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May 22, 2002 22 May'02
Torvalds: The Linux evolution continues

Linux creator Linus Torvalds believes his operating system is evolving well, despite the difficulties it has encountered along...
May 21, 2002 21 May'02
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...
May 21, 2002 21 May'02
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...
May 20, 2002 20 May'02
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...

May 16, 2002 16 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...
May 16, 2002 16 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...
May 16, 2002 16 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...
May 16, 2002 16 May'02
Barcodes to kill tills?

Supermarkets could make savings by shedding checkout jobs following the development of magnetic radio frequency barcodes which...
May 15, 2002 15 May'02
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...
May 15, 2002 15 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,...

May 14, 2002 14 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...
May 14, 2002 14 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...
May 13, 2002 13 May'02
IBM Research packs tape punch

IBM has announced that its engineers have successfully stored 1TB on a single linear tape cartridge.
May 13, 2002 13 May'02
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...
May 13, 2002 13 May'02
Fujitsu claims disc drive density boost

Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu has developed a read/write disc head technology that will enable hard disc drive recording...
May 13, 2002 13 May'02
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.
May 13, 2002 13 May'02
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...
May 12, 2002 12 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...
May 10, 2002 10 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...
May 09, 2002 09 May'02
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...
May 09, 2002 09 May'02
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...
May 09, 2002 09 May'02
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...
May 09, 2002 09 May'02
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...
May 08, 2002 08 May'02
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...
May 08, 2002 08 May'02
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...
May 08, 2002 08 May'02
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...
May 08, 2002 08 May'02
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.
May 08, 2002 08 May'02
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...
May 08, 2002 08 May'02
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...
May 08, 2002 08 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...
May 07, 2002 07 May'02
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.
May 07, 2002 07 May'02
Intel powers up three new chips

Intel has rolled out three of the company's fastest Pentium 4 desktop processors to date.
May 03, 2002 03 May'02
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...
May 03, 2002 03 May'02
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...
May 03, 2002 03 May'02
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...
May 02, 2002 02 May'02
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...
May 02, 2002 02 May'02
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).
May 01, 2002 01 May'02
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...
May 01, 2002 01 May'02
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...
April 30, 2002 30 Apr'02
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...
April 30, 2002 30 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...
April 29, 2002 29 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.
April 29, 2002 29 Apr'02
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...
April 29, 2002 29 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.
April 26, 2002 26 Apr'02
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...
April 26, 2002 26 Apr'02
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...
April 26, 2002 26 Apr'02
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...
April 25, 2002 25 Apr'02
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.
April 25, 2002 25 Apr'02
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...
April 23, 2002 23 Apr'02
Japan has world's fastest supercomputer

A supercomputer, known as the Earth Simulator, which analyses global climate change at a Japanese government research institute,...
April 23, 2002 23 Apr'02
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...
April 23, 2002 23 Apr'02
PDA demand continues to fall

Worldwide demand for personal digital assistants continues to decline as manufacturers attempt to switch from selling electronic...
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.
April 23, 2002 23 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...
April 23, 2002 23 Apr'02
Intel to launch new mobile chips

Intel is set to roll out a faster version of its Pentium 4 processor for notebook users and has cut prices by 27% on some...
April 22, 2002 22 Apr'02
Sony rolls out new Vaio notebooks

Sony has announced the latest additions to its Vaio range of notebooks - including one which can be used as a digital video...
April 19, 2002 19 Apr'02
Debate over ICANN reform rages on

The debate about the reform of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) continued at the Computers,...
April 19, 2002 19 Apr'02
Compaq feels the pinch as buyers postpone spend

Compaq's sales have been hit as businesses in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region put buying new PCs on hold during...
April 18, 2002 18 Apr'02
Law does not deter "addicted" hacker

Britain's computer crime laws are no deterrent, a computer hacker with 10 years experience of breaking into computer systems and...
April 18, 2002 18 Apr'02
Nokia results prove better than expected

Nokia, the world's largest mobile-phone maker, has posted better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, although it warned...
April 18, 2002 18 Apr'02
Intel adds to mobile product arsenal

Intel is to release new flash memory products for cell phones later this year that could give users extra power for running more...
April 18, 2002 18 Apr'02
Microsoft brings Numa to Windows

Microsoft has embarked on an effort to let Windows server customers take advantage of the increased multi-processor capabilities...
April 18, 2002 18 Apr'02
IMac boosts Apple's earnings

Apple's flat-panel iMac has kept demand strong during the continued weak period in the personal computer market, holding its...
April 18, 2002 18 Apr'02
HP joins race to build largest supercomputer

The US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has ordered a $24.5m (£16.9m) Linux-based...
April 17, 2002 17 Apr'02
New multifunction printers

Lexmark has extended its range of multifunction devices with the release of two models that combine printing, copying, faxing and...
April 17, 2002 17 Apr'02
Intel defies weak IT market to hit targets

Intel reported first-quarter earnings yesterday that matched analysts' predictions, but its net income has been affected by weak...
April 17, 2002 17 Apr'02
Dell to launch dual-Xeon rack server

Dell is preparing a worldwide launch of an enterprise rack server based on dual Intel Xeon processors in early June, the company...
April 16, 2002 16 Apr'02
NEC readies McKinley as Intel plots fourth generation chips

With the launch of Intel's second-generation processor in its 64-bit Itanium server and workstation line just months away, NEC...
April 16, 2002 16 Apr'02
Vodafone to offer BlackBerry wireless e-mail device

Mobile phone operator Vodafone will start selling the BlackBerry wireless e-mail device to corporate customers in the UK from...
April 15, 2002 15 Apr'02
Philips and Benq form optical storage partnership

Koninklijke Philips Electronics and Benq are to work together on the development of optical storage products, initially focusing...
April 15, 2002 15 Apr'02
Toshiba and Sandisk finalise memory production deal

Sandisk and Toshiba have finalised an agreement to shift their joint production of flash memory chips from the USA to Japan.
April 12, 2002 12 Apr'02
Unannounced P4 chipsets appear in Tokyo

Component shops in Tokyo's electronics district have beaten Intel to the punch by putting on display computer motherboards based...
April 11, 2002 11 Apr'02
Users win in latest server war

Users stand to gain as hardware giants IBM and Sun Microsystems up the stakes once again in their ongoing server war.
April 10, 2002 10 Apr'02
Compaq releases PCI-X array controller

Faster data-exchange rates and more reliable server performance were promised yesterday (9 April) by Compaq Computer with the...
April 10, 2002 10 Apr'02
New DVD-R/RW drive turns hours into minutes

Pioneer has released its first rewritable DVD drive which supports a technology that cuts down to one minute from one hour the...
April 09, 2002 09 Apr'02
Toshiba boosts hard-disc density

Toshiba has unveiled a 2.5in drive that has the industry's highest capacity per platter, the company said.
April 09, 2002 09 Apr'02
HP/Compaq: Court allows Hewlett's suit to go forward

Walter Hewlett's suit to block the merger of Hewlett Packard and Compaq Computer has survived a bid by HP's lawyers to have it...
April 09, 2002 09 Apr'02
Starcat spawns Starkitty

Sun will today unleash a half-pint version of its high-end Starcat Unix server that company officials have dubbed "Starkitty,"...
April 09, 2002 09 Apr'02
Parametric unveils software tospeed product life cycle

Product development company Parametric Technology has unveiled Windchill PDMLink, the fourth instalment of the company's...
April 09, 2002 09 Apr'02
Compaq predicts solid first quarter

Compaq Computer has announced it expects to meet or even surpass the current financial expectations for its first fiscal quarter,...
April 08, 2002 08 Apr'02
AMD unveils low-power chip

Advanced Micro Devices has begun sampling its Alchemy Au1100 processor, a low-power chip designed for mobile and handheld...
April 08, 2002 08 Apr'02
Landis 'makes progress' towards ending crisis talks

Landis claimed to have made "important progress" last week in dealing with the crisis at the company and said its major suppliers...
April 08, 2002 08 Apr'02
IBM to roll out mid-range Regatta server

IBM is launching a mid-range server today aimed at taking market share from Sun, which is set to launch its a mid-range version...
April 08, 2002 08 Apr'02
RIM makes BlackBerry template available

Research In Motion (RIM) plans to offer its BlackBerry wireless e-mail reference design program to other manufacturers so they...
April 04, 2002 04 Apr'02
Linux targets Windows

Developers are targeting the crucial connection between Microsoft Windows and the application layer with open source...
April 04, 2002 04 Apr'02
Dell announces new enterprise server strategy

Dell Computer has announced a new enterprise strategy which will be reflected in a series of new blade products available from...
April 04, 2002 04 Apr'02
Dell builds in power and speed

Dell's new server range could help users with little space to accommodate more hardware, to expand their computing power.
April 03, 2002 03 Apr'02
IT chiefs doubt broadband claims

Of the IT managers responding to this week's Computer Weekly/ Harvey Nash Big Question poll, 85% do not believe the Government's...
April 03, 2002 03 Apr'02
Dell to detail enterprise strategy

Dell Computer's relevance as a computer systems and IT service provider to the enterprise will be the focus of a series of...
April 02, 2002 02 Apr'02
Companies team up for SOI chipdevelopment

IBM, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI) and Toshiba have agreed to work together on development of advanced semiconductor...
April 02, 2002 02 Apr'02
Sun and HP boost low-end Unix servers

Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard are taking their battle for Unix server sales to a new low, in the form of entry level...
March 28, 2002 28 Mar'02
JavaOne: Developers voice cautionover wireless apps

Vendors at the JavaOne developer conference were excited at the concept of building a class of Java applications that can be...
March 28, 2002 28 Mar'02
CSA system faces further delays

The Government has delayed implementation of the new EDS computer system for the Child Support Agency because of problems testing...
March 28, 2002 28 Mar'02
Jobs gold mine in channels

The emergence of alternative sales channels such as interactive TV and mobile commerce represent an opportunity for IT...
March 28, 2002 28 Mar'02
Hackers offer data for cash

Information brokers are offering to break into corporate computer systems and steal company secrets for cash.
March 28, 2002 28 Mar'02
Minister slams Chinook campaign in debate

In the week when he sent 1,700 troops to Afghanistan, defence secretary Geoff Hoon issued a blistering criticism of Computer...
March 27, 2002 27 Mar'02
Philips in $5bn component pact with Dell

Philips Electronics announced it has signed a five-year $5bn (£3.5bn) deal to supply PC monitors and components to Dell.
March 27, 2002 27 Mar'02
Fujitsu ships LifeBook with Mobile Pentium 4

Fujitsu PC has launched its first line of laptop computers powered by Intel's Mobile Pentium 4 Processor-M chip.
March 27, 2002 27 Mar'02
IBM readies Linux servers for telcos

Computing giant IBM has answered the call of cash-strapped telecommunication customers by launching a new Linux system tailored...
March 27, 2002 27 Mar'02
Ximian ships connector for Microsoft Exchange

Open source technology provider Ximian has released Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange and Red Carpet Corporate Connect, a...