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June 16, 2003 16 Jun'03
IDC predicts dramatic growth for Linux use in Europe

European IT departments will dramatically increase their use of open source operating system Linux on both servers and desktops...
June 16, 2003 16 Jun'03
Microsoft to end IE development for the Mac

Microsoft is to stop developing versions of its Internet Explorer browser software for Macintosh computers, saying that Apple's...
June 13, 2003 13 Jun'03
Sun's JXTA poses expansion possibilities

Sun Microsystems is pursuing opportunities for its JXTA peer-to-peer technology. One possibility is putting it in the Sun Grid...
June 12, 2003 12 Jun'03
Java to ship on Dell and HP PCs

Sun Microsystems has signed agreements with Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer to distribute Sun’s Java Runtime Environment (JRE)...

June 12, 2003 12 Jun'03
Intel launches chip line for large notebooks

Intel has added a third mobile processor line to its roster with the launch of the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor, designed for...
June 12, 2003 12 Jun'03
Intel and Sun partner for mobility

Sun Microsystems and Intel will collaborate to promote Java and Intel’s XScale processor technology for mobile devices.
June 11, 2003 11 Jun'03
Launch date set for Pocket PC 2003 and HP and Gateway to launch PDAs

Microsoft will launch its Pocket PC 2003 operating system on 23 June, and Gateway and Hewlett-Packard (HP) will announce their...
June 11, 2003 11 Jun'03
Penguin Computing acquires Scyld Computing

Linux server company Penguin Computing is buying Scyld Computing, the privately held Beowulf cluster management software...
June 10, 2003 10 Jun'03
IBM and Infineon talk up magnetic memory

IBM and Infineon Technologies will outline their advances in developing magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) technology in a paper...
June 10, 2003 10 Jun'03
Intel and Sun to optimise J2ME for mobile devices

Intel and Sun Microsystems have joined forces to pursue the smartphone and mobile computing device market by working to optimise...

June 10, 2003 10 Jun'03
Venture capital firm snaps up Corel

Corel, the maker of the WordPerfect office suite and Corel Draw, is being acquired by Vector Capital.
June 09, 2003 09 Jun'03
Users take some blame for faulty applications

Findings of a recent Gartner survey claim that users blame themselves for software defects as much as they blame suppliers.
June 06, 2003 06 Jun'03
M-payments will not replace cash

The concept of mobile phone-based e-cash replacing paper money is far from a reality and end-users are unlikely to demand this...
June 06, 2003 06 Jun'03
Machine vision could automate inspection

A team from the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre has recently completed a trial of computer-based machine vision technology...
June 05, 2003 05 Jun'03
Palm/Handspring offshoot perceived as strong wireless contender

Enterprise users and industry analysts see Palm's $169m acquisition of Handspring as a smart move that will result in a combined...
June 04, 2003 04 Jun'03
Palm to buy Handspring

Palm is set to buy Handspring and spin off its PalmSource subsidiary as a separate company.
June 04, 2003 04 Jun'03
IBM flashes blades for carriers

IBM will use the Supercomm trade show in Atlanta next week to announce three moves intended to help service providers cut costs,...
June 04, 2003 04 Jun'03
HP initiative harks back to thin client computing

Hewlett-Packard wants to redefine traditional notions of how to best provision office workers with their own systems by enabling...
June 03, 2003 03 Jun'03
Mobile payments are unlikely to replace cash

The concept of mobile phones replacing cash is far from a reality and end users are unlikely to demand this form of electronic...
June 02, 2003 02 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...
June 02, 2003 02 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...
June 02, 2003 02 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.
June 02, 2003 02 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...
June 02, 2003 02 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...
June 02, 2003 02 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...
June 02, 2003 02 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...
May 30, 2003 30 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"...
May 29, 2003 29 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,...
May 28, 2003 28 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.
May 27, 2003 27 May'03
Vodafone cuts its losses

Vodafone has narrowed its losses during its last financial year, reporting a 33% increase in revenue for 2003.
May 27, 2003 27 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...
May 27, 2003 27 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...
May 27, 2003 27 May'03
IT strike at Home Office

Stress caused by "unworkable computer system" sparks staff walk-out.
May 23, 2003 23 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...
May 21, 2003 21 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...
May 21, 2003 21 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.
May 20, 2003 20 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...
May 20, 2003 20 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...
May 19, 2003 19 May'03
IBM users welcome flagship mainframe

IBM users have welcomed the launch of the zSeries 990, the firm's new flagship mainframe.
May 19, 2003 19 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.
May 19, 2003 19 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...
May 19, 2003 19 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...
May 16, 2003 16 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...
May 16, 2003 16 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...
May 15, 2003 15 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...
May 15, 2003 15 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,...
May 15, 2003 15 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.
May 15, 2003 15 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...
May 15, 2003 15 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...
May 15, 2003 15 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...
May 14, 2003 14 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...
May 13, 2003 13 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.
May 13, 2003 13 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.
May 13, 2003 13 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)...
May 13, 2003 13 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.
May 09, 2003 09 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...
May 08, 2003 08 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...
May 07, 2003 07 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...
May 07, 2003 07 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...
May 06, 2003 06 May'03
E-learning firm offers computer science MSc to graduates worldwide via the web

UKeU offers University of Hertfordshire computer masters course online
May 06, 2003 06 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...
May 06, 2003 06 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...
May 06, 2003 06 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.
May 06, 2003 06 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...
May 06, 2003 06 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...
May 02, 2003 02 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...
May 02, 2003 02 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...
May 02, 2003 02 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...
May 01, 2003 01 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...
April 30, 2003 30 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...
April 30, 2003 30 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.
April 30, 2003 30 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...
April 29, 2003 29 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...
April 29, 2003 29 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...
April 28, 2003 28 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,...
April 28, 2003 28 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...
April 25, 2003 25 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...
April 24, 2003 24 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...
April 24, 2003 24 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...
April 24, 2003 24 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...
April 23, 2003 23 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...
April 22, 2003 22 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...
April 22, 2003 22 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...
April 22, 2003 22 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...
April 22, 2003 22 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...
April 22, 2003 22 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....
April 17, 2003 17 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.
April 15, 2003 15 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...
April 15, 2003 15 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...
April 15, 2003 15 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...
April 14, 2003 14 Apr'03
Cultural barriers slow e-gov take-up

Councils are hitting cultural barriers in their attempts to implement online public services.
April 14, 2003 14 Apr'03
Microsoft unlocks 64-bit computing for the masses

Windows and Intel's market entry will force down Unix prices for users.
April 11, 2003 11 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...
April 11, 2003 11 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...
April 11, 2003 11 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...
April 10, 2003 10 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...
April 10, 2003 10 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...
April 10, 2003 10 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...
April 09, 2003 09 Apr'03
IBM releases autonomic blueprint

IBM has unveiled a blueprint to assist customers designing and building autonomic computing environments.
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...