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Archive - 31 Aug 2004

Aruba launches dense Wi-Fi architecture

News Aruba's Wireless Grid Architecture packs lots of access points into a managed space

Sun wins NHS desktop deal

News Five thousand NHS computers are set to move from Windows to Sun's Java Desktop System

Veritas buys UK firm

News Reading-based KVault will add email storage features to the software firm's inventory

Sun tries new tactic in Linux battle

News Sales staff will now reap rewards for selling Solaris on non-Sun hardware

Tesco puts broadband in trolley

News The retailer will offer broadband Internet access to its customers through an 'easy to understand' package

Skype launches Apple flavour

News The nine million people using Skype's Internet telephony service will now be able to chat to Mac OS X users

Massive Linux tender delayed

News Australia's New South Wales government will issue a A$40m tender next month, say officials

Longhorn deserves short shrift

Leader By opting to deliver Longhorn to a deadline rather than with all the functionality Microsoft had promised, the company is risking its edge over the competition

Opera changes tune on Microsoft smartphones

News Opera, the company that once produced a Bork version of its browser that turned MSN into Swedish chef-like gibberish, has now reached accord with the software giant

New iMac pared down

News Update: Apple's third generation iMac keeps all its components on the inside

Top instant messengers compared

Group Test Like email, instant messaging (IM) has become a part of our lives, at work, at home, at school, on the go -- even on our mobile phones. We examine four top IM clients, all of them free, and weigh...

Gates explains Longhorn changes

Q&A Bill Gates outlines why Longhorn's scope has been reined in and when it will finally see the light of day

MSN Messenger 6.2

Review An intrusive registration process keeps us from warming to this instant messenger.

Longhorn's range shrunk for greater speed

News Microsoft will remove or alter some features in the new operating system to enable its launch by the end of 2006

ICQ 4.1

Review ICQ, along with Yahoo Messenger, offers the most options for customisation and everyday use at home or in the office.

AOL AIM 5.5

Review Although it offers more business-orientated features than any of the main IM clients, AIM 5.5 will still appeal mostly to home users.

OASIS enlarges specification tent

News The standards body will take responsibility for developing an existing utility computing standard

Mobiles tick to atomic time

News Atomic clocks could be implanted into mobile phones, after one as small as a grain of rice was revealed by researchers

New tablet OS 'easier to use'

News The latest version of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition aims to boost lacklustre adoption of the device

More firms make Linux move

News Survey: A third of companies will switch some of their Windows PCs to Linux, though they will take their time

Service offers spoofing of caller ID

News New technology means people may not be able to trust who their caller identification service says is calling

AMD and Intel gear up for dual-core demos

News In an attempt to steal a march on Intel, AMD will show off its dual-core chips this week