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Blog Thursday 9/9/2004 Last day and for many of those attending IDF, traditionally the tastiest. Chief technical officer Pat Gelsinger is the chap in charge of Intel's crystal ball, and this is the...
Rupert Goodwins' IDF Diary
Comment After 11 joyous hours in economy, Rupert touches down to discover what Intel is up to - and even gets to see a Great One
M&S looks to outsource its Web shopping
News One of Britain's leading retail groups is considering handing over responsibility for e-commerce to a third party
UserLinux releases beta CD
News The open-source organisation has released a test version of its Linux operating system, designed to provide robust functionality without the price tag of commercial distribution
Otellini's eye on multicore computing and WiMax
Video IDF: Intel's president sees points to multicore computing and WiMax as the next areas of performance improvement and market growth
London council goes wireless
News Lewisham's Wi-Fi strategy may provide a model for other local governments to follow
What's next for Oracle?
FAQ A federal ruling against the Department of Justice could be vital to the Oracle-PeopleSoft merger - find out what happened and why
BT glitch halts faster broadband
News One megabit per second ADSL gives the promise of a zippy Web connection, but this week the reality for new users has been somewhat impressive
IBM set to release Linux-only Power server
News The Power5 processor-based servers will only run Linux, and will come with an aggressively low price tag, sources say
O2 announces two new xda devices
Preview O2 has unveiled two new devices that aim to build on the success of the popular xda II handheld/mobile phone.
Oracle judgement spells bad news
Leader A federal judge gave Oracle a boost yesterday in its bid to buy PeopleSoft. The ruling is bad news for the software business and for customers
Longhorn builds in portable protection
News IDF: Microsoft is to give businesses new tools to prevent data leaving their network by methods such as USB devices or iPods
Developer considers McAfee suit after 'Trojan' error
News A software developer whose program was labelled a Trojan by McAfee is considering action agains the antivirus firm
How to make hot chips that stay cool
Feature IDF: Intel fellow Shekhar Borkar revealed the company's plans for keeping performance growing until the end of the decade. Rupert Goodwins took notes
PeopleSoft under greater pressure after ruling
News Oracle has achieved a significant win but other obstacles mean its takeover battle is set to drag on, experts say
Nokia goes retro with 'art deco' phones
News The mobile phone giant's latest handsets draw inspiration from the glamorous past
Intel sees PlanetLab as Net's future
News IDF: PlanetLab is laying the foundations for the next Internet, says Gelsinger
Legal victory for Oracle opens way for PeopleSoft takeover
News The Department of Justice has failed to prove that the merger would create an anticompetitive environment, rules a US judge
Intel rounds off IDF with news of wireless and 3D
News IDF: As its developer forum comes to a close, Intel has released news of ultrawideband, wireless standards, 3D and Serial ATA
Intel's virtually there with Montecito
News IDF: More details have been released about the dual-core Itanium chip code-named Montecito
