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Archive - 23 Aug 2004

IT Priorities Conference: One week left for early birds

News ZDNet UK's inaugural conference is just over a month away, but to catch the early bird discount rate you need to book now

Cherry launches keyboard for Linux users

News Linux fans will soon be able to buy a keyboard that has hot keys for using Web browsers, office and multimedia applications on a Linux PC

Microsoft readies CD launch of SP2

News Those who don't want to download the mega-patch should be able to find it on CD 'throughout September', says Microsoft

IT Priorities Conference: CNBC Europe streams video to GPRS

News CNBC Europe has launched a service that offers live streaming video of its TV news to mobile handsets. IT Priorities conference speaker Steve Flaherty sees it as the first of many future mobile...

Samsung first to next generation memory chip

News In the race to introduce the next major memory technology, Samsung has taken the lead

STP upgrade simplifies testing of Linux applications

News The Scalable Test Platform 3.0 upgrade means that the open-source testing tool is no longer just for the Linux kernel: it can now be used to test Linux applications

Under-skin ID tags generate concerns

Feature Implanting RFID chips under people's skin may allow identification in the event of a disaster but is also ringing privacy alarm bells

Prisons create central health database

News Some prisons in Dorset will be linked by a centralised clinical system

E-commerce still booming

News Online retail sales in the US topped $15bn last quarter

Unrest at BBC shows need for better outsourcing management

Analysis The threat of industrial action hangs over the sale of the BBC's technology division to Siemens Business Services

Google search exposes anti-Bush subscribers

News A US liberal political group's supporters have been exposed via simple searches

Take a longer look at accessibility

Leader Accessibility is not about political correctness, but it is about economics. Maybe when we're all older we'll finally get it

Reading with your ears

Q&A Audible.com, which sells audio books and magazines online, has been given a boost by Apple's iPod

Disposable RFID tags attract millions

News Brief: A Swedish firm that developed RFID tags that can be incorporated into paper has been given more than £2m in funding

Why Google's IPO did work

Comment The search engine has made its stock market debut - and it was more of a success than some people are saying

BEA bundles Web application tools

News BEA's WebLogic Server is packaged with development and integration tools in a new bundle

Macromedia extends Flex

News The new Flex Builder package lets developers build applications more quickly

Blind surfers win concessions from travel sites

News Two online travel firms have agreed to make their sites easier for blind people to navigate as part of a legal settlement

Research to track financial surfing

News Nielsen/NetRatings will study consumers' use of financial Web sites to discover what they actually use them for

IE flaw introduces new form of infection

News A flaw in Internet Explorer means that people tricked into visiting a malicious Web site and clicking on an image could unknowingly drag malware onto their PC