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Centrally managed blade workstations aren't cheap but should appeal to city traders and other demanding users
HP has introduced to Europe a blade workstation system for environments where multiple screens and high performance are vital, such as City trading rooms. As well as securely centralising workstation hardware into a datacentre, the architecture makes remote access possible for business continuity, according to HP.
Review: Sony Ericsson P990i
- By IT Week
- Published December 3, 2006
- Cellphones , Mobiles , Reviews
- Unrated
A smartphone with some neat features, but its lack of a mini-USB connector makes synching tricky
Launched this autumn, Sony Ericsson's P990i should appeal to mobile professionals who need a feature-rich, versatile device. Costing £570 + VAT without a contract, the P990i weighs only 155g and runs the newest release of the Symbian OS, version 9.1.
Intel plans to lead the pack with Core 2 Duo
- By IT Week
- Published August 5, 2006
- Technology
- Unrated
Microsoft’s new pricing and Java interoperability seems to recognise customers’ need for flexibility
In the past, Microsoft has tried to persuade everyone to stick to the tradition of the IT business – namely, stay with Microsoft products and purchase new licences regularly. However, Microsoft seems to be quietly changing the way it works.
Google's Notebook service, which allows web users to store and compile links to web sites, favourites, and snippets of information while browsing, went live last week as a beta.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) this month approved a .tel domain in the same meeting in which it turned down proposals for .xxx. The .tel domain is aimed at firms wishing to make their contact details readily available and is expected to go live in 2007.
Polycom and Skype deliver speakerphone
- By IT Week
- Published May 4, 2006
- Network and Wireless
- Unrated
The two companies are working together on business communication systems
Collaborative communications vendor Polycom and IP telephony specialist Skype have joined forces to deliver integrated comms systems for businesses using Skype.
F-Secure has extended its Mobile Antivirus tool to cover handsets based on the Symbian OS 9 platform, which includes forthcoming enterprise phones from Nokia.
First let me clear up some misconceptions. E-learning is not essentially about the use of technology. Of course IT is part of it, but we use computers in teaching in all sorts of ways anyway.
Maxdata touts stability of new AMD-based PCs
- By IT Week
- Published May 4, 2006
- Technology
- Unrated
European PC maker Maxdata has introduced AMD-based desktop PCs with a guaranteed 12 month stability period for corporate customers. The move gives firms an alternative to Intel-based systems, which already offer the platform stability required by large organisations.