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MSN dreams of wireless domination
News Microsoft has a massive installed user base, and it controls many of the operating systems on users' devices, from desktop PCs to a growing share of the PDA market. Said le Moigne: "It's technically difficult, with every operator adopting a... [20 Feb 2002]
The Winter Olympics 2002: The IT chief speaks to silicon.com
News What sort of back-up do you have in place should the main systems fail? We have A and B systems in our primary data centre, and we have a secondary data system at another location. You have to manage 145 Unix boxes, 4,500 workstations and laptops... [19 Feb 2002]
Cap Gemini wins £53m diplomatic contract
News The £53m project will provide Foreign Office workers with new accounting software and information systems, as well as system maintenance, support and training services. Cap Gemini has won the lead role in a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO... [18 Feb 2002]
The BT hyperlinks saga: A best of Reader Comments special
News The first screen-based (dumb terminal) computer systems used links. As we predicted earlier this week (http://www.silicon.com/a51209 ) most users believe the saga shows BT in a bad light, although there are a number of you willing to defend the... [13 Feb 2002]
Google eyes corporate buck with search-in-a-box
News The Google Search Appliance is a box that, for around $20,000, will use Google technology to trawl through 150,000 documents stored on databases and systems. Google has targeted the corporate market with the launch of its Search Appliance technology. [12 Feb 2002]
Insecure software an open door to hackers
News Gunter Ollman, principal consultant at Internet Security Systems (ISS), claimed most UK companies are not aware of the threats. But security solutions such as VPNs, firewalls and intrusion detection systems do not protect the applications. [11 Feb 2002]
Olympians tracked by tiny computers
News Most of the Olympic organisation's staff are supplied by systems integrator Schlumberger Sema, but during the event itself the numbers are topped up by people from Sun, Gateway and Xerox. Skiers' performances at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake... [11 Feb 2002]
Sage shareholders act over 'unusual' accounting practices
News Strangely, the firm - whose software runs accounts systems for businesses up and down the country - does not use generally accepted accounting principles. Shares in accounting software firm Sage have fallen after speculation its profits have been... [08 Feb 2002]
Sun not deliberately spoiling Microsoft's party
News Sun is the most notable absentee from the list of members, which also includes Accenture, BEA Systems, Fujitsu, HP, Intel, Oracle and SAP. Sun Microsystems today denied claims it has spurned the new Web Services Interoperability Organisation... [07 Feb 2002]
Chordiant loses cash but gains customers
News Chordiant now has around 156 customers for its J2EE-based CRM systems, most of which are very large corporates in banking, telecoms and insurance. Chordiant lost $9.4m for the last quarter but managed to cut cash losses and announced new customer... [06 Feb 2002]
Radio Free Linux
News He told silicon.com: "Engineers have for many years known the right way to build systems, now the business community understands the fundamentals of the same ideas, in terms that matter to them. The fourth anniversary of the birth of the term "open... [05 Feb 2002]
Top ten tips to stop internal hackers
News Ensure all staff receive appropriate training in the correct use of and access to intellectual property and corporate information systems such as internet and email. Company insiders commit 70 per cent of all security breaches, but few IT bosses... [05 Feb 2002]
Compaq/HP merger EU approval a sideshow
News The difficulty will be in getting two different systems integrated and managing the business to get the necessary savings. The European Commission's approval of the HP/Compaq deal has never even been in doubt as it is insignificant, claim leading... [01 Feb 2002]
Call centre explosion continues
News Currently 500,000 people earn a crust in call centres - a number which will increase to nearer 650,000 by 2005, despite the take-up of more automated systems, according to Datamonitor. The rapid growth in call centres is set to continue - with the... [29 Jan 2002]
Siebel suffers heavy sales decline
News Thomas Siebel, chairman and CEO of CRM specialist Siebel Systems, described 2001 as a "challenging year" after his company's latest quarter saw software sales fall 31 per cent. Profits were also down for the three-month period from $79m to $65.9m. [24 Jan 2002]
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