Previous DayFireWire hots up in consumer electronics
News Apple's high-speed connection technology is gaining a significant foothold outside the PC world as a result of new types of gadgets, according to a new study
Time for Microsoft Linux?
Comment David Coursey: Last week, Steve Ballmer sent a memo to the MS troops about the threat posed by Linux and the open source software movement. I have a suggestion for Steve and Co.: Don't beat 'em....
Windows migration brings down shipping
News UK ports have been in chaos over the past week because they tried to migrate from their mainframe to a Windows-based system and ended up reverting to manual processing
Oracle will not swallow 'poison pill'
News Oracle has told PeopleSoft to dissolve its 'poison pill' - a financial tactic to make hostile takeovers more expensive - and agree to terms before 7 July
IT projects 'need business involvement'
News IT managers who don't want the sky to fall in when things go wrong should find a non-IT sponsor for their next project, according to new research
Next-gen Bluetooth chips play nicely with Wi-Fi
News Cambridge Silicon Radio has launched a new generation of its BlueCore products aimed at devices including both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Intel to rebrand for smartphone assault
News Intel's XScale processor - designed for mobile devices - will be rebranded to help launch a new assault on the smartphone and handheld markets
IT heavyweights eye the PeopleSoft pie
News IBM, SAP and Microsoft have all been mentioned as possible contenders for a counter bid after Oracle made a hostile move on PeopleSoft last week
GIF patent to expire, will PNG survive?
News The patent covering a compression algorithm that is responsible for the graphics format GIF will expire this month, leaving the future of rival format PNG in doubt
BT hits the broadband million
News Trigger levels are cut, as the telco celebrates Ben Verwaayen's faith in BT's ability to make broadband a top priority
IBM ThinkVision L200p
Review This is a well thought-out and soundly constructed flat panel display that delivers high resolution (1,600 by 1,200) while maintaining excellent image quality.
Oracle will not sell PeopleSoft products
News PeopleSoft customers are concerned about their software investment after Oracle made a hostile move to buy the company last week
PeopleSoft acquisition move 'provoked' Oracle
Analysis News analysis: By acquiring JD Edwards, PeopleSoft will have evolved from a HR software company into a business applications provider - which is not what Oracle wanted
Storage sales show networked systems rule
News In a market where prices have continued to fall while reliability and compatibility has improved, network attached storage is now outselling server-attached storage
Samsung goes large with 40-inch LCD
News The Syncmaster 403T, which Samsung claims is the largest LCD yet to go on sale, is to go head-to-head with plasma displays
Matsushita to test pirate-proof DVDs
News A movie-rental system from Matsushita combines DVD discs and file downloads
HP rings up point-of-sale terminal
News Hewlett-Packard is aiming at retail shops with a cash register based on PC technology and Windows XP Embedded
Merrill Lynch: Linux saves money
News The investment bank said it has reduced its administration costs dramatically by replacing Windows systems with Linux
SuSE aims Linux at enterprise desktops
News The German Linux company has unveiled a desktop edition of its Enterprise Server, customised for large organisations that are considering ditching their Microsoft technology
