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Article | 19/09/2000 Microsoft acquires digital audio technology developer
Microsoft has made another inroad into the entertainment industry, adding to its stable of acquired companies with the purchase of Pacific Microsonics...
Article | 19/09/2000 HP, 3Com offer bluetooth for notebook PCs
Hewlett-Packard entered the emerging Bluetooth fray announcing that the wireless technology is available in its line of notebook computers.
Article | 19/09/2000 National Semiconductor puts 'system on a chip'
Hoping to take advantage of what analysts say will be a booming market for Internet appliances over the next several years, National Semiconductor on ...
Article | 19/09/2000 Intel takes on Italian company in overclocking skirmish
An Italian IT company with just 10 employees has won three rounds of a legal battle with Intel and is hoping to deliver the knockout punch when the bo...
Article | 19/09/2000 Politicians weigh in on Napster debate
Recent court filings by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Copyright Office against Napster may have been too sweeping and tried to represent ...
Article | 19/09/2000 McAfee develops cookie-cleaning software
Ever wondered why certain Web sites recognise your identity as soon you visit them? It's thanks to a 'cookie', a small file containing personal inform...
Article | 19/09/2000 Get yer digital Results Books here
For the first time ever at an Olympic Games, Fuji Xerox will produce a digital CD-ROM version of the official Results Books.
Article | 19/09/2000 Fujitsu leads IT investment scheme
In a bid to attract investment dollars from international companies during the Olympic Games, Fujitsu Australia chairman Neville Roach today launched ...
Article | 19/09/2000 IT charity fund to raise money for kids
And you thought IT was just about making money? A new charity hopes to channel some of the wealth created in the industry to a worthwhile cause.
Article | 19/09/2000 IBM heads Olympic hit list
Despite the attraction of live TV Olympic coverage, the internet is still grabbing viewers' attention in a big way, with the IBM-hosted official site,...
Article | 19/09/2000 Telstra hurdles mobile madness
Telstra's mobile network passed its first big Olympic test last Friday night during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony, but the carrier is...
Article | 18/09/2000 Drivers for (Windows) Me?
Upgrading to a new operating system can be exciting up until you try to fire up a graphics-heavy game or send a file to your vintage-but-workhorse pri...
Article | 18/09/2000 Some hackers say no thanks to SDMI challenge
Surely you've heard the one about the fox guarding the hen house? Well, what if the hens asked the fox to try and break into their house so that they ...
Article | 18/09/2000 AltaVista refocuses on search engine business
Search engine company AltaVista announced Friday that it has cut 25 per cent of its US workforce and is quitting the media portal business. The moves ...
Article | 18/09/2000 McAfee offers VirusScan for remote workers
Network Associates' McAfee division is preparing to launch a lightweight version of its desktop antivirus software designed for workers who access cor...
Article | 18/09/2000 Micro-switch causes micro-problem
The stalling of the Olympic cauldron on its way to the top of the Olympic Stadium at Friday's Opening Ceremony was due to a small micro-switch problem...
Article | 18/09/2000 Olympics.com nets gold
The official Olympics web site, www.olympics.com, has become the most visited site by Australian internet users, pushing ninemsn off the number one sp...
Article | 18/09/2000 Telstra's net backbone stands up to traffic surge
Despite a big increase in internet traffic as a result of the Games, Telstra's communications backbone appears to be handling the demand.
Article | 18/09/2000 Trend Micro to practise Olympic prophylaxis
In an effort to pre-empt the threat of malicious viruses during the Sydney Games, Australia's official antivirus services provider, Trend Micro, has d...
Article | 17/09/2000 Tycoons make the Olympics their business
Outside of the main sporting events taking place at the Sydney Olympic Games, Australia's business community is going for gold, striving to leverage $...

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