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Archive - 11 Nov 2004

HP's Tycoon bids up utility computing

News Tycoon, part of HP's attempt to realise its Adaptive Enterprise concept, lets users bid for computing power. Just don’t mention Utility Data Center

Debian Sarge focuses on easy installation

News The next major release of Debian aims at making installation easier for non-technical users

Otellini confirmed as Intel's new CEO

News As expected, Intel's board have confirmed that the company's current COO and president is to be elevated to the role of chief executive when Craig Barrett leaves the role next year

Lexmark accused of installing spyware

News A Usenet news group has claimed that Lexmark is installing spyware on its customers' computers

BT's new wave boosts the bottom line

News The telecoms giant has increased turnover and appears to be making progress on broadband - but the biggest growth factor seems to be its 'new wave' of businesses

Trojan logs e-banking habits

News An antivirus company has detected a new Trojan attack that steals e-banking details when users log into legitimate banking sites

Hush ATX Media PVR

Review If you're looking for a silent PC with a bit of style about it, consider Hush Technologies' Hush ATX: it does what it says on the tin.

How nanotechnology can change the world

Comment Regenerating nerve tissues, implanting chips in the brain and saving the planet were all on the menu at a recent nanotechnology conference

Red Hat opens office in China

News China's potential as a technology powerhouse has been bolstered with the opening of Red Hat's first office in Beijing

Police arrest phishing mob suspect

News US police have nabbed a suspected Russian mobster believed to be behind a series of phishing scams

Microsoft says Firefox 'not a threat to IE'

News Internet Explorer is no less secure than any other browser on the market and does not lack any important features, according to the Microsoft. Senior IT figures doubt them, however

Sun rises on Japanese desktops

News A Japanese government ministry has approved Sun's Java Desktop System for possible use in the future

IT's role in saving the world - and your wallet

Comment While everyone's concentrating on green power to help the environment, IT could have an even more important job to do

VMWare cuts GSX Server price

News Brief: VMware has cut the price of its low-end virtualisation software, which lets multiple operating systems run on the same hardware

Apple puts desktop search under the Spotlight

News The next version of OS X will feature Spotlight desktop search functionality, which Apple says will use metadata for improved results

Google's index expands and Gmail goes POP

News Popular Internet search engine Google has doubled the number of Web pages in its database and given Gmail free POP support

Renewed browser wars: IE v Firefox

Group Test It's been a while since Internet Explorer faced a worthy opponent, but Mozilla Firefox seems to be one that could make a serious dent in Microsoft's browser dominance.

PeopleSoft board says no to Oracle

News The board has asked shareholders not to sell their stock to Oracle - but Larry Ellison's company is still confident the deal can go ahead

MSN Search beta released

News Update: Microsoft has launched the latest version of its MSN Search techonology

Internet Explorer 6 (with Windows XP SP2)

Review Unless your business has specific ActiveX technology needs, you are much more secure running Firefox than Internet Explorer.

Microsoft cluster software shuns Itanium 2

News In another slap in the face for Intel, Microsoft's Server 2003 cluster software will run on various 32-bit and 64-bit processors from AMD and Intel, but not Itanium 2

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