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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.
September 06, 2002 06 Sep'02
BlackBerry attracts third-party improvements

Research in Motion's BlackBerry handheld is still attracting major mobile phone vendors as well as enterprise-level...
September 06, 2002 06 Sep'02
HP adds new chips to e3000 servers

Hewlett-Packard has announced a series of upgrades to its e3000 server line even though it will end shipments of the popular...
September 05, 2002 05 Sep'02
HP adds multiprocessing to blade servers but rivals retain an edge

Hewlett-Packard has taken its blade servers to the next level by adding multiprocessor capabilities to the former Compaq Proliant...
September 05, 2002 05 Sep'02
Intel signs distribution deal with Bell Microproducts

A distribution deal between semiconductor and storage supplier Bell Microproducts and chipmaker Intel is a "natural fit"...
September 04, 2002 04 Sep'02
HP's latest Unix servers target the cost-conscious

Hewlett-Packard has launched a line of Unix servers aimed at cost-conscious buyers in an attempt to breathe new life into its...
September 02, 2002 02 Sep'02
SRA eyes additional shareholders for Turbolinux

Tokyo-based Software Research Associates, which purchased the Linux operating system business of Turbolinux in August, hopes to...
September 02, 2002 02 Sep'02
Sony's latest colour Clié PDA launched worldwide

Sony has rolled out its latest colour Clié personal digital assistant in Japan, Europe and the US following launches in selected...
September 02, 2002 02 Sep'02
China's Legend unveils supercomputer

China's Legend Group - one of China's leading manufacturers of desktop and notebook computer systems - has unveiled its first...
August 30, 2002 30 Aug'02
Enterprise network spending holds up despite downturn

Britain's leading businesses are continuing to make significant investment in their networks despite the economic downturn.
August 30, 2002 30 Aug'02
Vodafone buys Vizzavi stake from Vivendi

Debt-laden conglomerate Vivendi Universal has sold its 50% share of mobile content provider Vizzavi to its partner, Vodafone...
August 30, 2002 30 Aug'02
Supercomputer boosts General Motors' processing power

General Motors has upgraded its ability to design vehicles and carry out crash testing and component vibration analysis through...
August 29, 2002 29 Aug'02
Dell woos leasing customers from rivals

The financing arm of Dell Computer has launched a new leasing scheme intended to make it easier for businesses that lease...
August 28, 2002 28 Aug'02
Starbucks pilots wireless Internet access in shops

Coffee shop chain Starbucks has launched a pilot programme offering wireless Internet access in two of its central London...
August 28, 2002 28 Aug'02
BBC picks IT heroes

Three computer technologists have made the final list of the 100 Great Britons compiled by the BBC.
August 28, 2002 28 Aug'02
Japanese are first in line for Microsoft Tablet PC

The Japanese unit of Microsoft has named 7 November as the day to launch the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software and Tablet PC...
August 28, 2002 28 Aug'02
HP revenue drops from a year ago

Hewlett-Packard continued to suffer from a slow down in technology spending in its third fiscal quarter, posting a fall in...
August 28, 2002 28 Aug'02
Intel unleashes enterprise optical transceiver

Intel has unveiled a 10Gbps (bit-per-second) transceiver designed for the standard PCI interface in an attempt to slash the cost...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
IBM puts Cisco security into chip

IBM hopes to deliver notebooks with built-in security chips that are integrated with a wireless authentication and encryption...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
Japan's KDDI announces record 2.5G subs

The total number of subscriptions to Japanese telecommunications carrier KDDI CDMA2000 mobile telephone service reached 2 million...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
HP introduces dual-processor blade servers

Hewlett-Packard has introduced dual Pentium blade servers, a move analysts view as a natural extension of the single-processor...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
Quantum introduces new entry-level NAS box

Storage vendor Quantum has announced a new compact network-attached storage NAS box for workgroups with features previously...
August 27, 2002 27 Aug'02
AMD releases first 0.13 micron-process server chip

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has extended its range of chips for servers and workstations with the release of the Athlon MP 2200+...
August 23, 2002 23 Aug'02
Semiconductor equipment orders show slight rise

Things may be looking up for the semiconductor industry, but chip makers are still not buying equipment like they did a few years...
August 23, 2002 23 Aug'02
Details of AMD's Hammer emerge at Hot Chips

Limited specifications of Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) forthcoming Hammer technology were revealed at the Hot Chips conference...
August 22, 2002 22 Aug'02
Dataquest: European server sales down 4%

Server shipments in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region fell 4% in the second quarter of 2002 compared with the same...
August 22, 2002 22 Aug'02
M-commerce benefits understated

Companies that are interested in using mobile devices need to consider more than just return on investment when assessing the...
August 22, 2002 22 Aug'02
Pizza-box server wars begin as IBM counters Sun with high-spec offering

The "pizza box" wars have started, with the launch of Sun Microsystems' first low-end Intel-based server being countered by a...
August 22, 2002 22 Aug'02
Nortel chief outlines new approach to services

Mobile service providers should use incremental technologies to try out services and find out what customers want before they...
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
AMD launches latest Athlon XP processors

Advanced Micro Devices has begun shipping two new versions of its Athlon XP processor and says machines based on the chips can be...
August 21, 2002 21 Aug'02
Microsoft certifies Transmeta chip for Windows CE .net

Transmeta's Crusoe processor has been certified compatible with Microsoft's Windows CE .net. Hardware manufacturers will now be...
August 20, 2002 20 Aug'02
Flat-panel monitor prices predicted to fall

Prices of TFT-LCD (thin film transistor liquid crystal display) are expected to fall in the months ahead as a result of increases...
August 20, 2002 20 Aug'02
Sun launches new low-end Unix workstation

Sun Microsystems has released the Sun Blade 150, the latest addition to the company's low-end workstation product range.
August 20, 2002 20 Aug'02
Faster Intel and AMD chips forge ahead of schedule

Faster versions of existing chip families from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will be released over the next two weeks, setting...
August 19, 2002 19 Aug'02
Dell printers and PDAs expected in Q4

Dell Computer's entry into the printer and PDA markets will cause headaches for some vendors but will delight users, according to...
August 19, 2002 19 Aug'02
Via launches chipset for AMD processors

Via Technologies is to release a chipset for Athlon XP processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) this Friday at the QuakeCon...
August 19, 2002 19 Aug'02
Samsung releases more details of Microsoft phone

Samsung Electronics has released more details of its mobile phone based on Microsoft's Windows-Powered Smartphone 2002 platform...
August 16, 2002 16 Aug'02
Linuxworld: Hewlett-Packard updates Linux offerings

Hewlett-Packard announced several additions and enhancements to its Linux offerings at the LinuxWorld conference this week.
August 15, 2002 15 Aug'02
Linuxworld: Vendors back base standard

Three leading Linux vendors have announced that they are backing a set of standards known as the Linux Standard Base (LSB), aimed...
August 15, 2002 15 Aug'02
Linuxworld: Itanium 2 system on the way from IBM

IBM has used the Linuxworld conference in San Francisco to show off a system running on Intel's Itanium 2 processor and a version...
August 15, 2002 15 Aug'02
Samsung starts production of 1Gbit flash memory

Samsung Semiconductor has started mass producing 1Gbit flash memory chips using a manufacturing process that allows for cheaper...
August 14, 2002 14 Aug'02
Sun hints at Linux desktop strategy

Sun is to deliver low-cost desktop computing based on Linux as an alternative to Microsoft.