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RSS deviceUS lab unveils 'ultimate' security device
News The locking device is a tiny piece of hardware which automatically shuts down a client computer after only one failed attempt to log in to a network. A development team at Sandia National Laboratories, has devised a... [14 Oct 1998]
IBM highlights wireless boom
News The technology was originally intended to improve mainframe computing, but IBM believes the greatest benefit of silicon germanium is that it will lead to the integration of mobile cellphones, email and Internet access in a single... [13 Oct 1998]
Sun boosts Sun.Net with i-Planet aquisition
News This will enable users to remotely access emails and scheduling software over the Internet from any Java enabled device. Sun Microsystems has acquired I-Planet in a move designed to bolster its Sun.Net strategy. [06 Oct 1998]
Sun launches Java Embedded Server
News Sun claimed it could be deployed on a networking server or embedded device such as mobile phone or PDA. Sun Microsystems has beaten Microsoft to market with the first shipment of its Java Embedded Server. [02 Oct 1998]
Dataquest predicts chip market recovery
News Joe Grenier, vice president and director of Dataquest's Semiconductor Device programmes, said the semiconductor market will strengthen by the middle of next year, but added: "The foundry oversupply will persist for the... [29 Sep 1998]
Motorola gets speedy
News Used in conjunction with 0.15 micron gate size CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology and an 8MB Late Write Device the SRAM, it reached speeds exceeding 333MHz. Motorola claims it has broken a speed... [25 Sep 1998]
Intel moves vendors towards Unix guidelines
News John Miner, general manager of Intel's Enterprise Server Group, explained that the company plans to help vendors create single device drivers that will work on a variety of versions of Unix on Intel servers. [17 Sep 1998]
In brief: Laser technology helps new-born babies
News Construction of the imaging device is nearly finished, and clinical tests are due to begin soon. Medical researchers at University College London are developing laser imaging to monitor new-born children suffering from... [14 Sep 1998]
Microwave doubles as Net window
News Called the Microwave Bank, the device will provide full Net access, email and a TV display as well as the more usual cooking and defrosting. Cashpoint manufacturer NCR claims to have developed a prototype microwave oven... [11 Sep 1998]
In brief: IBM launches mini disk drive
News The device is called a Microdrive and will ship in mid-1999. IBM is launching a 1in disk drive for the growing handheld market. The drive is designed to fit in the same flash memory slot that is standard in digital cameras. [09 Sep 1998]
BT drives Highway into homes and business
News BTHighway is made possible by a small four-way splitting device which takes a regular copper line and turns it into four connection ports, two analogue and two digital. BT said Ericsson and Marconi Communications... [04 Sep 1998]
In brief: Magellan puts satellite-based email in a handheld
News The Magellan Corporation has unveiled a handheld device which allows users to send and receive email from anywhere in the world. The GSC 100 runs on a satellite-based messaging service, and has the ability to store... [25 Aug 1998]
In brief: eSoft floats on Nasdaq
News The company that developed the all-in-one Web connector Ipad, has raised enough money to float on Nasdaq next week.eSoft is already valued at over $44m on the Vancouver Stock Exchange - thanks to the success of its Internet Protocol... [31 Jul 1998]
In brief: StorageTek launches network products
News The first release will be the Access Hub - a multiloop 32-port device for connecting multiple high-capacity storage units. StorageTek aims to address the problems associated with backing up data by releasing an updated... [27 Jul 1998]
Norweb promises IP over power lines by year end
News Norweb intends to market a plug-in device which comes with an IP phone jack, a universal serial bus (USB) connection and a slot for a screen, which can act as a thin client. Norweb Communications has insisted Internet... [25 Jul 1998]
