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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...
March 26, 2002 26 Mar'02
JavaOne: Mobile device makers temptJava developers

Sun Microsystems is launching a major offensive to get Java onto handheld devices and phones.
March 26, 2002 26 Mar'02
Red Hat back in dock at Microsoft hearing

Red Hat chief technical officer Michael Tiemann returned to the witness stand yesterday at the Microsoft antitrust trial remedy...
March 25, 2002 25 Mar'02
New IBM chip to supercharge networks

IBM is set to unveil a processor for low-end and mid-range networking equipment that will lead to faster access routers,...
March 25, 2002 25 Mar'02
Symantec unveils 5-in-1 security appliance

Symantec previewed its new Gateway Security appliances, which are intended to help small and medium-sized businesses battle...
March 25, 2002 25 Mar'02
Euro enterprises warming up to Blackberry

After just five months on the market, European corporate users are beginning to warm to the Blackberry mobile e-mail service,...
March 22, 2002 22 Mar'02
MS issues second bulletin on Windows vulnerability

Microsoft has issued its second bulletin in two weeks to Windows business users warning of a vulnerability to the Java Virtual...
March 22, 2002 22 Mar'02
Windows deprived Linux of marketshare, Red Hat executive claims

An executive from Red Hat has claimed that Linux's inability to grab a substantial portion of the desktop operating system market...
March 21, 2002 21 Mar'02
From nightclub manager to IT expert via the BCS

A nightclub manager in Southampton is seeking to change careers and get into IT after progressing from a PC skills qualification...
March 21, 2002 21 Mar'02
Intel works at the atomic level to build smallest memory cell

Intel has taken the first step towards producing a microprocessor built on 90-nanometer (90nm) process technology, writes Eric...
March 21, 2002 21 Mar'02
Hewlett-Packard reveals its Utopian vision of 'planetary scale computing'

Hewlett-Packard used the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany as a platform to air its Utopian vision of a world where IT is...
March 21, 2002 21 Mar'02
IBM pushes xSeries into the datacentre

The launch of IBM's multiprocessor server at the Cebit show marked the end of the honeymoon period for Unisys and its 32-way...
March 21, 2002 21 Mar'02
AMD fights back with new chips

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chose Hanover as the place to stage its fightback following the series of chip announcements flowing...
March 20, 2002 20 Mar'02
Movement of top civil servants restricts IT projects' progress

There are systemic problems in the management of Whitehall IT projects, according to MP Richard Bacon, a member of the...
March 20, 2002 20 Mar'02
Intel lets blade vendors double up servers

Intel opened up new doors to vendors that make blade servers yesterday, offering a low-power server chip that allows them to pack...
March 19, 2002 19 Mar'02
Dell releases low-cost notebooks

Dell has released two laptop computers, the SmartStep 100N and the Inspiron 2600, aimed at first-time, budget conscious...
March 18, 2002 18 Mar'02
Auto ID printers no longer shrouded in mystery

Although historically regarded as a market dominated by specialists, the mist surrounding auto ID printers is clearing and...
March 18, 2002 18 Mar'02
Cisco: Enough Net addresses for everyone

Cisco, the world's biggest networks supplier, has taken a stand against the industry's drive to create the next generation of the...
March 15, 2002 15 Mar'02
CEBIT: Samsung plans Symbian-based smartphone

Samsung has revealed that it is working on a "smartphone" that runs on Symbian's operating system, to add to its range of...
March 15, 2002 15 Mar'02
HP/Compaq: Officials tout merger R&D benefits

A combined Hewlett-Packard and Compaq would invest an estimated £2.8bn annually in research and development in core technology...
March 15, 2002 15 Mar'02
Do your own Java benchmarks

Analyst firm Giga Information Group has advised users to conduct their own Java application server performance tests as suppliers...
March 15, 2002 15 Mar'02
CEBIT: AMD pushes HyperTransport consortium

The HyperTransport Technology Consortium has said at CEBIT it expects another 30 members to join its ranks by the end of the...
March 14, 2002 14 Mar'02
CEBIT: Fujitsu Siemens unveils XScale PDA

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has introduced its Pocket Loox, the world's first PDA based on Intel's XScale processor, and said it...
March 14, 2002 14 Mar'02
CEBIT: Sun expands workstation line-up

Sun Microsystems has added a new category to its workstation line-up with the launch of the Sun Blade 2000, a high-end system for...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
HSE calls for more work on new air traffic system

Reco mmendations in a report by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are expected to lead to design changes in the new £317m air...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
Water-cooled notebooks could pave the way for high-power handheld PCs

Hitachi's three prototypes of water-cooling systems for notebook computers were unveiled in one of the quieter announcements at...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
Intel rushes out portable Pentium 4 following laptop makers' pressure

Intel has rushed out a portable version of its Pentium 4 processor following pressure from PC manufacturers, some of whom have...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
Novell extends iFolder to handhelds

Novell has used this week's CEBIT conference to demonstrate the next version of iFolder, its distributed file technology
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
CEBIT: Samsung turns on 40-in TFT TV

Samsung Electronics is to unveil a 40-inch TFT, LCD television at the 2002 CEBIT trade show in Hanover tomorrow.
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
WorldCom comes under SEC scrutiny

WorldCom is the latest telecomms provider to come under the scrutiny of the US Securities and Exchange Commission over corporate...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
CEBIT: Microsoft CEO lukewarm about shared standards

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer used his keynote address at the CEBIT show in Hanover to promote pervasive use of Windows...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
IBM puts Sequent on a new path

IBM's new Xeon-powered server family, launched today at the Cebit show, could offer Sequent users a cost-effective migration path...
March 13, 2002 13 Mar'02
PC sales set to bounce back

Worldwide PC shipments will grow 3% in 2002 to 125.5m units, faster than previous estimates of 1.8% growth, according to market...
March 12, 2002 12 Mar'02
Compaq and Lucent team up on 3G

Lucent Technologies and Compaq have announced that they would work together to ensure compatibility between Compaq's iPaq...
March 12, 2002 12 Mar'02
Linux digs in at embedded systems show

Linux software developers are going head to head with Microsoft at the Embedded Systems Conference.
March 12, 2002 12 Mar'02
Motorola releases new security processors

Motorola has revealed a series of new microprocessor technologies including two network security processors, the first audio chip...
March 11, 2002 11 Mar'02
CEBIT: Deutsche Telekom shows mobile portal

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom (DT) is demonstrating a new portal offering access to news, financial data, travel,...
March 11, 2002 11 Mar'02
Researcher sees security risk in screen glow

A German research student says that under the right conditions, hackers could steal information off CRT computer screens by...
March 11, 2002 11 Mar'02
IBM takes Unix server crown

IBM has narrowly squeezed past rival Sun Microsystems to become the world's top Unix server vendor for the first time since 1998,...
March 08, 2002 08 Mar'02
HP power leads recalled in US

A US company that makes power leads for some of Hewlett-Packard's inkjet printers has issued a recall for nearly 2.5 million...
March 07, 2002 07 Mar'02
FTC gives HP-Compaq deal green light

Hewlett/Packard's proposed acquisition of Compaq Computer passed a regulatory hurdle yesterday (6 March) when the US Federal...
March 07, 2002 07 Mar'02
Fujitsu merges Amdahl and Tech Solutions arms

Fujitsu is marrying its Fujitsu Technology Solutions with its Amdahl IT Services arm in an attempt to combine its open systems...
March 07, 2002 07 Mar'02
New Clié launch imminent

Sony plans to announce the latest of its Clié handheld computer on 11 March.