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Archive - 29 Jan 2003

IT: Jobs for the girls?

Comment Laura Stobart: How many women are there in your IT department? Probably not many. But does it really matter?

Do women want IT?

Comment Jane Oliver: At a conference all about Women in IT, the speakers discussed how to encourage women (of all ages) into IT and - more importantly - how to keep them there.

Transmeta may power second HP tablet PC

News Transmeta is to continue its relationship with Hewlett-Packard and its innovative portable computers, but it is unlikely to involve the Astro chip, according to an industry report

Scrap data retention plans, say MPs

News An inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs says that not only should the government drop its data retention plans, but they should be scrapped across Europe

BT's Wi-Fi adventure snubs 3G

News Three new partners for Openzone as BT sets its sights on 802.11a and 802.11g and claims that Wi-Fi is a better and cheaper service than 3G

Intel offers handheld battery life boost

News The chipmaker's new XScale PXA processor is intended to improve the battery life of handheld devices

Indian outsourcing set to grow

News Software development was just the start. Now global companies are slashing costs by outsourcing whole business processes to Indian offices

Windows XP software compatibility

Feature Not all older Windows applications will automatically work with XP. These tips will help you determine which apps won't work with XP and how to run these incompatible programs

IBM: Linux will replace AIX

News LinuxWorld: In the longer term, Linux will take over as the 'logical successor' to IBM's version of Unix, says a Big Blue executive

Sony Ericsson smartphone: Worth the wait?

Analysis Analysis: Sony Ericsson's long-delayed P800 handset is finally about to arrive, successfully melding cutting-edge technology and ease-of-use

Computer overuse can cause 'e-thrombosis'

News As if the risks of RSI were not enough, PC users need to aware of a more deadly danger caused by long periods of physical inactivity sitting at their computer

NEC Versa C150

Review The Versa C150 is surprisingly stylish for a corporate desktop replacement system -- not to mention fast, pleasant to use and long on battery life.

Sony Ericsson gets cash boost

News Sony and Ericsson are showing ongoing commitment to their mobile phone joint venture with a 300m euro funding injection

Siebel to design WebSphere software

News An existing partnership between Siebel and IBM is being expanded to include Java-based application server software

Freed from the Novell client

Feature If you've ever wished you could run your NetWare servers without the burden of running additional client software on your workstations, you're in luck. The Native File Access feature in NetWare 6...

OASIS reports on XML for business

News An e-business standards body has proposed a series of definitions for how corporations should create common business documents

New Nvidia chip neck-and-neck with Radeon

Analysis Analysis: According to new tests, the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra is only slightly faster than ATI's Radeon 9700 Pro. But that is only part of the story

AT&T turns to Wi-Fi

News Mobile phone subscribers will have access to Wi-Fi hot spots across America as part of a new deal between the phone company and a Wi-Fi provider

J.D. Edwards shakes up CRM mix

News The software company has revamped its CRM applications to include links to other programs, and remote updating

What's .Net got for the mobile developer?

Feature Microsoft recently announced the release of a scaled-down version of the .Net runtime meant for mobile devices. What will you find in the .Net Compact Framework?

nVidia GeForce FX 5800 Ultra: a first look

Preview If you're a 3D gamer, the much-anticipated release of nVidia's new flagship GeForce FX graphics chip is no secret. But is the GeForce FX really a speed demon? Read our preview to find out.

Pentium price cuts at hand

News Intel will chop prices in order to make way for a new 3.2GHz Pentium 4, according to sources

Recover corrupt W2K boot code

Feature What do you do when faced with the problem of a nonbooting Windows 2000 machine? Read on to find out how to solve such problems with Ntldr and learn about other Windows 2000 recovery tools

Security through obscurity

Feature Hackers compromise systems by gathering information and targeting the best attack trajectory. Your job is to make it difficult for them, one way to achieve this is to restrict DNS zone transfers

MPEG-4 on road to rights management

News Upcoming anti-piracy technology could help the new format gain traction with nervous content owners

Microsoft tablets start strong in Europe

News Sales of Tablet PC-based portables are better than expected, despite scepticism from industry observers

SAP hops off .com brandwagon

News The German software giant has removed Internet-related terms from its branding in its latest attempt at an image change

Lindows tackles DVD, music

News The Linux maker is challenging Windows XP Media Center with its own entertainment-oriented PC

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