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Archive - 18 Oct 2000

Transmeta hits World PC Expo

News Japanese convention shows off new Crusoe-based laptops

NHS launches online kiosks

News Healthcare comes direct to the people in a new government initiative

UK slow to take up broadband, says report

News The UK is lagging behind in take-up of broadband services according to figures published by Internet measurement firm NetValue Tuesday

Security firm gets rid of passwords

News Cambridge firm hopes password will soon be passe at high-tech firms

VC's and the tech crash of 2000

Comment With the Nasdaq down for the 10th time in 12 days, it's anyone's guess when the sell-off in technology will hit bottom. But if you're looking for the scoundrels who got us into this mess, I've got...

Jane Wakefield: Iceland's online Nirvana

News It is cold, dark in the winter and lunar in landscape but if you want to get online, Iceland is the place to be

The Day Ahead: Techs plunging off Copper Mountain

News Copper Mountain turns out to be not so copper-bottomed as many had thought

Underground homes in on Microsoft server flaw

News The latest online buzz is about a known Microsoft server flaw that could open the door for a hacker. No one's been using the patch that's been available for months

Blair called to stick to telecoms commitment

News Did Tony Blair know what he was committing to in March? Does he realise that Britain's chance of competing effectively is at stake?

Ntl trials cheaper broadband

News The biggest barrier to broadband is price, but is it about to go mass market?

IBM 3Q earnings: Good, but not that good

News Big Blue meets estimates, despite not-too-hot sales

Parthus and Psion unveil 'breakthrough' chip

News Shares soar as companies unveil 'system on a chip' for 3G devices

3Com's Audrey - no place like home

News The connected home, that is. 3Com takes a different tack from other Internet appliances by going after early adopters with its new Audrey device

Enigma machine sent to Jeremy Paxman

News The Enigma machine, lost for months, turns up on Jeremy Paxman's desk

Bug-hunters say firms ignoring security holes

News Experts say companies are failing to respond to security alerts, describing the attitude as "irresponsible"

Unmetered offering hits the Scots

News Jings! Crivvens! Help ma boab! An ISP for Scots is to be launched in Glasgae Wednesday

Four hundred jobs lost at Sony UK

News "Radical reorganisation" at Sony costs 400 jobs

AMD ups Athlon speed, cuts prices

News It says its not a price war, but AMD ups its speed lead with 1.2GHz Athlon and then slashes chip prices by almost half.

EarthLink flaw exposes domains

News A combination of two exploits leaves tens of thousands of encrypted domain passwords open for the Web to see ... and possibly attack.

A Year Ago: Melissa virus lives on

News First published: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:42:21 GMT

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