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RSS wordBabylon hails translation dominance
News It can then translate any word or phrase in any application whether it's over the Web, in email, word processing applications or within games. Israeli company, Babylon, has announced the two millionth... [16 Nov 1998]
The Trials of Microsoft - lessons from the past (Part 1)
Comment Applications like word processors and Web browsers are becoming universal - and increasingly inseparable. The critics who believe that Microsoft is abusing its desktop dominance have come up with one obvious solution:... [15 Nov 1998]
ANALYSIS: The Trials of Microsoft - lessons from the past (Part 1)
News Applications like word processors and Web browsers are becoming universal - and increasingly inseparable. The critics who believe that Microsoft is abusing its desktop dominance have come up with one obvious solution:... [15 Nov 1998]
Why Tony Blair must catch the bug
Comment The 12,000 word report, 'Death by a Thousand Cuts', was released on 11 November, and is at pains to state that all government departments have made sufficient headway to ensure that millennium blackout is not looming... [12 Nov 1998]
Mexican school children go for Linux
News The updated computers will provide students with Internet access, email, word processor and spreadsheet programs. The Linux operating system is to be installed in 140,000 first and middle school computer rooms in Mexico,... [09 Nov 1998]
Zapata retreats from the Web
News However it will hang onto Webzines "Word" and "Charged". Sausage skin and fishmeal company Zapata has done a U-turn over its Internet strategy. In June this year, it launched an aggressive move into Web media by signing... [16 Oct 1998]
UK health minister launches Nye awards
News The £10m will go towards funding award-winning pioneers to spread the word to other authorities. UK health minister, Frank Dobson, has launched a £10m reward scheme that will create 'beacons of IT excellence' among local... [06 Oct 1998]
Nortel adds networks to its name
News Roth said the addition of the word 'network' is a "critical element in communicating our business strategy". Later today in New York, Nortel will announce a name change to Nortel Networks, designed to reflect its move... [29 Sep 1998]
Beware the millennium cowboy
Comment It's best to pick a trusted or reputable supplier that you have worked with before or have heard about through word of mouth," he says. The millennium bug is not that disastrous a problem. When it first reared its head,... [02 Sep 1998]
Surfers beware: The search engine may not be what it seems
Comment These engines trawl the Web in different ways to catalogue what's 'out there' and then throw up appropriate Web pages when a user enters a key word. A company representative proudly explained the deal: Lycos may sell the... [20 Aug 1998]
Excite loses out as Virgin Net and Lycos team up
News For example, a publisher or retailer could reserve the word 'book' which would automatically put their product or company at the top of the search list to Virgin's subscribers. Virgin Net and Lycos UK & Ireland have... [18 Aug 1998]
In brief: AOL launches upgrade in the US
News The upgrade, which reportedly features more graphic icons and word processing checks, is due to reach Europe before Christmas, according to an AOL spokesman. America Online yesterday released its latest client software -... [31 Jul 1998]
In brief: Dragon aims to broaden use of speech recognition
News Dragon Systems is to release a software developer's kit intended to promote the use of speech recognition software outside word processing applications. The company said its Dragon NaturallySpeaking Developer Suite will... [30 Jul 1998]
Lotus fanfares SmartSuite Millennium Edition
News IBM-owned Lotus has added 100 new features to SmartSuite, and claims the product is compatible with Office applications such as Microsoft Word and Excel. Lotus has launched the next release of its desktop productivity... [22 Jul 1998]
Netscape brushes off suggestions of bullyboy tactics
News He said that although the word search will take browsers to Netcenter pages, it will also present 'related sites' outside that area. Netscape has reacted to accusations that it is using its dominance in the browser... [21 Jul 1998]
