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New handheld aims to bridge digital divide
News A non-profit group in India has created a simple, inexpensive, multilingual handheld device aimed at bringing computing to Third World nations -- dubbed the "Simputer". The project conceived two-and-a-half years ago during an international seminar...
[May 25, 2001, 16:21]
Open source project aims to map the world
News Volunteer "citizen cartographers" are aiming to take on the likes of Google Maps and Ordnance Survey by creating a free open source wiki-style map of the planet. The OpenStreetMap (OSM) mapping data is collected by volunteers using GPS devices to...
[November 14, 2006, 7:52]
Verisign aims to make Web services trustworthy
News VeriSign's new software tools, unveiled on Tuesday, allow companies to add authentication services for online bill payment or financial data exchange between companies, for instance, to Web services applications.
[February 20, 2002, 14:39]
IBM aims to boost SOA lineup
News IBM is set to announce on Wednesday a set of services geared at boosting its service-oriented architecture consulting services and products. The company has devised an assessment tool that allows companies to compare the efficiency of their...
[September 26, 2007, 12:58]
Sony aims to prove that bigger is better
News Sony claims it has developed the biggest notebook display seen so far. The company on Monday introduced a new Vaio GRX notebook that sports a 16.1-inch display. Sony says it's the first PC maker to offer a display of that expanse in a notebook.
[March 18, 2002, 15:57]
AutoCAD revamp aims to cut out paper
News Software maker Autodesk wants to write off paper with a new version of its flagship drafting application AutoCAD. The San Rafael, California-based company is expected to unveil on Monday AutoCAD 2004, which includes a number of changes aimed at...
[March 3, 2003, 8:36]
Ex-Sun exec aims to redesign the network
News In the next few years, users will throw out all their specialist network-related boxes, and replace them with a single high powered "packet-cracker", according to John McFarlane, who used to run Sun's service provider business and, before that...
[March 7, 2002, 18:07]
EnterpriseDB aims to drive PostgreSQL adoption
News There's no phone number on the PostgreSQL.org open-source database website. And for EnterpriseDB chief executive Andy Astor, whose company makes money from a PostgreSQL-based product, that's been a problem.
[August 8, 2007, 16:35]
Vote-swapping site aims to defeat Tories
News A vote-swapping site which encourages people to vote tactically in order to prevent the Conservatives winning the forth-coming general election has been launched this week. Users wishing to vote tactically are registered on the site -- www...
[April 19, 2001, 8:04]
Arpanet creator aims to boost internet speeds
News When Larry Roberts was overseeing the building of the Arpanet, the precursor to today's internet, he and his team were looking for a way for disparate university and government computers to communicate.
[August 7, 2007, 13:15]
Microsoft rival aims at new markets
News Today the Czech Republic, tomorrow the world. At least that's the way Software602 hopes business will work, as the company looks to expand its productivity software, the longtime market leader in its native land, to other markets.
[September 9, 2004, 10:15]
Dell aims 'Vostro' at small businesses
News Dell has launched a series of services, desktops, laptops and a microsite for businesses with fewer than 10 employees. The Vostro range of hardware and services will be aimed at small businesses without an IT department, the company said in a...
[July 10, 2007, 17:45]
Brightcove aims to create video marketplace
News Brightcove will release new offerings on Monday that effectively make it easier for video producers and websites to insert ads into their internet videos, syndicate their content and sell clips. Websites select the services they want — ad placement...
[October 30, 2006, 15:57]
Skype aims to avoid shutdown with new tech
News Skype is trying develop new peer-to-peer technology to replace the code it currently uses, due to an ongoing legal battle with the founders of the popular internet telephony service. Skype's owner, eBay, revealed the software-development initiative...
[July 31, 2009, 16:37]
Novell aims to tighten cloud security
News Novell has unveiled a cloud-computing identity and access management service, designed to extend corporate security policies to hosted facilities. On Wednesday, Novell demonstrated an advanced prototype of its Cloud Security Service, which is due...
[July 30, 2009, 15:13]
Firm aims to simplify internal security
News SSH Communications launched a security middleware platform on Friday that will bolster internal security by providing secure pathways between enterprise applications, servers and users. SSH Tectia is unlike traditional SSL-based solutions because...
[October 31, 2003, 16:00]
Tessera aims to wrap up IPO
News It's been a long haul, but Tessera Technologies is angling to make a large market out of small packages. The company -- which is expected to hold its initial public offering (IPO) in about two weeks -- specialises in designing semiconductor...
[October 30, 2003, 14:45]
New GPS platform aims to save batteries
News Cambridge Silicon Radio has unveiled a new GPS architecture that it says will let portable devices be constantly location-aware without draining their batteries. The architecture, SiRFstarIV, was announced on Tuesday along with the first product to...
[July 28, 2009, 17:20]
Red Hat aims for the high ground
News Linux won't make an impact on the desktop in the near future, but it will beat Microsoft's Windows all the same in the long run, according to Red Hat chairman Bob Young. Linux is shifting steadily from its days of hype as a cure-all for the ills of...
[February 4, 2002, 15:44]
One man Linux band aims to write 500,000 lines of code
News A year after Australia's one-man army started pounding out code for GNU/Linux's version of .Net, he's looking to double the quarter of a million lines of code already written, and hopes to do so in six months if he can convince some new "code...
[January 31, 2002, 14:30]
