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Tuesday 3 October 2000
IBM Series brings welcome end to naming saga
Even the most sophisticated heads of IT have been bamboozled by the names of IBM servers over the years. So when earlier this year it was rumoured the computing giant would streamline its product line-up - in name if not in number - silicon.com looked forward to the move.
Apple: The gravity of the situation
It all seemed too perfect. After the dark days of the mid-eighties and early nineties, Apple was dragged back from the abyss with a flourish by its formerly ousted co-founder Steve Jobs.
Mobile internet is more than WAP
Network operators are duping European consumers into thinking the internet can be accessed via a mobile phone.
Alliance to champion top-level domain names
Nineteen of the world's largest domain name registrars have created an alliance to make web suffixes like 'dot-info', 'dot-site' and 'dot-web' a reality.
BT in danger of breaking local loop deadline
European Union telecoms ministers have sanctioned a law that will force local loop unbundling by the end of this year - a deadline many national telcos, including BT, may not meet.
No results for Napster's first day in court
The first day of the court battle between Napster and the US music industry ended with no decision from the three Circuit Court of Appeals judges presiding over the case.
Microsoft appeals to delay court battle
Microsoft has requested extra time to appeal its ongoing case against the US Department of Justice over its alleged monopoly of the PC software market.
QXL headhunts Webvan president
QXL has poached Mark Zaleski, current president and senior VP at online grocer Webvan, to be its first COO.
nCipher names its price for IPO
Security and PKI specialist nCipher will float for between 235p and 275p per share when in debuts on the London Stock Exchange in the next few weeks.
Nasdaq index down for second consecutive quarter
Nasdaq has ended the third quarter with a whimper, its composite index losing nearly three per cent of its value as it sank 103.92 to 3568.90 at close yesterday.
Microsoft buys into Corel
Longtime rivals Microsoft and Corel have signed an investment deal likely to raise speculation that a merger is in the offing.
IBM unifies server 'silos' with rebranding programme
IBM is today overhauling its entire server range, uniting all its products under one brand: eServer.
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