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Tiscali unbundling promises better services
News Competition in the UK broadband market moved up another notch on Thursday when Tiscali announced it was ready to offer services in competition with BT Wholesale. On Thursday BT announced it was cutting the cost of migrating users onto unbundled...
[May 26, 2005, 17:25]
Google's search for mobile goes east
News The tech giant announced on Thursday that it is working with KDDI, the country's second-largest mobile-service provider after NTT DoCoMo, to provide a search service for mobile phone users in the Japanese market as of July.
[May 19, 2006, 9:35]
Cisco videoconferencing leaps forward
News Cisco is to buy online collaboration firm WebEx, the networking giant announced on Thursday. As collaboration in the workplace becomes increasingly important, companies are looking for rich communications tools to help them work more effectively...
[March 16, 2007, 11:00]
HP dabbles with Voodoo
News Voodoo PC has agreed to be acquired by HP, Voodoo founder and chief technology officer Rahul Sood announced on his blog on Thursday. HP also announced a series of new consumer products at an event in New York on Thursday evening.
[September 29, 2006, 8:55]
With layoffs, Sun eyes profitability
News Sun Microsystems announced on Thursday that it will cut 4,400 employees in a move to get the company back to profitability by the first half of 2003. Thursday's layoffs are in addition to a 3,900-person reduction announced a year ago.
[October 18, 2002, 9:06]
HP extends physical and virtual systems management
News HP on Thursday announced software that it says will provide system managers with template structures to help reduce the risks and costs associated with downtime, as well as a new disaster-recovery capability.
[January 16, 2009, 14:54]
CA says its results will contain no surprises
News Computer Associates International reported its preliminary fourth-quarter and annual earnings on Thursday and announced plans to amend results for the preceding two quarters, deferring $9m (£5.04m) in previously announced revenue.
[May 7, 2004, 16:55]
Oracle again extends PeopleSoft bid
News Oracle announced on Thursday that it has extended to mid-October its deadline for tendering shares in its hostile $7.25bn (£4.59bn) bid for PeopleSoft. Oracle pushed its tender offer deadline to midnight on 17 October following a presentation by...
[September 5, 2003, 8:30]
Intel confirms tri-Wi-Fi chip
News Intel on Thursday announced a component that's compatible with all Wi-Fi standards, which will let the chipmaker reach the full audience of individuals who want to wirelessly connect to local area networks.
[August 27, 2004, 8:20]
IBM announces ID and access management service
News The company announced on Thursday that the identity and access management service would help businesses counter the "perfect storm" of rising cybercrime and falling security budgets. IBM also announced on Thursday that it would offer a formal...
[December 5, 2008, 12:10]
Yahoo agrees search-ad deal with Google
News Yahoo announced a non-exclusive partnership on Thursday under which rival Google will supply it with some search ads, a move that could increase Yahoo search revenue but that also gives Google even more power in the market.
[June 13, 2008, 8:35]
Nortel finally releases results
News Financial data for the first two quarters are finally available for Nortel Networks, which on Thursday announced preliminary results plus a wave of firings related to a widening accounting scandal. Nortel also announced on Thursday that it has...
[August 19, 2004, 16:10]
Microsoft announces imminent security release
News Microsoft announced on Thursday it will release a beta for an "integrated security solution" before the end of the year. Microsoft also announced the launch of the product at an event in Munich, Germany, where chief executive Steve Ballmer and Mike...
[October 6, 2005, 17:15]
Red Hat opens office in China
News Red Hat on Thursday announced the opening of its first office in China, in the capital Beijing. The Chinese business partners are likely to include Red Flag, a government-backed Linux provider, although Red Hat was unable to confirm this on Thursday.
[November 11, 2004, 12:00]
Sun rents out StarOffice
News Sun Microsystems plans to sell Japanese customers a subscription version of its StarOffice productivity software, Sun executives announced on Thursday. But starting from next month, Japanese consumers will be able to buy a one-year licence to use...
[January 16, 2004, 7:25]
Apple recalls laptop batteries
News Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million batteries that use Sony's battery cell technology, it announced on Thursday. These lithium ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers," the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a...
[August 24, 2006, 19:50]
Microsoft wastes no time wooing Java crowd
News On the heels of settling its Java lawsuit with Sun Microsystems, Microsoft on Thursday announced a new set of software development tools and services that will allow Java programmers to support Microsoft's new software strategy.
[January 26, 2001, 11:03]
Mobile Linux standards forum gives up
News The merger was announced on Thursday. The attempted standardisation of mobile Linux has been put on hold indefinitely, after the Linux Phone Standards Forum announced it was to merge with the Linux Mobile Foundation.
[June 26, 2008, 17:38]
Microsoft officially teams up with OLPC
News The One Laptop Per Child project and Microsoft jointly announced on Thursday that the XO laptop will be available in both Linux and Windows varieties. We view it as a major opportunity for OLPC to expand and expand in a couple of ways," OLPC...
[May 16, 2008, 8:34]
Corel agrees to sell out for £64m
News Struggling software maker Corel announced on Thursday that it's likely to accept a buyout offer from one of the company's largest shareholders. In light of recent trading activity in Corel's common shares, Corel has announced that there is a high...
[June 6, 2003, 10:46]
