spending more money on hardware than on software, according to an IDC...
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May 27, 2003
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May'03
Microsoft works to fix Windows compatibility flaw
A change to Microsoft's tape backup feature makes file backup tapes created with Windows Server 2003 incompatible with previous...
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May 27, 2003
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May'03
IT strike at Home Office
Stress caused by "unworkable computer system" sparks staff walk-out.
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May 23, 2003
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May'03
HP researchers browse e-book possibilities
Researchers at Hewlett-Packard in Bristol are working on experimental e-books which allow users to flick through pages as if they...
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May 21, 2003
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May'03
IBM brings clustering to BladeCenter
IBM has introduced pre-packaged blade clusters, which use IBM's 1350 Linux/Intel cluster technology on its eServer BladeCenter...
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May 21, 2003
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May'03
Intel's Springdale appears in new PCs
Several PC suppliers have released systems based on technology from Intel which include new processors and a new chipset.
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May 20, 2003
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May'03
HP rolls out Itanium OS
Hoping to bolster its Adaptive Enterprise strategy for on-demand computing, Hewlett-Packard will ship the latest version of its...
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May 20, 2003
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May'03
Sun offers Red Hat Linux on servers
Six weeks after discontinuing its own version of Linux, Sun Microsystems will sell and support all three of Red Hat's Enterprise...
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May 19, 2003
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May'03
IBM users welcome flagship mainframe
IBM users have welcomed the launch of the zSeries 990, the firm's new flagship mainframe.
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May 19, 2003
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May'03
Chip flaw dents Intel's datacentre success
In a blow to the credibility of commodity 64-bit computing, a flaw has been identified in Intel's Itanium II 64-bit server chips.
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May 19, 2003
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May'03
UK banks launch mobile services
The UK's leading banks and mobile phone operators last week unveiled a service that will allow customers to top up pre-paid...
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May 19, 2003
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May'03
SCO threatens to sue any company that uses Linux
Software supplier SCO has sent letters to 1,500 of the world's largest businesses warning that they risk legal action if they...
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May 16, 2003
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May'03
Intel launches next-generation desktop and notebook processors
Intel has unveiled its next-generation desktop and notebook processors and plan for bringing Intel silicon into a majority of the...
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May 16, 2003
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May'03
Dell reports 18% rise in revenue
Dell Computer has reported an 18% increase in revenue for its first financial quarter, citing strong demand for its Intel-based...
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May 15, 2003
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May'03
iTunes downloads top two million
More than two million songs have now been bought and downloaded from iTunes Music Store since the launch on 29 April, with more...
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May 15, 2003
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May'03
Gartner predicts rise in Q2 PC shipments
Modest increases in worldwide PC shipments and revenue will occur in the second quarter of this year amid economic uncertainty,...
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May 15, 2003
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May'03
General Motors migrates CAD system to EDS
General Motors is migrating its global computer-aided design system to Electronic Data Systems' Unigraphics NX.
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May 15, 2003
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May'03
South Korea aims for 10 million digital homes by 2007
The South Korean government wants two-thirds of all households in the country to be on digital networks within the next four...
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May 15, 2003
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May'03
HP sharpens blade PCs for launch
Hewlett-Packard is will refresh its hardware products for the enterprise market next week, and the introduction of its blade PCs...
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May 15, 2003
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May'03
SCO threatens all corporate Linux users
The SCO Group has abandoned its Linux business and warned commercial Linux users they may be financially liable for intellectual...
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May 14, 2003
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May'03
Intel hails Florence prototype as the notebook of the future
Intel is working on a reference design known as "Florence" for mobile products that expands upon a convertible Tablet PC...
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May 13, 2003
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May'03
AMD claims Athlon XP 3200+ is its fastest to date
Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled what it claims is its fastest desktop processor to date.
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May 13, 2003
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May'03
IBM prepares to unleash T-Rex mainframe
IBM unveils its next generation of mainframe computers at an event in San Francisco later today.
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May 13, 2003
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May'03
Fujitsu Siemens bundles SuSE Linux
Companies purchasing a Primergy server can acquire Linux software supplied by SuSE Linux on a CPU (central processing unit)...
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May 13, 2003
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May'03
Bug stops IBM Itanium server shipments
IBM is stopping shipments of the x450 server, its first Itanium 2 product, because of a flaw in Intel's flagship chip.
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May 09, 2003
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May'03
US air base saves $15m a year with wireless system
The US Air Force Materiel Command's logistics centre at Hill Air Force Base in Utah has deployed a wireless parts-tracking system...
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May 08, 2003
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May'03
US e-voting proposal draws mixed reactions
Electronic voting machines will receive some of the $3.9bn funding President George W Bush has allocated for the replacement of...
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May 07, 2003
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May'03
Blunkett wins backing for digitised passports
David Blunkett has won backing for the use of digitised passports as part of a security clampdown across international...
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May 07, 2003
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May'03
PalmSource brings BlackBerry to Palm OS
PalmSource has announced that PalmOS licensees can use Research in Motion's (Rim) BlackBerry wireless e-mail software in their...
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
E-learning firm offers computer science MSc to graduates worldwide via the web
UKeU offers University of Hertfordshire computer masters course online
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
Britannia Airways cabin crew get PDAs to process duty free sales
Britannia Airways is issuing 1,800 ruggedised personal digital assistants to it cabin crew to be used as electronic point of sale...
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
Royal Mail signs £1.5bn outsourcing deal
Royal Mail has finally signed a contract with the Computer Sciences Corporation-led Prism Alliance for a £1.5bn deal to outsource...
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
Microsoft plans open approach to data centre management
Microsoft is to take an open approach to systems management with its initiative for simplifying corporate data centres.
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
Microsoft plugs BizTalk Server holes
Microsoft has warned users to fix a security flaw in its BizTalk Server enterprise integration product, which could allow an...
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May 06, 2003
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May'03
HP unifies server division
Almost a year to the day after it acquired Compaq, Hewlett-Packard is consolidating several departments in its Enterprise Systems...
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May 02, 2003
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May'03
IBM claims smallest solid-state light emitter
Researchers at IBM have used microscopic carbon molecules to emit light, a breakthrough that could replace silicon as the...
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May 02, 2003
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May'03
Flash memory packed into a watch
The decreasing size and increasing capacity of flash memory chips has enabled small portable memory devices, such as flash discs...
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May 02, 2003
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May'03
IBM juices up On demand initiative
IBM has boosted its On Demand computing initiative with a handful of virtualisation and grid-enabling technologies designed to...
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May 01, 2003
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May'03
Testing times ahead in 64-bit server migration
Mid-range server users will have to endure extensive systems testing to ensure a smooth transition to Intel's forthcoming Madison...
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April 30, 2003
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Apr'03
IBM launches UK Linux competence centre
IBM launched its ninth Linux competency centre yesterday (29 April), a financial services-focused centre based at IBM's offices...
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April 30, 2003
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Apr'03
Motion to ship Centrino Tablet PC in May
Motion Computing will unveil the new M1300 Tablet PC on 12 May with Intel's Centrino package of chips.
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April 30, 2003
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Apr'03
European IT directors focused on the basics, says IDC
The basics of IT infrastructure - security, systems administration and data management - are the top priorities for European IT...
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April 29, 2003
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Apr'03
Almost all out for Derby Cricket Club
The English cricket season started in earnest over the Easter weekend, but for one cricket club, a computer calamity almost led...
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April 29, 2003
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Apr'03
Server shipments grow by 10%
The worldwide server market performed better than expected in the first quarter of 2003, despite the threat of war with Iraq and...
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April 28, 2003
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Apr'03
IBM aims to iron out service clashes
The clash between channel service sales and direct services from IBM Global Services has been rescinded, according to the vendor,...
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April 28, 2003
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Apr'03
£2.3bn at risk if staff reject new IT
Ministers and the Department of Health are risking much of the £2.3bn NHS IT investment by underestimating the need to win user...
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April 25, 2003
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Apr'03
NHS faces planning blight fear after £250m project cancelled
The cancellation of a £250m electronic patient records project in the Birmingham area has prompted renewed fears of a blight on...
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April 24, 2003
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Apr'03
Intel boosts Itanium's 32-bit processing ability
Intel plans to offer software technology called IA-32 Execution Layer with future versions of its 64-bit Itanium 2 processor that...
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April 24, 2003
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Apr'03
Users still hold back on buying handhelds
Handheld shipments continued to decline in the first quarter, as poor consumer confidence and tight IT budgets take their toll on...
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April 24, 2003
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Apr'03
European web hosting market worth $1bn by 2005
The market for managed web hosting services in Europe will be worth around $1bn (£628m) by 2005, according to market research...
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April 23, 2003
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Apr'03
Open-source development lab names new CEO
The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), an advocacy group that promotes Linux use in corporate computing, has hired a 22-year IT...
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April 22, 2003
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Apr'03
PC manufacturers use 875P to increase front bus speeds
Several PC makers have released new models that take advantage of Intel's new 875P chipset, which offers improved performance...
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April 22, 2003
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Apr'03
AMD rolls out 64-bit server chip
Software and hardware suppliers have been quick to release products using Advanced Micro Devices latest 64-bit Opteron server...
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April 22, 2003
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Apr'03
Ram boost for Palm PDAs
Palm is now able to use up to 128Mbytes of Ram in its PDAs as the result of collaborative efforts with its operating system...
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April 22, 2003
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Apr'03
HP's IPaq to be unveiled in late May
Hewlett-Packard (HP) will unveil its iPaq h2200 PDA on 30 May, according to High Tech Computer (HTC), the Taiwanese company that...
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April 22, 2003
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Apr'03
SuSE ships Opteron version of Linux
SuSE Linux is shipping a version of its Linux enterprise server operating system for Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron 64-bit chip....
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April 17, 2003
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Apr'03
SCO releases Linux server for Itanium
The SCO Group has released a Linux server operating system for the 64-bit Intel Itanium processor.
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April 15, 2003
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Apr'03
Intel validates Pentium M for networking products
The new architecture of the Pentium M processor allows it to be used in any device that needs to pack a lot of processing power...
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April 15, 2003
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Apr'03
Cisco and Hitachi add to storage lines
Cisco Systems and Hitachi Data Systems will both announce major additions to their storage product lines at this week's Storage...
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April 15, 2003
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Apr'03
Novell adopts Linux as NetWare migration path
Novell's NetWare 7, due out in approximately two years' time, will be a set of services that sits on top of both the NetWare and...
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April 14, 2003
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Apr'03
Cultural barriers slow e-gov take-up
Councils are hitting cultural barriers in their attempts to implement online public services.
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April 14, 2003
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Apr'03
Microsoft unlocks 64-bit computing for the masses
Windows and Intel's market entry will force down Unix prices for users.
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April 11, 2003
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Apr'03
Ordnance Survey staff to get XP Tablet PCs
The Ordnance Survey is to issue its field surveyors with 300 Tablet PCs running Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to enable...
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April 11, 2003
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Apr'03
Dell adds Pentium M models to notebook lines
Dell rounded out its notebook lines yesterday with two machines based on Intel's Pentium M processor and a combination of...
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April 11, 2003
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Apr'03
Intel updates mobile technology work
Intel revealed few surprises at its Intel Developer Forum Japan event yesterday, instead choosing to give the Japanese audience a...
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April 10, 2003
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Apr'03
Oracle pushes Linux to independent suppliers
Oracle has launched a support and marketing program to encourage independent software suppliers to develop Linux-based Oracle...
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April 10, 2003
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Apr'03
Toshiba unveils prototype LCD with built-in scanner
Toshiba demonstrated a prototype liquid crystal display (LCD) panel with a built-in scanner at the Electronic Display Expo in...
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April 10, 2003
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Apr'03
Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2003 for AMD's 64-bit chips
Microsoft will release a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP for Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) forthcoming...
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April 09, 2003
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Apr'03
IBM releases autonomic blueprint
IBM has unveiled a blueprint to assist customers designing and building autonomic computing environments.
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April 09, 2003
09
Apr'03
Sun's McNealy sings a low-cost tune
Scott McNealy, Sun's chairman and chief executive officer, promised to deliver low-cost computing to users when he launched a...
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April 08, 2003
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Apr'03
Latest Lexmark products aim to 'print smarter'
Lexmark International has announced a series of products, ranging from workgroup to personal printers.
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April 08, 2003
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Apr'03
VeriSign and nCipher join forces on hardware certificate
A new SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate - the joint product of VeriSign and nCipher - will provide stronger protection for...
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April 08, 2003
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Apr'03
Gateway launches two rack servers amid corporate push
Gateway is determined to improve its standing among corporate customers by bolstering its server lines and adding storage...
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April 08, 2003
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Apr'03
Nats unveils European IT strategy
National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has launched an European IT system strategy to help it meet long-term air traffic handling...
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April 07, 2003
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Apr'03
64-bit computing Dell to cut 64-bit costs
Dell's plan to launch Itanium-based products running the Linux operating system later this year could knock nearly a third off...
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April 07, 2003
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Apr'03
Computer Associates moves core products to Linux
Computer Associates is ramping up efforts to move its core management products to Linux.
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April 04, 2003
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Apr'03
Old technology offers new answers in Columbia crash probe
An old-fashioned magnetic tape recorder on board the doomed space shuttle Columbia is helping NASA fill in critical gaps about...
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April 03, 2003
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Apr'03
SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop slated for June
SuSE Linux is to ship its SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop operating system in June, having delayed plans to ship it during the...
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April 03, 2003
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Apr'03
Gateway to restate financial results
Computer maker Gateway is restating the revenue it earned from the inclusion of America Online internet services with computers...
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April 02, 2003
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Apr'03
Users voice concern over Dell expansion
Some of Dell's major UK customers are concerned that they may suffer as the hardware shifts focus to expand into new product...
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April 01, 2003
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Apr'03
IBM and SuSE roll out grid toolkit
IBM's Globus Toolkit is now available for Linux on its zSeries.
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March 31, 2003
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Mar'03
Centrino-based Tablet PCs in the pipeline
Tablet PCs based on the Centrino platform are hitting the market at a slower pace than notebooks, despite the announcements of...
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March 31, 2003
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Mar'03
Trade groups bring Microsoft to appeals court
A US appeals court will hear arguments from two trade groups opposed to the antitrust settlement negotiated by the US Department...
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March 31, 2003
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Mar'03
Sun broadens Linux backing
Sun Microsystems is to adopt commonly known Linux distributions for deployment on a range of Intel-based systems it is planning...
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March 28, 2003
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Mar'03
High-street retail giants reveal IT plans
Two of the UK’s biggest high-street retailers this week revealed how many of their key IT investments were coming to fruition as...
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March 27, 2003
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Mar'03
SuSE announces Itanium availability of server OS
SuSE Linux has announced the general availability of its SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 operating system for Intel's family of...
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March 26, 2003
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Mar'03
Don't ignore mobile computing, says analyst
Enterprises should see mobile computing as being business critical rather than push it aside.
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March 26, 2003
26
Mar'03
UK users get a louder voice as Certus merges with NCC
IT User group Certus this week merged with the National Computing Centre in an ambitious attempt to give IT decision-makers in...
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March 26, 2003
26
Mar'03
University research centre to boost UK broadband
Brunel University's Department of Information Systems and Computing is to set up a Broadband Research Centre.