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Blog Friday 31/1/2003A quick end of week quiz: What is Microsoft's Palladium initiative? 1 An open initiative to develop trustworthy computing, with input from the rest of the industry. 2 An attempt...
Protocol holds out faster Web services promise
News A university professor has developed a protocol that it's claimed can speed up the sharing of information via the Internet
NEC MobilePro 200E
Review If you're on a budget, NEC's MobilePro 200E might encourage you to stretch it as far as possible: you'll get design and portability that's often lacking at the lower end of the market.
The week in review: Slammer dunks the Internet
News A tiny SQL worm taught major corporations a lesson, UK citizens were overjoyed about ID cards, and Stelios lost the CD-copying battle
Orders fall short for Applied Materials
News The chip equipment maker has reported that orders are down in its first quarter, because of 'economic weakness and geopolitical uncertainty'
Wireless firms jumping gun on new spec?
News Companies releasing products for the 802.11g specification before it becomes a standard risk leaving consumers with incompatible products
Microsoft warns of Slammer morphs
News Future versions of Slammer may get you if you don't update, says Microsoft, chastened by its own failure to keep all SQL Server patches up to date
NASA takes Internet into space
News The Columbia space shuttle has become an Internet node, with a little help from Linux
Athlon 64 delayed until September
News AMD will launch its long-awaited 64-bit Opteron server chip in April, and will rely on new 'Barton' desktop processors to compete against Intel for now
Blogs open doors for developers
News Some software and game developers are finding that Web logs and the communities built around them can benefit the projects they work on
India - threat or promise?
Comment Peter Judge: IT pros in the West may get the jitters when Indian firms offer to slash our costs by 50 percent, but they will have to live with it.
ViaVoice Pro USB Edition 10
Review ViaVoice 10.0's improved speech engine makes it a mandatory upgrade for current customers, and the best choice for anyone new to speech recognition.
Government-funded Linux software arrives
News The latest open-source KDE desktop software was partially funded by the German government
TiVo inks movie deal with Fox
News Users of the digital TV recorder can now catch exclusive previews of upcoming Fox films - but only if they're based in the US
Outsourcing to boom in 2003
News According to Gartner Dataquest, IT outsourcing to workforces abroad is booming, and the sector is likely to grow further this year
DivX software delivers movable media
News A new version of the video compression technology is aimed at DVD players and handheld devices
HP closes California plant
News The computer maker is consolidating server manufacturing in Texas, but says no 'blanket layoffs' will result from the move
Siebel Systems swallows poison pill
News The business software maker has taken a preventative measure to fend off hostile takeover bids
ISP appeals RIAA song-swapper subpoena
News Verizon is appealing an order to reveal the identity of an alleged music pirate, in a case pitting privacy against copyright laws
Sun's Java rules shape future of phones
News The new guidelines are aimed to speed up Java development to keep pace with the quickly-changing mobile-phone world
IT Anthems: Mindtree
Feature Imagination, action joy! A socially responsible Indian consultancy company makes us cringe -- and think!
