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IDG awarded for excellence

By IDG staff | 30 November, 2001 17:40

IDG Communications publications received 18 awards for publishing excellence on Friday from the Australian Business Publishers Association (ABP).
Prices tumbling on Gigabit Ethernet gear

By IDG staff | 27 November, 2001 11:27

Shipments of Gigabit Ethernet ports grew slightly in the third quarter of this year, while diminishing per-port prices caused the total market revenue for Gigabit gear to shrink, according to Dell'Oro Group.
IBM bundles app server with small-market servers

By IDG staff | 22 October, 2001 09:49

Hoping to stall some of the momentum of archrival BEA Systems among small to midsize end-user companies, IBM on has announced it is bundling its Websphere Application Server with its iSeries of servers.
AMD reports large loss in third quarter

By IDG staff | 18 October, 2001 10:37

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has reported a large loss in the third quarter despite having sold the same number of PC processors as in the preceding quarter.
Melbourne IT in growth domain

By IDG staff | 18 October, 2001 10:23

Internet domain registrar Melbourne IT announced net positive cash flow of $1.9 million for the September quarter compared with $900,000 for the first half of the year.
HP, Compaq name execs to head merged company

By IDG staff | 16 October, 2001 10:09

The top executives are starting to be put in place for next year's proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer.
Computer Associates announces workforce cut

By IDG staff | 12 October, 2001 13:16

Computers Associates is lopping off 900 positions from its global staff.
Network Associates loses $US11.3m, will restructure

By IDG staff | 12 October, 2001 13:13

Network Associates announced yesterday that it lost nearly $US11.3 million for the third quarter of 2001 and that it would embark on a restructuring plan that would strip Network Associates (NAI) of its Gauntlet security device products, its PGP encryption software and more.
Microsoft NT 4.0 engineer certification spared

By IDG staff | 12 October, 2001 13:11

Microsoft has abandoned plans to strip MCSEs (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers) of certification for Windows NT 4.0 as of December 31, and will recognise certifications for those who do not train for Windows 2000 after that date, the company said yesterday.
Codminco launches IP network

By IDG staff | 12 October, 2001 13:09

Australian company Comindico has launched Australia's first wholesale national Internet protocol network for data, voice and broadband.
MS alters licences; changes draw fire

By IDG staff | 08 October, 2001 10:30

Microsoft has made major changes to its product licence policies, including one that allows customers to replace software preinstalled on a computer with versions of that software purchased through its volume licensing program without paying extra.
Palm Hotsync blues

By IDG staff | 08 October, 2001 10:29

Do palm handhelds zap PCs? Some Palm V owners think so and have sued the company. They claim that an electrical defect in Palm's HotSync serial port cradle has damaged their PCs' serial ports, and in some cases, their PCs' motherboards. At press time, Palm declined to comment, citing the pending lawsuit.
Software vendor Cognos back in black

By IDG staff | 24 September, 2001 10:26

Data analysis software vendor Cognos returned to profitability, reporting net income of $US7.1 million in its second quarter, ending August 31.
HP buys CSC in New Zealand

By IDG staff | 20 September, 2001 14:45

Hewlett-Packard will undergo a dress rehearsal in New Zealand for its proposed merger with Compaq as it absorbs the local arm of services company CSC.
EZ-GO alternative to PC/notebook

By IDG staff | 19 September, 2001 15:21

Zitech Electronics has announced the exclusive distribution rights to a new type of computer that the company claims bridges the gap between desktops and notebooks.