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Archive - 27 Feb 2002

ELSA Vianect WLAN Access Point

Review The support for dial-up Internet access in this unit is simple to configure and you can use your existing serial modem. The price of the standalone unit is uncompelling, but the starter kit with a...

UK Web sites face new accessibility rules

News Companies providing services online are subject to new accessibility laws, following the publication of a Code of Practice. Lawyers expect a test case soon

Eric Raymond: Microsoft doomed by cheap PCs

Interview Microsoft's software monopoly can't survive economically once PC prices drop below a certain level, predicts open-source guru Eric Raymond

HP recycles old tech for new data centres

News Hewlett-Packard's Utility Data Center was designed for ASPs, but is now finding a home in enterprises - and it's years ahead of anything IBM has, say analysts

Watchdogs bark at eBay's privacy update

News Observers feel that eBay's latest update to its privacy policy make it easier for the auction site to release members' personal information

Hack at N.Y. Times exposes sensitive data

News A security breach of the newspaper's internal network has given a hacker access to information about employees and sources

Apple gets a Grammy

News Apple's contribution to the music and recording industry is recognised with a Grammy award

Clinton calls for IT to fight terrorism

News Bill Clinton kicks off WCIT 2002 by saying that information technology should be used to bridge the digital divide and make partners - not terrorists - of developing nations

Worms sing an ode to security

News Antivirus and software companies are investigating the possibility of hostile code being embedded in music files

Sun's blade servers coming this year

News Sun will enter the blade server market with products using Intel and Linux, as well as the proprietary UltraSparc/Solaris combination

BTopenworld drops broadband activation charge

News BTopenworld's broadband won't be the cheapest on the market, but early subscribers can save £65 on their start-up costs

Bug-reporting protocol draws flak

News A draft document by the IETF designed to regulate bug reporting has been criticised for drawing the attention away from buggy software, and for similarities with a recent Microsoft document

Opera 6 enters Linux spotlight

News The new beta of Opera 6 offers a slew of new features, but the source code remains behind the curtain

Morpheus shuts out users

News The file-swapping site blames Kazaa's software for a technical problem that shut out its users

IDF: Intel's cure for 'sick' industry

News Intel unveils three network processors and discusses how its networking strategy can make the business less risky

IDF: Intel's tri-mode future for wireless networking

News Wireless LAN standards are battling it out - but Intel has a plan for reconciling their differences

IDF: New memory technologies on the way

News The stuff memories are made of will be increasingly diverse and exciting, says Intel, as new materials promise a golden age for one of the most ubiquitous components of the digital world

IDF: AMD claws Intel with Hammer

News The chip maker holds its first demonstration of Hammer, the next-generation chip which is designed to give Intel a run for its money

Don't give me your Windows Lite

Comment Ever since a judge gave the states still dogging the Microsoft antitrust case access to company source code, one scenario's become increasingly plausible - a Windows sans browser, email, or media...

Bringing 3D to the Web

News Virtual Reality Modeling Language backers are betting that a new specification will drive a comeback

EBay nets Taiwanese auction site

News The auction giant is to leave the Japanese market with the loss of 17 jobs as it moves into Taiwan through the purchase of NeoCom

Five years ago: Dimension X strengthens VRML creation line

News Dimension X this week announced a tool for non-programmers to build real-time interactive 3D into Web sites

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