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Archive - 24 Oct 2003

Spreading your storage eggs

Special Report If the UK ever experiences the kind of widespread power-outage seen in Italy recently, mirrored SANs could provide one way to keep data safe

Orange: Squeezing the most out of SANs

Special Report Cultural and personnel issues are just as important as the technology when it comes to deploying Storage Area Networks (SANs), says mobile-operator Orange's UK storage manager

ARM takes 3D to phone makers

News A new development board from UK chip designer ARM could help console-like 3D graphics make their way into mobile phones and PDAs

RSPCA: Adopting the penguin

Q&A The RSPCA is seriously considering migrating to Linux desktops if it is the most cost-effective option, as the society's network manager Chris Rolfe explains

Nvidia upgrades software to 64-bit

News Nvidia has released its first drivers for the Athlon 64 and Opteron, giving its chips the ability to tap into 64-bit computing

US military throws weight behind RFID

News The US Defense Department will require all its suppliers to use radio identification chips, giving the controversial technology a shot in the arm

Adapting to doublespeak

Comment Is a straightforward definition of HP's philosophy too much to ask?

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Blog Friday 24/10/2003Today is a good day to watch the skies. Not only are the last three Concorde flights due in quick succession at London Heathrow, but even bigger forces are gathering overhead. The...

PeopleSoft wins new customers

News The enterprise software firm's third-quarter revenue beat expectations, though acquiring rival J.D. Edwards had a negative impact on overall earnings

Amazon opens up texts

News Buyers will be able to browse books' content at Amazon.com rather than merely searching for titles and authors

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Comment Rupert takes to the skies this week - it's farewell to Concorde, but hello to anyone with Bluetooth on the tube!

Apple opens iPod a fraction

News Apple has acknowledged that its portable music player has found other uses apart from storing songs

Acer blames Microsoft for slow tablet sales

News Microsoft's high prices for its tablet PC operating system mean the device has not gone down well with buyers, say Acer executives

Sun and Fujitsu nurture closer alliance

News The competitors are tipped to be having discussions over bringing together their high-performance server businesses

Ex-cybersecurity czar warns that complacency could lead to disaster

Analysis Richard Clarke has warned that the rate and severity of cyberattacks is continuing to increase - without adequate security, the future is 'not a pretty picture'

Sony Ericsson P900: a first look

Preview Sony Ericsson has upgraded its flagship Symbian smartphone. Here are our first impressions.

Microsoft profit beats expectations

News Despite a drop in unearned revenue, attributed to security scares, the software giant managed to surpass analysts' profit predictions

Macromedia's flagship fails to fire

News Slow sales of a new package bundling Flash, Dreamweaver and other Macromedia programs have forced a recalibration of revenue expectations

Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: the benchmarks

Tech Guide Following ATI's recent Radeon 9800 upgrade, arch-rival Nvidia has come up with the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra. Check out our initial test results.

ATI Radeon 9800 XT: a first look

Preview ATI has announced a follow-up to its high-end Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card. Dubbed the Radeon 9800 XT, the new card offers faster engine and memory speeds but no notable new technology.

MIT takes RFID to next stage

News The institute is winding down its RFID collaboration - because the hotly debated technology has advanced beyond research to become a commercial proposition

Hotmail promises better spam-catching

News Microsoft says using 'white lists' of approved addresses will help reduce the spam plaguing its Hotmail users

Viruses bruise Microsoft's bottom line

News The past quarters' virus and worm epidemics have hit Microsoft in the pocket

Google looks for IPO

News The Web-search giant is making concrete plans for a public offering early next year, using an unusual electronic-bidding system

Experts predict new virus rampage

News An outbreak with the destructiveness of MSBlast is forecast, if attackers exploit a 'critical' Microsoft flaw

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