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Archive - 16 Dec 2003

BT trials wireless broadband service

News Four trials in rural Britain could lead to BT selling high-speed wireless broadband to broadband have-nots. It could see every household in the country get access to broadband

BEA wants to demystify Java

News The next version of WebLogic will help businesses see how well their Java business applications are performing so that they can quickly fix problems

Novell deepens Linux commitment

News Novell has released its first Linux-based desktop services software

Security appliances move to centre stage

News More companies are buying more expensive security appliances. What it means, says IDC, is that appliances have proved themselves in branch offices, and are now being installed in core networks

Proprietary software: A defence

Comment Saying that the only answer for developing nations is open-source software - but that misses out many of the benefits of proprietary software

Hutchison sees end to phone drought

News Hutchison Whampoa is hoping for a change in fortunes, with talk of a handset surplus, a new Asian launch and possible floatation

Why does the devil have all the good tunes?

Comment Creating complex applications in Visual Basic marks the start of a love-hate relationship

Check Point targets Zone Labs

News The firewall software company is buying fellow security firm Zone Labs for $205m

What's it all about, Larry?

Feature The jury is still out on Oracle's play for PeopleSoft but what are the implications for customers if the unthinkable happens?

UK wholesale broadband uncompetitive - regulators

News True competition in the high-speed Internet market does not exist because of BT's growing dominance, according to Ofcom and Oftel

E-marketplaces: Where are they now?

Feature Electronic trading exchanges or e-marketplaces should be doing $2.8bn of business by 2005 but as we approach 2004 it looks like someone got their sums wrong

EMC to buy VMware

News The storage firm says acquiring a server specialist will help it expand into utility computing

Jabra BT200

Review The BT200 is an inexpensive, well-featured Bluetooth headset that's less obtrusive than some designs. Only its low battery life lets it down.

Sony Ericsson HBH-35

Review The HBH-35 offers good, if not outstanding, features and performance, but it's priced too high compared with other Bluetooth headsets.

Cutting connection costs

Feature Traditionally, achieving the truly connected business has been possible only through use of expensive Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) tools, but other options now exist

ITunes sales hit 25 million

News Apple has sold 12 million songs in the past two months alone through its iTunes music store, which opened in April

Small firm claims CD-burning infringes patent

News Optima Technology has filed a suit against software maker Roxio for infringing patents covering a 'recordable CD-ROM accessing system'

Microsoft rejigs Windows division

News A reshuffle will create a division that concentrates on developing new Windows technologies

Sony DCR-TRV14E

Review The TRV14E is an excellent camcorder for the beginner, and certainly worth the extra money that you typically pay for the Sony brand.

Sun gives new Solaris away

News Sun has stopped charging for evaluation copies of Solaris x86

SCO keeps disputed code secret

News The code at the heart of SCO's legal action against IBM will be revealed only in a closed court

Licence sales signal recovery - Ellison

News A rise in Oracle's software revenues for the past quarter give a clear message of health in IT spending, according to the company's chief executive

Ex-Sun chief takes reins at Motorola

News Former Sun president Ed Zander is expected to become Motorola's chief executive

Winamp returns to simpler roots

News AOL will release an upgraded version of its Winamp player this week, and is expected to start selling a "pro" version that can encode MP3s

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