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Data centre hardware
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April 17, 2002
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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,"...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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March 22, 2002
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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March 07, 2002
07
Mar'02
New Clié launch imminent
Sony plans to announce the latest of its Clié handheld computer on 11 March.
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March 07, 2002
07
Mar'02
Windows Media available on Pocket PC
Windows Media Player Control is now available for Microsoft's Pocket Internet Explorer (IE) browser, allowing digital-media...
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March 06, 2002
06
Mar'02
No rush to roll out Web services
Thirty seven per cent of the IT managers questioned in this week's Computer Weekly/ Harvey Nash Big Question poll said their...
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March 06, 2002
06
Mar'02
Altiris extends mobile management to Palm
Altiris Software has announced that it will extend that support to Palm handhelds later this year, in addition to the Pocket PC...
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March 06, 2002
06
Mar'02
Microsoft remedies set to change IT landscape
As Microsoft and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) head back to court to thrash out a settlement, the remedies could change the...
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March 06, 2002
06
Mar'02
IBM prepares powerful notebook line
IBM is preparing to launch a new line of notebook computers with enough processing muscle to run high-end applications.
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March 06, 2002
06
Mar'02
Separate retail event to run alongside CTS
The organiser of the Computer Trade Show is looking to separate the retail and trade elements of the event next year to offer...
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March 05, 2002
05
Mar'02
Casio develops new mobile fuel cell
Casio has developed a more efficient fuel-cell technology for mobile devices, which it claims will run a notebook PC for 20...
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March 05, 2002
05
Mar'02
Microsoft ships Windows tuned for data centres
Microsoft has started shipping a new version of its Windows server software tuned for data centres as an interim release until...
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March 05, 2002
05
Mar'02
Intel lets market decide fate of Rambus support
Intel executives have refused to say whether the chipmaker's future chipsets would support Rambus Dynamic RAM (RDRAM), the...
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March 05, 2002
05
Mar'02
Kumar: Why users fear Computer Associates
At the CA World user conference in April, Computer Associates (CA) plans to introduce a customer relationship strategy that...
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March 04, 2002
04
Mar'02
Eight companies form removable hard drive consortium
Eight major electronics companies have formed a consortium aimed at standardising and popularising a new removable hard disc...
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March 04, 2002
04
Mar'02
Fujitsu develops fingerprint sensor for mobile phones
Fujitsu has developed a compact fingerprint sensor designed for use with handsets.
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March 04, 2002
04
Mar'02
Barrett talks up mobile sector
Mobile computing is one of Intel's most promising business areas at present, according to Craig Barrett, chief executive officer...
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March 01, 2002
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Mar'02
Grand Prix: the wireless revolution
This weekend's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne sees the debut of a new wireless technology that will allow engineers to adjust...
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March 01, 2002
01
Mar'02
McKinley wins race but could be hobbled
Intel has presented its Itanium processor as a key part of the company's future, at the Intel Developers Forum (IDF).
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February 28, 2002
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Feb'02
Four-speed DVD writers expected within months
The next speed jump for recordable and rewritable DVD drives is expected to come as early as May this year now that two Japanese...
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February 27, 2002
27
Feb'02
Who will pay for mobile services?
The UK's high street banks and telecoms companies are locked on a collision course over the costs of running next-generation...
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February 27, 2002
27
Feb'02
Swiss supercomputer cranks up the teraflops
IBM has built what is believed to be one of the largest supercomputers in Europe.
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February 26, 2002
26
Feb'02
Hitachi develops water-cooled notebook PC
Hitachi has developed a prototype notebook PC that uses a water-based solution to cool down its Pentium 4 processor.
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February 26, 2002
26
Feb'02
IBM takes over AMEX IT in £2.8bn deal
American Express, which runs one of the world's largest IT organisations, has signed a £2.8bn, seven-year deal with IBM, to take...
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February 26, 2002
26
Feb'02
IBM gains market share in weak market
IBM won server market share in 2001 even though hardware sales were slow for all major vendors, according to a recent study from...
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February 26, 2002
26
Feb'02
BEA eWorld: New products unveiled
BEA Systems revealed new products and services intended to make life easier for software developers building Web services.