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• October 24, 2002 24 Oct'02

  Police IT to target and fast-track persistent crooks

  A major upgrade to the Police National Computer (PNC) is to be used as part of a Home Office drive to target the persistent...

• October 24, 2002 24 Oct'02

  HP to double Itanium processor count

  Hewlett-Packard is to double the number of processors in its Itanium servers in 2004 as the company attempts to fill a technology...

• October 23, 2002 23 Oct'02

  Transmeta Crusoe certified for Windows XP Embedded

  Transmeta's Crusoe mobile processor has been certified for the latest package of security fixes and feature updates for...

• October 22, 2002 22 Oct'02

  Chrysler adopts Linux for vehicle crash testing

  Chrysler Group is using a Linux cluster computer for crash simulation testing and analysis. The system is expected to improve...

• October 21, 2002 21 Oct'02

  Palm and Sony Ericsson to improve Bluetooth compatibility

  PalmSource and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications are working together to simplify Bluetooth setup between devices running the...

• October 21, 2002 21 Oct'02

  IBM pushes self-healing systems

  IBM has formed the Autonomic Computing Organization to drive the integration of technology designed to fix systems automatically.

• October 18, 2002 18 Oct'02

  Philips dissolves Components division

  Philips Electronics is to shut its California-based components division. Most of the activities will be moved to other Philips...

• October 18, 2002 18 Oct'02

  Apple founder: PC upgrades are levelling off

  Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and one of the key people behind the PC revolution, believes the seemingly...

• October 18, 2002 18 Oct'02

  Clarion announces Windows CE-based car PC

  Japan's Clarion has unveiled an in-car computer at the World PC Expo in Tokyo this week, and said it planned to put the device on...

• October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02

  Media firms fail to profit from SMS

  Media companies have embraced SMS (Short Message Service) as a marketing channel but are unhappy with the returns they are...

• October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02

  Dell vows to cut cost of printing

  Dell chief executive Michael Dell has pledged to dramatically cut the cost of printing for businesses following its move into...

• October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02

  IBM equips Intel servers for mainframe computing

  IBM's xSeries servers have grown from a belief that users should not be forced to acquire new Unix or mainframe expertise because...

• October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02

  SuSE Linux unveils business groupware server product

  Enterprise collaboration capabilities have come to SuSE Linux, as the company today unveiled SuSE Linux Openexchange Server,...

• October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02

  Flavourless chip market spoils third-quarter earnings

  Only a day after Intel reported less-than-stellar results for its third quarter, Advanced Micro Devices and Transmeta yesterday...

• October 17, 2002 17 Oct'02

  Apple meets fourth-quarter targets as shipments fall

  Apple Computer announced a $45m (£29m) net loss for its fourth quarter for this financial year, and also announced the number of...

• October 16, 2002 16 Oct'02

  BlackBerry allows global roaming

  Research In Motion (RIM) has launched two BlackBerry handhelds for global travellers.

• October 16, 2002 16 Oct'02

  Opera shrinks Web pages for handhelds

  Opera Software has developed a Web browser that it claims brings the full World-Wide Web to the small screens of handheld...

• October 16, 2002 16 Oct'02

  Intel-backed group looks to extend battery life

  Intel has lined up a consortium of hardware makers to work on developing batteries, fuel cells and related technologies that...

• October 16, 2002 16 Oct'02

  Intel demonstrates multicore Itanium model

  Intel provided a glimpse at the future of its high-end Itanium processor yesterday, with a demonstration of a multicore design of...

• October 15, 2002 15 Oct'02

  Japanese PC makers parade latest notebooks

  Japan's major personal computer makers will be unveiling their latest notebook computers at this week's World PC Expo show, which...

• October 15, 2002 15 Oct'02

  ARM cuts workforce after suffering sales drop

  ARM Holdings, the UK chip designer and one of the UK's best regarded technology companies, is cutting its workforce by 10% after...

• October 15, 2002 15 Oct'02

  Intel begins sample production of Manitoba chip

  Intel has begun producing samples of a chip, codenamed Manitoba, which incorporates an Xscale processor core, a digital signal...

• October 14, 2002 14 Oct'02

  IBM plans 64-bit PowerPC 970 processor for 2003

  IBM is working on a 1.8GHz PowerPC processor, its fastest to date, that will run both 64-bit and 32-bit applications.

• October 14, 2002 14 Oct'02

  Intel says Itanium development is on track

  An Intel executive has said that the development of the 64-bit Itanium processor family is in line with Intel's expectations and...

• October 11, 2002 11 Oct'02

  Judge says Itanium chip infringes patents

  A US district court has ruled that technology used by Intel in its 64-bit Itanium processors infringes on technology patents held...

• October 11, 2002 11 Oct'02

  Touch pad could make mouse and keyboard redundant

  Researchers at the University of Delaware have invented a technology that they claim will do away with the traditional mouse and...

• October 11, 2002 11 Oct'02

  Quadrics adds support for Intel server chips

  Quadrics Supercomputers World has made its high-speed interconnect technology, used to create large server groups, compatible...

• October 10, 2002 10 Oct'02

  Why should City firms deploy Linux?

  The recently announced Linux Centre of Competence in London is being set up to help financial institutions and their suppliers...

• October 10, 2002 10 Oct'02

  NEC unveils SX-7 supercomputer

  NEC has released details of a supercomputer in its SX series that offers improvements in several areas over its existing...

• October 10, 2002 10 Oct'02

  HP adds fingerprint scanner and WLAN to iPaq PDA

  Hewlett-Packard is preparing a series of iPaq personal digital assistants with a built-in fingerprint scanner and WLAN (wireless...

• October 10, 2002 10 Oct'02

  CERT warns of Trojan horse in Sendmail package

  An Internet hacker has implanted some copies of the source code for the Sendmail package with a Trojan horse, allowing intruders...

• October 10, 2002 10 Oct'02

  HP launches global Web site for businesses

  Hewlett-Packard has launched its global Web site to provide corporate customers with the tools to manage their e-business...

• October 10, 2002 10 Oct'02

  Intel to unveil latest processor for mobile applications

  Intel is expected to unveil its latest processor designed for mobile telephones and PDAs next week.

• October 09, 2002 09 Oct'02

  Don't trust your data, Nats tells controllers

  Ghosts in the machine haunt air traffic control staff at £623m Swanwick air traffic centre

• October 09, 2002 09 Oct'02

  Dell's handheld plans revealed on the Net

  A French Web site has let the cat out of the bag over Dell Computer's plans to offer a handheld computer.

• October 09, 2002 09 Oct'02

  IBM sharpens its blades

  IBM has upped the ante in the blade server market with its eServer BladeCenter system, which it claims beats other players with...

• October 08, 2002 08 Oct'02

  Intel PC chipsets support hyper-threading

  Intel has claimed that its latest chipsets for desktop PCs promise better PC performance, reliability and flexibility.

• October 08, 2002 08 Oct'02

  Ceatec showcases new monitor and video technology

  Japan's top consumer electronics companies have used the Ceatec 2002 exhibition to show new LCD plasma display panel (PDP)...

• October 08, 2002 08 Oct'02

  Palm Zire PDA targets consumer market

  Palm has set its sights on first-time buyers with the Zire, a $99, no-frills personal digital assistant that is the first in a...

• October 07, 2002 07 Oct'02

  Sun to sell unbundled Solaris 9 for x86 systems

  Sun Microsystems will ship a version of its Solaris 9 operating system from the end of this year for computers based on Intel's...

• October 07, 2002 07 Oct'02

  Dell Dimension PCs target gamers and video editors

  Dell Computer has released two Dimension desktop computers aimed at the computer gaming and video editing markets on Monday.

• October 07, 2002 07 Oct'02

  HP details new consumer desktops and notebooks

  Hewlett-Packard has unveiled five new notebook and three new desktop PCs, all featuring consumer-friendly features such as...

• October 04, 2002 04 Oct'02

  AMD issues Q3 revenue warning

  Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has lowered its estimates for its third-quarter revenue as analysts warned the company will have to...

• October 04, 2002 04 Oct'02

  Philips unveils disc to replace memory cards

  Philips Electronics is using the Ceatec 2002 exhibition in Japan to give a recently developed miniature optical disc and drive...

• October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02

  National insurance number errors not taxpayers' fault

  Internal problems with national insurance numbers were caused by errors in Whitehall systems rather than taxpayers using the...

• October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02

  Telewest to extend use of iTV

  Telewest is planning to extend its use of mobile and interactive TV (iTV) to communicate with its customers, after completing a...

• October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02

  Sony offers solution to recordable DVD incompatibility

  Sony's latest optical disc drive will help to protect companies' investments in recordable DVD technologies, writes Eric Doyle.

• October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02

  IBM packs more blades into server farms

  IBM is increasing the density of its blade server farms by packing 84 blades into a single rack. This means 36 more servers can...

• October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02

  Acer swivels in with Tablet PC

  Acer is preparing to release its first Tablet PC on 4 November at Microsoft's official launch of the new computer format, writes...

• October 03, 2002 03 Oct'02

  IBM unveils small form-factor desktop PC

  IBM has launched a new compact desktop PC, the NetVista S42, a machine it hopes will provide users with a small form-factor...

• October 02, 2002 02 Oct'02

  Computer Weekly team climbs the Alps

  A group of intrepid industry IT representatives braved glaciers, high altitude and steep terrain to scale the 3,542m Aiguille du...

• October 01, 2002 01 Oct'02

  Apple offers deal on MS Office for the Mac

  Microsoft and Apple Computer are offering customers in North America who purchase new Macintosh systems a $300 (£191) reduction...

• October 01, 2002 01 Oct'02

  ViewSonic prepares to launch low-cost pocket PC

  ViewSonic best known for computer monitors and displays, is dipping its hands into the personal digital assistant market with the...

• October 01, 2002 01 Oct'02

  AMD unveils latest Athlon chips

  Advanced Micro Devices is to launch its fastest desktop processors today - the Athlon XP 2700+ and 2800+.

• October 01, 2002 01 Oct'02

  IBM introduces high-performance hard drive

  IBM is shipping a new hard drive for desktop computers that uses a technology called "tag 'n seek," which increases its...

• September 30, 2002 30 Sep'02

  HP's Orca plan calls for 8-way servers in 2003

  Hewlett-Packard will wait until 2003 to bring out servers that use eight or more Itanium processors, part of a plan code-named...

• September 27, 2002 27 Sep'02

  HP to expand support for Linux

  Hewlett-Packard is to provide Linux training for 5,000 support staff, an HP official said at the HP World 2002 Conference & Expo...

• September 27, 2002 27 Sep'02

  Microsoft opens office of the future

  Microsoft has opened a facility at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, USA, to showcase new hardware and software that could...

• September 26, 2002 26 Sep'02

  Sun to support open source desktops

  Sun Microsystems is moving into new territory and challenging Microsoft's desktop dominance with a strategy that introduces a...

• September 26, 2002 26 Sep'02

  Author of key HP-Compaq report admits deception

  The lead analyst behind Institutional Shareholder Services' (ISS) influential report supporting Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of...

• September 26, 2002 26 Sep'02

  Introducing the new face of BCS

  The British Computer Society (BCS) is to take on a campaigning and IT leadership role in an effort to stamp out the waste,...

• September 25, 2002 25 Sep'02

  Standards body sets out plan to educate retailers about IT

  A widely-backed non-profit organisation which provides standards to link systems within retail organisations will launch a series...

• September 25, 2002 25 Sep'02

  Taxpayers held to ransom for Inland Revenue errors

  Revenue discovers huge duplication in national insurance data and puts onus on individuals to sort it out.

• September 25, 2002 25 Sep'02

  HP plans another 1,800 job cuts

  Another 1,800 employees will be cut from the ranks at Hewlett-Packard by the end of its 2003 financial year, according to the...

• September 25, 2002 25 Sep'02

  IBM announces blade server line

  IBM has introduced a line of blade servers so compact that 84 of the devices - built around Intel - Xeon processors, can fit in a...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  Dell to partner with Lexmark on printer production

  Dell Computers and Lexmark International have struck a deal to sell laser and inkjet printers through Dell's Web site in time for...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  Los Alamos lab gets $6m Linux supercomputer

  A Linux supercomputer worth $6m (£3.9m) is being built for the Los Alamos National Laboratory to run unclassified analyses and...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  3Com next to drop Dell as reseller

  3Com has terminated a long-standing agreement that allowed Dell Computer to sell 3Com networking products, becoming the third...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  Low-volt Pentium III targets communications devices

  Intel has added a 933MHz low-voltage Pentium III processor designed for communications equipment to its lineup, and has begun...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  Giga: Linux on a mainframe will cost users

  Linux may be free, but users should not overlook the costs associated with bringing it to the mainframe, according to Giga...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  Microsoft implements employee smartcard system

  Microsoft has deployed a smartcard employee identity system at its Redmond, USA campus using technology from ActivCard. The...

• September 24, 2002 24 Sep'02

  AMD upgrades mobile processor line

  Advanced Micro Devices has added two processors to its mobile computer range - the Mobile AMD Athlon XP 1900+ and 2000+.

• September 23, 2002 23 Sep'02

  IBM and Intel to work together on blade servers

  Technology heavyweights IBM and Intel are teaming up to develop high-density blade servers that will use Intel processors and be...

• September 23, 2002 23 Sep'02

  Palm prepares for fresh consumer and enterprise push

  Palm is to target both the consumer and enterprise sectors with new PDAs in an aggressive attempt to defend its share of the...

• September 20, 2002 20 Sep'02

  FT.com finds new revenue stream

  FT.com expects to make 50% of its revenue through paid-for content by the end of the year, the Financial Times' Web site said...

• September 20, 2002 20 Sep'02

  Columnist marks eight years of sharing Internet knowledge

  Computer Weekly columnist Glyn Moody celebrates eight years of writing Getting Wired this week.

• September 20, 2002 20 Sep'02

  Orange wins three-year public sector contract

  The Government has entered into a three-year partnership with Orange to enable the mobile phone giant to sell its products and...

• September 20, 2002 20 Sep'02

  Cornwall prepares for e-gov with XP

  Cornwall County Council is deploying Windows XP across 3,000 desktops as part of a £1.2m migration project.

• September 18, 2002 18 Sep'02

  Sony Ericsson phone will be out in time for Christmas

  The launch of Sony Ericsson's latest top-of-the-range mobile phone may be delayed, but it should make the shops in time for...

• September 17, 2002 17 Sep'02

  RLX rolls out blades and high-end software

  RLX Technologies upgraded its blade server line, releasing new hardware, management software and improved high-performance...

• September 17, 2002 17 Sep'02

  IBM and Intel team up to produce blade servers

  Computing giants IBM and Intel have announced a partnership that will see the two companies producing blade servers together.

• September 17, 2002 17 Sep'02

  Europe and Japan join forces on IPv6 adoption

  Europe and Japan are pooling their efforts to get Internet Protocol version 6 widely adopted.

• September 16, 2002 16 Sep'02

  IBM and Red Hat strengthen Linux accord

  IBM and Red Hat have expanded their relationship over the Linux operating system, a move expected to boost the services on offer...

• September 16, 2002 16 Sep'02

  Egenera launches new blade server

  Data centre specialist Egenera has released a new blade system based around one of Intel's fastest server processors.

• September 16, 2002 16 Sep'02

  Network computers pitched as solution for China's schools

  A group of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing believe they can solve the shortage of computers...

• September 13, 2002 13 Sep'02

  Legend's Tablet PC offers larger display

  Legend Group is backing Microsoft's Tablet PC initiative with a prototype device that offers a larger screen than similar...

• September 13, 2002 13 Sep'02

  European Patent Office gives Rambus mixed ruling

  Memory company Rambus has received a mixed ruling from the European Patent Office (EPO) in its ongoing patent infringement case.

• September 13, 2002 13 Sep'02

  Researchers close in on atomic storage target

  A group of physics researchers have created a device that is able to store one bit of data in one atom, according to published...

• September 12, 2002 12 Sep'02

  Vendors show tablet PC wares

  Two software vendors - Corel and Pen&Internet - this week took the wraps off applications designed for tablet PC devices. Both...

• September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02

  Bidders force up ITV Digital IT kit prices

  IT bargains were few and far between at last week's ITV Digital auction because it was too popular, IT managers said this week.

• September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02

  Intel Developer Forum: Shortage of applications hold back dual-core Itanium

  Intel will not roll out high-performance, dual-core Itanium processors until the "the middle of the decade" because there are not...

• September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02

  Intel Developer Forum: Looking to a mobile multimedia future

  Intel is focusing on meeting the needs of users who want their office, mobile, home and consumer electronic devices to exchange...

• September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02

  PDA shipments decline due to weak economy

  The number of handheld PDAs shipped worldwide has declined 9.3% in the second quarter of 2002 compared with the same quarter last...

• September 11, 2002 11 Sep'02

  API swap builds foundations for Bluefin storage standard

  High-end storage vendors Hewlett-Packard and Hitachi have announced that they have exchanged application programming interfaces...

• September 10, 2002 10 Sep'02

  AMD and UMC strengthen technology ties

  Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and United Microelectronics (UMC) are to jointly develop and share advanced process control (APC)...

• September 10, 2002 10 Sep'02

  Nanotechnology breakthrough promises faster chips

  Hewlett-Packard has unveiled what it says is a major breakthrough in molecular electronics research which will eventually lead to...

• September 09, 2002 09 Sep'02

  Toshiba releases 1Gbit flash memory

  Toshiba has started shipping samples of 1G-bit NAND-type flash memory chips, which were jointly developed with US company...

• September 09, 2002 09 Sep'02

  Intel Developer Forum: Spotlight shines on mobile PCs and handheld devices

  The Intel Developer Forum, which begins today (Monday), will focus on notebooks and emerging mobile devices rather than desktop...

• September 09, 2002 09 Sep'02

  Dell cluster boosts university's computing power

  Dell Computer last week announced the installation of the second-largest server cluster sold to date under a high-performance...

• September 09, 2002 09 Sep'02

  Sony and Philips develop new wireless standard

  Sony and Philips Electronics are to jointly develop a new short-range radio-frequency communication technology.