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CA looks to open source

News The barriers to entry are high, the cost of entry is high," Barrenechea said. Computer Associates International is looking to the open-source community for help in building its next wave of management software.

6 May 2004, 7:35

Microsoft plunges into antivirus arena

News Incumbents in the security space are preparing to respond to Microsoft's entry by integrating features into single products and moving to a subscription model for pricing. Microsoft plans to start selling Windows OneCare Live on Thursday, three...

31 May 2006, 9:45

Palm ditches Tungsten and Zire brands

News Priced at £79.99 and £249.99 respectively, Palm is positioning the handhelds to sell to consumers looking for an easy entry into the PDA culture. Palm updated its Tungsten and Zire handheld devices on Wednesday as part of a rebranding strategy that...

12 October 2005, 9:19

BT to begin public trial of 256Kbps ADSL

News At present, BT Wholesale's entry-level broadband product, which is resold by over 100 ISPs, runs at 512Kbps. BT is moving closer to making a slower ADSL product available to Britain's Internet service providers (ISPs).

22 June 2004, 16:35

News.blog: No 'bidding war' for Digg

News Jay Adelson, the company's CEO, posted a blog entry on Friday in response to a rampant rumour that Microsoft, Google and two major media companies were placing bids on the hot start-up's price tag. Social news site Digg, a perpetual target of...

Tags: post, response, war, companies

10 March 2008, 9:23

Fujifilm adds to compact camera line

News Fujifilm has updated its entry-level digital cameras and brought face-recognition technology to a mid-range model. In advance of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Japanese company announced the $129 (£66), 6-megapixel Finepix A610 and...

5 January 2007, 10:12

Photos: Amazon sparks Kindle e-reader

News Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday unveiled the company's e-book reader, the Kindle -- the latest entry into the long unspectacular market for electronic handheld devices for reading material ranging from novels to newspapers.

Tags: mccarthy, kindle, hand, handheld

20 November 2007, 8:56

IBM details new PowerPC chips

News IBM has released details about two new PowerPC chips designed for entry-level servers and PCs. The PowerPC 970MP is a dual-core version of the PowerPC 970FX, which is commonly found in Macintosh computers running G5 processors.

11 July 2005, 11:17

Can Mickey and Frodo revive virtual worlds?

News If ever there was a sign that the wilds of online gaming worlds are going mainstream, Disney's entry into the virtual real estate business may be it. With little fanfare, Disney began testing an online version of its venerable theme parks this week...

1 June 2005, 8:56

Dell offers real-life PCs in 'Second Life'

News The company on Tuesday formally kicked off its entry into Second Life, the virtual world created by Linden Lab, with a press conference to open Dell Island, its in-world location. Contrary to the old axiom, Dell's getting a second chance to make a...

15 November 2006, 9:29

Antivirus plans 'still under development' - Microsoft

News The comments followed a media report that the company was readying its entry into the virus protection market. Microsoft intends to create an antivirus service in the near future, but has not finalised its plans, a company executive said on Tuesday.

16 June 2004, 8:15

Sony reorganises struggling Connect service

News The Connect service was Sony's entry into the digital music market that was, and still is, dominated by Apple's iTunes. Sony said on Friday that it will strengthen ties between its portable audio division and the struggling Connect digital music...

23 January 2006, 10:04

UK backpackers heed call of Indian firms

News The travellers can earn from 11,000 Rupees (£132) per month at entry level to 40,000 rupees (£480) per month as team leaders working in Indian call centres supporting UK customer service operations. UK backpackers and graduates are being hired by...

29 April 2005, 8:32

Russia to shut down Allofmp3.com

News The nation has struck the agreement with the Office of the US Trade Representative as it seeks entry to the World Trade Organization. Russia has agreed to shut down Allofmp3.com and other music sites based in that country that the US government...

30 November 2006, 9:50

IE7 to actively resist spyware

News Rob Franco, lead program manager for IE Security at Microsoft, wrote in a blog entry on Thursday that Internet Explorer 7 for Longhorn will contain a feature called 'low rights IE'. The next version of Microsoft's much-criticised Internet Explorer...

14 June 2005, 8:28