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Data centre hardware
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June 12, 2002
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Jun'02
Quantum boosts tape drive performance
Storage solution provider Quantum has released a new midrange tape drive which increases the amount of data that can be stored on...
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June 12, 2002
12
Jun'02
Better test for gauging supercomputer performance
Market research company IDC has claimed that a measurement system it has created could give supercomputer customers a new way to...
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June 12, 2002
12
Jun'02
KPNQwest network still hangs on
The trustees of bankrupt fibre-optic network provider KPNQwest expects the network to remain online throughout June
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June 11, 2002
11
Jun'02
Toshiba launches new Satellite laptops
Toshiba has rolled out new notebook computers that are billed as replacements for desktop PCs and low cost consumer systems.
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June 11, 2002
11
Jun'02
HP tempts users with HP-UX for Itanium 2
Hewlett Packard is preparing for the launch of the first Intel Itanium 2-based servers by announcing that its new HP-UX operating...
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June 11, 2002
11
Jun'02
HP & Fujitsu-Siemens ship first Athlon XP 2200+ PCs
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has launched a new Athlon XP processor and said the first PCs to feature the chip will come from...
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June 11, 2002
11
Jun'02
World Cup: NEC testing PDA voice translation system
NEC is using the World Cup to trial a new electronic translation system that aims to make communication problems and linguistic...
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June 11, 2002
11
Jun'02
People cause IT failures ACS chief says
It is not technology failing business but information and communications technology (ICT) practitioners who fail to meet...
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June 11, 2002
11
Jun'02
IBM's nanotech punch-cards achieve terabit density
A nanotechnology version of the old punch-card storage system has enabled IBM researchers to demonstrate a data storage density...
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June 10, 2002
10
Jun'02
Gartner: PDAs can damage your balance sheet
Gartner has warned users to prepare to spend at least $3,000 (£2,000) a year to manage each handheld computer in their...
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June 10, 2002
10
Jun'02
NEC pitches notebook at the great outdoors
The outdoor computer user is the target of NEC Solutions's new Versa E120 DayLite, which features a special reflective display to...
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June 10, 2002
10
Jun'02
Intel revenue warning causes stock to slide 18.5%
Processor manufacturer Intel saw its stock price slide more than 18% on Friday (7 June 2002), a day after the chip maker lowered...
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June 10, 2002
10
Jun'02
Dell transforming into service company
Dell's acquisition of US IT services company Plural is a logical step following its success as an enterprise server vendor,...
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June 07, 2002
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Jun'02
Intel blames Europe for lower revenue forecast
Intel has revised its second-quarter revenue forecast, citing soft demand for its chip technology in Europe as the cause.
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June 06, 2002
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Jun'02
AMD ready to loose Thoroughbred
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is to revamp its line of Athlon XP desktop processors, with the launch of its 0.13-micron...
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June 05, 2002
05
Jun'02
Handspring meets challenge of Palm and Microsoft with colour PDA phone
Handspring is hoping to fight off competition from Palm and Microsoft's Pocket PC systems with a colour version of its Treo PDA...
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June 05, 2002
05
Jun'02
Oracle and Dell boost for enterprise Linux
Oracle and Dell have teamed up with Linux vendor Red Hat to "deliver enterprise-ready Linux".
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June 05, 2002
05
Jun'02
IBM ThinkPads and PCs aimed at small businesses
IBM is targeting smaller companies and organisations with its latest range of Thinkpad notebooks and NetVista desktops.
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June 05, 2002
05
Jun'02
CSC group in front line for German military contract
A consortium led by the subsidiary of the IT services and consulting company Computer Sciences is poised to win a ten-year,...
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May 30, 2002
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May'02
FBI: Cybersecurity is top priority
Further organisational changes announced by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) included honing its focus on combating...
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May 30, 2002
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May'02
Transmeta works on low-power superchip
Executives from Transmeta, a company that specialises in designing low-power microprocessors, has outlined plans for a 256-bit...
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May 30, 2002
30
May'02
EU clears HP transfer of manufacturing capacity
The European Commission gave the go-ahead yesterday to the sale of Hewlett-Packard's manufacturing operations in France to...
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May 30, 2002
30
May'02
First quantum-effect products enter commercial IT
A Swiss company has announced the commercial availability of what it says are the first IT products which exploit quantum...
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May 29, 2002
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May'02
FA Web site will boost football at the grassroots
Despite the current excitement about the superstars playing in (or walking out of) the World Cup, Andrew Halstead, chief...
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May 29, 2002
29
May'02
Compaq users relief at HP support plans
Hewlett-Packard is promising its Compaq enterprise server customers that there will be no big surprises in the new roadmaps for...
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May 29, 2002
29
May'02
More plan contractor pay cuts
Of the IT managers responding to this week's Computer Weekly/Harvey Nash Big Question, 39% said their company plans to cut the...
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May 29, 2002
29
May'02
Apple targets SMEs with its first rack-mounted server
Apple Computer is hoping to gain wider acceptance for its products with the launch of its first rack-mounted server, writes Eric...
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May 29, 2002
29
May'02
Oracle and Dell poised to boost enterprise Linux
Oracle, Dell and a range of Linux vendors aim to boost the open source operating system's drive acceptance in the enterprise with...
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May 29, 2002
29
May'02
Smartphone takes centre stage at summit
At the Pocket PC Summit, which opened yesterday (Tuesday) in Philadelphia, leading vendors are showing off their wireless...
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May 29, 2002
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May'02
FAA to trial smart cards
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin a trial deployment of smart cards later in the year in a bid to establish...
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May 28, 2002
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May'02
BEA releases details of app server enhancements
BEA Systems, which released its Weblogic server last month, is already mapping out enhancements for the next version, due out in...
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May 28, 2002
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May'02
New Handspring model offers Graffiti alternative
Handspring, the handheld computer manufacturer, has introduced a new device that combines handwriting recognition with a built-in...
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May 28, 2002
28
May'02
Poor systems risk backlash from workforce
"We have to make computer systems easier to use, rather than expect people to learn to use what we provide. This should be an...
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May 28, 2002
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May'02
Siemens to sell virtual keyboard in Europe
Siemens and VKB have announced the release of a virtual keyboard to assist the frequent users of mobile phones and PDAs.
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May 28, 2002
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May'02
Intel strives to set blade server standard
Intel has unveiled plans to develop a server platform based on blade server technology with the aim of offering cost-effective...
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May 27, 2002
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May'02
Intel cuts prices as 1.8GHz Celeron debuts in Tokyo
Intel has cut the prices of some of its Pentium 4, Mobile Pentium 4, Mobile Pentium III and Xeon processor chips as an as-yet...
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May 26, 2002
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May'02
Egg cracks banking code
APACS (the association for payment clearing services) has urged retail banks to adopt best practice guidelines involving mutual...
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May 24, 2002
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May'02
Only 35% of PDA users are bound by a company policy
Companies are failing to take even the most basic steps to secure work-related data held on employees' personal digital...
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May 24, 2002
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May'02
Vendors plot video future for hard disks
Development of the next generation of hard disks is focusing on faster performance and video storage.
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May 23, 2002
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May'02
No World Cup bandwidth drain
IT users' interest in the World Cup will have no adverse effect on network bandwidth, according to the majority of IT managers...
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May 23, 2002
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May'02
One Swanwick workstation kept 100 others out of action
The failure of a single workstation at the new £623m air traffic control centre at Swanwick, Hampshire, caused about 100 other...
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May 23, 2002
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May'02
July debut for new 64-bit Intel chip
Intel's forthcoming Itanium 2 processors, the next version of its 64-bit processor, will be available in the middle of July...
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May 23, 2002
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IBM outpaces competitors with new server licences
IBM recorded more revenue growth from new licences than any other application server software vendor last year, according to...
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May 23, 2002
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May'02
LCD prices to rise slightly until 2003
A shortage in liquid crystal displays will keep prices for desktop and notebook displays at their current levels, or even a bit...
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May 23, 2002
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May'02
Kyocera to release Java-based PDA
Japanese company Kyocera is to release a personal digital assistant based on Java for corporate users, enabling them to enjoy...
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May 22, 2002
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Toshiba, Kodak and DuPont fire up OLED displays
Toshiba and Kodak were among the companies who announced developments and displayed new wares in the organic light-emitting diode...
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May 22, 2002
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Torvalds: The Linux evolution continues
Linux creator Linus Torvalds believes his operating system is evolving well, despite the difficulties it has encountered along...
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May 21, 2002
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IBM proves nanotubes can beat silicon
IBM has improved its carbon nanotube (CNT) transistors to the point where they can outperform the most advanced silicon...
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May 21, 2002
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Sun sharpens software focus with Solaris 9
Sun Microsystems will attempt to build a new foundation for its software business and Web services platform when it officially...
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May 20, 2002
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Intel puts graphics, USB 2.0 on chipsets
Intel is bringing integrated graphics to a wide range of PCs today, as it launches a family of chipsets that also includes...
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May 16, 2002
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May'02
Infineon, AMD, DuPont team on chips
Chip manufacturers Infineon Technologies and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are creating a new company with DuPont Photomasks in a...
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May 16, 2002
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May'02
We win campaign award - again
Computer Weekly was last week crowned the UK's Campaigning Magazine of the Year for an unprecedented second consecutive year in...
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May 16, 2002
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May'02
Glitch offers air tickets for $5 at United.com
Round-trip tickets on United Air Lines were available yesterday for $5 plus tax from United.com because of a mistake from the...
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May 16, 2002
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May'02
Barcodes to kill tills?
Supermarkets could make savings by shedding checkout jobs following the development of magnetic radio frequency barcodes which...
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May 15, 2002
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Intel targets Sun in chip war
Intel is marking the first anniversary of the debut of its first 64-bit Itanium processor this month by sharpening its aim on Sun...
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May 15, 2002
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May'02
Microsoft quietly plans to target Linux users with cut-down .net Web Server
In its play against Linux, Microsoft is keeping its cards close to its chest over one of the members of the Windows .net family,...
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May 14, 2002
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May'02
Casio creates credit card-size camera
Casio Computer today unveiled a camera that it claims is the world's thinnest digital still camera equipped with a liquid crystal...
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May 14, 2002
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May'02
Space shuttle program seeks computer parts on eBay
The company that oversees the day-to-day operations of the US space shuttle uses auctions on eBay as a guide to sourcing computer...
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May 13, 2002
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May'02
IBM Research packs tape punch
IBM has announced that its engineers have successfully stored 1TB on a single linear tape cartridge.
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May 13, 2002
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KDDI to start 3G service without voice
KDDI, Japan's second largest mobile telecommunication carrier, plans to start a service next year which will offer high-speed...
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May 13, 2002
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Fujitsu claims disc drive density boost
Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu has developed a read/write disc head technology that will enable hard disc drive recording...
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May 13, 2002
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Microsoft: Stripped-down Windows isunfeasible, scientist claims
A computer scientist claimed it was technically unfeasible for Microsoft to produce a stripped-down version of Windows.
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May 13, 2002
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IBM drops Intel high-end server
Users of an IBM server line the company acquired with its purchase of Sequent Computer Systems are being forced to migrate to...
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May 12, 2002
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May'02
The new HP: server wars hot up
The emergence of the new HP could be good for users as rival vendors compete on price, performance and cutting edge technology in...
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May 10, 2002
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May'02
BlackBerry still sweet despite challengefrom Good Technology
Good Technology has thrown down the gauntlet to Research in Motion's popular BlackBerry, promising an easier enterprise setup and...
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May 09, 2002
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IT chiefs must prepare as supplier insolvencies rise
Industry experts have warned that IT directors should prepare for the possibility that the reseller or system integrator they...
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May 09, 2002
09
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Abbey National and Orange launch first cashpoint phone credit service
Abbey National has become the first UK high street bank to launch a mobile phone credit service via automated teller machines...
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May 09, 2002
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Fighting mobile fashion
IT directors that think they can apply the same rules to the management of handheld devices as they do to the deployment of...
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May 09, 2002
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Board room blocks convergence
Board members are blocking the adoption of converged voice and data networks during the current cut-backs despite the belief that...
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May 08, 2002
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KPMG Consulting goes after Andersen's IT units
IT services provider KPMG Consulting has signed a letter of intent to acquire most of Andersen Worldwide SC's IT services...
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May 08, 2002
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HP: The product changes and how to handle them
The completion of HP's merger with Compaq will lead to a number of products in both companies being phased out over the next five...
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May 08, 2002
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N+I: QLogic teams up with IBM for server blade
IBM will incorporate QLogic's integrated Fibre Channel input output (I/O) technology, dubbed "Fibre Down," into IBM server...
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May 08, 2002
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N+I: Net traffic tools gain edge
F5 Networks announced the availability of its BIG-IP Blade Controller for blade servers at NetWorld+Interop in Las Vegas.
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May 08, 2002
08
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N+I: Ebay and Accenture to launch joint venture
Retailers, distributors and manufacturers will be able to sell excess or discontinued inventory more efficiently through eBay's...
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May 08, 2002
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HP reveals products to be discontinued
Compaq's Tru64 Unix operating system and Hewlett-Packard's Netserver IA-32 servers, Jornada handhelds and Omnibook notebooks are...
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May 08, 2002
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May'02
HP/Compaq: No nasty surprises for users as merged company launches
A fully merged Hewlett-Packard and Compaq organisation has been formally launched amid a flurry of details on product and service...
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May 07, 2002
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Dell unveils ultra-light Latitude X200
Dell Computer has unveiled its lightest, slimmest Latitude laptop, which weighs in at only 1.26kg and is a mere 20.3mm thick.
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May 07, 2002
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May'02
Intel powers up three new chips
Intel has rolled out three of the company's fastest Pentium 4 desktop processors to date.
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May 03, 2002
03
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Hitachi and others breaks storage capacity barriers
A number of storage technology breakthroughs were announced this week, including the doubling of hard disc and tape memory...
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May 03, 2002
03
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Philips develops paint-on LCDs
Liquid crystal displays could become cheaper, thinner, lighter and more flexible thanks to a paint-on LCD-making technology being...
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May 03, 2002
03
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Compaq adds Xeon-based servers to its armoury
Compaq has introduced its first Intel-based server with hot-swappable memory to position itself alongside IBM in the market for...
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May 02, 2002
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IT bosses reassess telecoms
Of the IT managers responding to this week's Computer Weekly/Harvey Nash Big Question poll, 48% said their company has reviewed...
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May 02, 2002
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Global Grid Forum teams up with P2P working group
The Global Grid Forum (GGF) bolstered its ranks by joining forces with the Peer-to-Peer Working Group (P2PWG).
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May 01, 2002
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PDA sales continue to fall as wirelesspopularity grows
The personal digital assistant market appears to be continuing to decline as manufacturers switch their focus to handheld...
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May 01, 2002
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Dell and AMD hint at chip tie-up
Dell is closer to bringing on Advanced Micro Devices as a second chip supplier after the introduction of the company's 64-bit...
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April 30, 2002
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IBM to unveil PowerPC networking chip
IBM will use the Embedded Processor Forum in California, USA, today (30 April) to give details of a new entry in its PowerPC...
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April 30, 2002
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Apr'02
IBM flexes mainframe muscle
Computing giant IBM plans to steal Hewlett-Packard's customers in the "big-iron" application server market through the...
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April 29, 2002
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Apr'02
IBM adds eServer i890 to iSeries line
An IBM iSeries server scheduled for release this week promises midrange ease of use with mainframe power, users said.
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April 29, 2002
29
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IBM plans chips to speed Unix servers
IBM has announced that it hoped to stretch its high-end server chips down to the lower end of its hardware line and alter the...
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April 29, 2002
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Apr'02
SuSE Linux launches version 8.0
SuSE Linux has launched version 8.0 of its Professional Edition operating system and is targeting new users.
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April 26, 2002
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Ingram Micro posts loss but tops estimates
IT product distributor Ingram Micro announced a net loss of $265.4m (£182m) or $1.74 per share for the first quarter, attributing...
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April 26, 2002
26
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HP/Compaq: Merger decision due soon
A court trial in which Hewlett-Packard director Walter Hewlett challenged a vote in favour of HP's merger with Compaq Computer...
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April 26, 2002
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IBM promises real power from server blades
IBM will set an industry standard for server performance with the blades it will begin shipping in the third quarter of this...
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April 25, 2002
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Laptop makers load new Intel mobile chips
Computer makers have used Intel's Pentium 4 Processor-M (mobile) launch event to show off their latest laptop computers.
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April 25, 2002
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Bio-smartcard offers global air safety boost
The European airline industry and software suppliers have outlined plans to develop a global system that uses biometric...
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April 23, 2002
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Japan has world's fastest supercomputer
A supercomputer, known as the Earth Simulator, which analyses global climate change at a Japanese government research institute,...
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April 23, 2002
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Fujitsu offers grid-computing consulting
Fujitsu is to launch a new consulting service next month, aimed at universities and research institutes wanting to hop on the...
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April 23, 2002
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Apr'02
PDA demand continues to fall
Worldwide demand for personal digital assistants continues to decline as manufacturers attempt to switch from selling electronic...
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April 23, 2002
23
Apr'02
CA World: Unicenter vaults into wireless management
Computer Associates (CA) has introduced a suite of products designed to provide IT management for wireless devices.
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April 23, 2002
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Apr'02
Intel to ship new mobile processor in Q1
Intel has said it will begin shipping its first silicon chip for its new line of Banias processors for mobile computers during...