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New year resolutions for the IT world

The next century is just twelve months, 52 weeks, 365 days, and however many minutes and seconds there is left of your... Read more

1 January, 1999 by Eugene Lacey

LookBack '98: Top stories of 1998 Part I

What a year. Apple came back from the brink, Linux became a star and Bill Gates was in court -- albeit over a satellite... Read more

25 December, 1998 by Chiyo Robertson, Jane Wakefield and Richard Barry

US Report: Java targets MS in the enterprise

...it falls outside the bounds of Java, we'll work through other standards bodies," said Jan Jackman, IBM director of Java software. Sun has collected... Read more

22 December, 1998 by Deborah Gage

Lacey's Paper Round

...However, the range of titles is increasing rapidly and it is now standard practice in the US for blockbuster films to come out on DVD... Read more

21 December, 1998 by Eugene Lacey

Leader: Raw Iron or Wintel - battle lines are drawn

...would be able to offer low-cost database servers built to a standard blueprint, Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison said. The desktop clients could be... Read more

14 December, 1998 by Martin Veitch

US Report: Judge persuaded by MS testimony in DoJ trial

The judge overseeing the US government's monumental antitrust suit against Microsoft yesterday asked a question of his... Read more

11 December, 1998 by Will Rodger

US Report: Open Source gathering steam

...parser designed by James Clark. Its support for the cascading style sheets standard was bug-checked by the inventor of style sheets, Hakon Lie. "Where... Read more

8 December, 1998 by Matthew Broersma

BodyTechnic: Psychiatrist develops virtual therapy

...Britain is equivalent to about $65, he said -- a bargain by American standards. (Many American therapists charge around $100 per hour.) Although his system may... Read more

3 December, 1998 by Maria Seminerio

City IT staff support technology charities

...some 700 years -- and as well as dedicating themselves to maintaining high standards in the trades, they also have a history of supporting charitable causes... Read more

1 December, 1998 by Jane Wakefield

US Report: Old Cambridge targets high-tech success

The medieval university town of Cambridge has plenty of engineers, entrepreneurs and investors. This has allowed it to... Read more

1 December, 1998 by Kevin Jones

Lacey's Paper Round

...to Windows. For instance, while Sun is now part of the International Standards Organisation's industry standards-setting-process, it still insists that licensees hew... Read more

30 November, 1998 by Eugene Lacey

Lacey's Paper Round

...provide real competition to Microsoft when it comes to setting the future standards for the Internet". Financial Times, Lex Column, November 24, 1998. European IT... Read more

24 November, 1998 by Eugene Lacey

Digital dashboards to revolutionize driving

...year. The new display system takes up the same space as a standard instrument display and can be tailored to suit the driver. For instance... Read more

19 November, 1998 by Tim Kelly

Comdex: ZDNet's Top Five products of Comdex

...mainstream. Indeed, they have huge hurdles to climb due to the different standards that apply from country to country from safety standards of electical cabling... Read more

18 November, 1998 by Eugene Lacey

Comdex: Microsoft sees £1 smart cards

...so we're going to have to build a common interest through standards," said Mike Dusche, product manager for Windows card at Microsoft. He added... Read more

18 November, 1998 by Martin Veitch

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