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Archive - 02 Nov 2005

Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD

Tech Guide AMD's Athlon 64 X2 3800+ is an affordable entry-level dual core processor. But how does it match up to Intel's equivalent Pentium D? We have the benchmarks.

Tokyo stock market suffers IT failure

News Trading was suspended in Toyko for four hours, wiping out billions of pounds worth of business

Custom applications and disaster recovery

Help/HowTo DR Special: Your firm's custom apps can be a major stumbling block on the road to disaster recovery, but they need not be

Technology training essential for all

Comment Techology has advanced into society far faster than ever anticipated. But is this causing a socio-economic crisis?

IT research centre faces tough rebuilding task

News Southampton University is facing a £50m bill to rebuild its renowned research facilities after Sunday's fire, which has left some staff, students and local firms without connectivity

Dual-core Xeons play to Dell's strengths

News Intel's new dual-core 'Paxville' Xeon processors will provide a boost for Dell's PowerEdge servers, pushing eight-way computing towards the commodity market

Teenager cleared of email attack charge

News A judge has ruled that the Computer Misuse Act does not outlaw denial-of-service attacks

Manx switches on first Super 3G

News Europe's first Super 3G service has been switched on, promising speeds of 1.3Mbps. New datacards emerge in 2006 should boost this to 3Mbps — ten times faster than today's 3G services

Microsoft's Live software push threatens smaller firms

News Companies such as Vonage, Trend Micro and Plaxo could all suffer from Microsoft's move into Web-based tools

Trend Micro updates smartphone antivirus

News Mobile Security 2.0 gives Symbian smartphones more protection from viruses and malware. Right now, though, it's more of an insurance policy than a must-have

Silicon Graphics suffers delisting

News Brief: SGI will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on Monday after languishing in the sub-$1 range for over six months now. It's a long way from the heady days of $50 stock

Grill Microsoft about Visual Studio 2005

News This is your chance to find out if you should get the latest version of Microsoft's tools suite. The company's UK head of technology will be answering your questions

Sony CD protection sparks spyware row

News A US programmer claims that Sony is using a rootkit to hide traces of its copy restriction

Council IT staff don't respect top bosses

News Survey: The majority of local government IT workers don't respect their chief executives, citing a lack of leadership skills

Web takes centre stage for Microsoft

Video Bill Gates presents Office Live and Windows Live, which could usher in a new era for hosted applicaitons

Denial of service attacks are legal 'grey area'

News An expert witness in the trial of a teenager accused of sending five million emails to his ex-boss has spoken of problems with the Computer Misuse Act

Problem patches can cause mayhem

Feature Microsoft's October updates show security bulletins have produced huge hinderances while Oracle's latest quarterly update is also struggling

Setting up a new Windows PC?

Help/HowTo Then follow these ten tips to keep you safe, productive and entertained

First worm to hit Oracle databases found

News The discovery of proof-of-concept code suggests that companies running Oracle databases could soon face a new threat

Massachusetts officials clash over move to OpenDocument

News The pioneering decision to embrace the OpenDocument format has been attacked by a state senator, who is worried about the cost of ditching Microsoft Office

Sony VPL-CX76

Review Sony's portable and elegantly designed VPL-CX76 is a flexible and feature-packed business projector with plenty of impressive tricks up its sleeve.

First Intel-powered BlackBerry launched

News Research in Motion has shown off the first fruits of its partnership with Intel

£64m NHS e-booking system hit by delays

News The rollout of a flagship system is 12 months behind schedule, adding to concerns over the project

Microsoft reveals plans for online services

News Bill Gates says that new Internet-based products will usher in the 'live era' of software

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