Stories by: Pia Landergren

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Networking show takes industry's pulse 28 June, 2001 08:24

It seems there's a specialized electronic device for almost every task -- and if you find yourself urgently needing to perform an ECG scan outdoors in rain or snow, then Casio has something for you.
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Convergence products take center stage 25 June, 2001 08:32

After years of talk of convergence, managing multiple services over a single network connection looks to be one of the common themes of this year's Networks Telecom show, which kicks off in Birmingham, England, next Tuesday. The show serves as a European launchpad for new networking products such as routers, switches and software applications for LANs and WANs (wide area networks), and also for telecommunication consultancy services.
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Hacker vigilantes strike back 20 June, 2001 11:17

With the rapid increase in security breaches leaving law enforcement struggling to keep up, some organisation are taking the law into their own hands and punishing hackers themselves.
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Demand for chip-making equipment nosedives 28 May, 2001 08:45

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales are about to take a dramatic dip as high-tech inventory levels back up the supply chain. The value of new orders received by U.S. makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment during February, March and April this year was far lower than the value of products shipped during that period, according to the trade association Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI).
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Motorola looking to sell second Scottish plant 11 May, 2001 07:38

Motorola Inc. is looking for a buyer for its semiconductor production plant in South Queensferry, Scotland, and has delayed a planned move to a new plant in Dunfermline, Scotland, due to the company's financial troubles, a Motorola spokesman said Thursday.
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Dell snags PC server crown in US from Compaq 01 May, 2001 07:52

Compaq Computer Corp. is still the biggest server vendor in the world, according to a recent survey by Dataquest Inc. However, in the U.S., Dell has now taken the number-one position for server shipments for the first time, according to the same survey.
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Microsoft gives a virus to its support customers 27 April, 2001 08:33

Microsoft said on Thursday that files on one of its Web servers had been infected by a virus, and could have been downloaded by customers of its corporate support services in the U.S.
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UK government launches cyber police 19 April, 2001 12:38

The UK's first national law enforcement organisation dedicated to fighting IT-related crime was launched this week. The special police force, named National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, consists of 80 law enforcement specialists who will be based throughout the country, the National Criminal Intelligence Service said in a statement.
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UK government launches cyber police 19 April, 2001 08:10

The U.K.'s first national law enforcement organization dedicated to fight IT-related crime was launched Wednesday. The special police force, named National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, consists of 80 law enforcement specialists who will be based throughout the country, the National Criminal Intelligence Service said in a statement.
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BT to increase mobile coverage with phone booths 17 April, 2001 14:00

If you can't beat your enemy, join them. That seems to be the reasoning behind British Telecommunications PLC's Thursday announcement that it would make space available for mobile phone transmitters in its public phone booths.
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IDC: ASPs learn from past mistakes 05 April, 2001 06:55

A new breed of ASPs (application service providers) that have learned from the mistakes of their predecessors is emerging and offering better service to users, according to a new report published by International Data Corp. (IDC).