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Archive - 15 Aug 2001

Linux to push out business competitors

News A new series of studies finds that not only is Linux strengthening its position in the business market, it is set to account for nearly a tenth of companies' IT spend next year

Privacy experts slam snooping code of practice

News Cyber-liberty experts are frustrated that the Home Office consultation paper offers no guidelines on the legitimate interception of communications

UK hardware distributor hit by downturn

News Computacenter has warned the stock market that despite a big increase in profits in the first half of the year, things might not be so rosy in the months ahead

Slump in demand for IT workers

News IT recruiter warns that business is suffering from the slowdown in the tech sector, signalling a tougher market for IT jobseekers

Intel escalates threats to Via over P4 chipset

News As Via Technologies launches a chipset designed to bring down Pentium 4 system prices, Intel further rebuffs the company's licence claims

AOL gets ready to chat with IBM's Lotus

News Interoperability of instant messaging may be a step closer as AOL announces testing with Lotus

Microsoft denies flaw in Xbox motherboard

News Microsoft has denied reports of a flaw in the motherboard for the Xbox game console

Web bug swarm grows 500 percent

News Cyber snooping technology is on the increase, but Net users may be unaware how much information is being gathered about them

Linux: From geek tech to corporate tool

News This month 10 years ago Linus Torvalds first invited open-source folks to play with his free operating system. Now Linux is serious business for giants like IBM and Compaq

Antitrust: Microsoft makes case for delay

News The legal hoo-hah continues as Microsoft files a sharply worded rebuttal to the government's request that its antitrust case be kept on track

Big Blue flexes supercomputing muscle

News ASCI White, which packs 8,192 IBM Power3 processors and 160 terabytes of disc storage, will be used for nuclear weapons testing, including warhead safety and simulation of nuclear explosions

Worms find fertile ground in IM

News Is email old black hat? Virus writers in search of the biggest bang for their bugs are beginning to target instant messenger services. It's only a matter of time before outbreaks plague IM as much...

Microsoft enlists VC firm in .Net push

News Microsoft teams up with Madrona to involve start-up firms in the .Net initiative

Xbox may see manufacturing delay

News A problem with the motherboard could add a month to the shipping time of Microsoft's next-generation console

Five years ago: Compaq's super-floppy faces tough trek

News Compaq to begin shipping systems with super-floppy disk drive at the end of this month

SiPix Pocket Printer A6

Review If you need to be able to print anywhere, anytime, this is worth a look - but there are, inevitably, serious limitations on functionality and performance.