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Archive - 21 Aug 2003

Boom in Symbian handset shipments

News The mobile operating system maker is reaping the benefits of increased sales of smartphones

Hutchison takes huge losses as 3G sales disappoint

News The next-generation mobile trailblazer has made a loss of more than £300m on its 3G operations, in a blow for the emerging industry

Microsoft wants larger piece of storage market

News The software giant will release new storage server software and undercut the opposition's prices

Wal-Mart sells more Linux wares online

News The US retail giant's Web site will sell software that lets Windows applications run on Linux-based PCs

Windows patches may become automatic

News As the MSBlast worm makes it clear that something must be done about insecure PCs, Microsoft has said this may be the time to take more control of the Windows update mechanism

Bright sparks offer broadband over power lines

News Have electricity providers finally cracked the process of sending high-speed data across the electricity network?

Prime minister gets email - but don't expect a reply

News People are now free to send emails to Tony Blair - but the PM won't be replying to each and every one personally

Networks must counter triple threat

Feature Three security threats have taken turns wreaking havoc in the past few weeks. How should MSBlast,Welchia and Sobig be handled?

Microsoft forces IM upgrades

News People using Microsoft's free MSN Messenger need to upgrade to avoid being locked out of the service next month

Corel investors approve takeover

News The Canadian software firm will be bought out by a venture capital firm that specialises in turning ailing businesses around

ISP promises to stop spam

News Freedom2Surf is offering subscribers a spam-filtering service that reduces the number of nuisance emails landing in their inbox

Attorney general takes controversial Act on tour

News The US attorney general has launched a nationwide tour pointing out the benefits of the Patriot Act, which allows authorities to monitor Internet communications without a warrant

Security flaws jeopardise online banking - survey

News The banking sector fared poorly in a survey measuring network security across blue-chip firms

Australia cracks down on offensive content

News Publishing offensive content on the Internet could mean a two-year jail term under new laws being proposed in Australia

No date for IPO yet - Google

News Google's co-founder says he is in no rush to take the company public

Sponge's fibres inspire high-tech cables

News Researchers have transmitted light through the glasslike fibres of a deep-sea sponge

Dell takes prices lower

News The manufacturer has slashed server and desktop prices, despite HP laying blame for its poor results on an aggressive pricing strategy

Sobig virus 'biggest epidemic yet'

News Sobig represents the largest worldwide virus infection to date, judging by the volume of email blocked by Internet service providers

Microsoft issues alert on three 'critical' flaws

News Three security flaws in Internet Explorer and Windows could leave PCs open to attack unless they are patched, Microsoft has warned

Micromuse acquisition provides Harmoni

News Micromuse, which develops products to help service providers to cope with network outages and IT failures, has taken over one of its key partners

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