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Article | 4/01/2000 Y2K bug squashed, US officials say
As the first business day of 2000 drew to a close on the US East Coast today, Y2K Czar John Koskinen declared the millennium bug squashed and began pu...
Article | 1/01/2000 White House: No big Y2K problems in Asia yet
By late morning yesterday in the US, the New Year had arrived in about one-third of the world, but the year 2000 computer problem had failed to trigge...
Article | 1/01/2000 New Zealand health systems pass Y2K physical
New Zealand's healthcare providers seem to have passed through the Y2K rollover with flying colours.
Article | 1/01/2000 Australia passes Y2K rollover
Australian businesses have so far escaped any major glitches caused by the Y2K date change. Organisations across the public and private sector spent a...
Article | 1/01/2000 All's well says NZ Y2K Commission
The New Zealand Y2K Readiness Commission is reporting a problem-free rollover at its 0200 briefing.
Article | 31/12/1999 Overlooked patches cause last-minute Y2K glitches
Thought you'd hit every item on the year 2000 checklist? Add one more: Check the Y2K repair work, including the installation of patches, that you thi...
Article | 31/12/1999 Customers to Compaq: My Presario is freezing up
Reports are pouring in to Compaq's Web site bulletin board that the Presario 5800 series of personal computers have been locking up. While Compaq's on...
Article | 30/12/1999 2000: Hard drives double up again
Expect next year to be another banner year for desktop hard drives. Drives that debuted in 2000 are likely to offer even higher capacities at the same...
Article | 30/12/1999 Y2K evangelist seeks to cash in his URL for $US1M
After six years of creating awareness of possible Year 2000 glitches as the result of the date rollover from 1999 to 2000, Canadian computer consultan...
Article | 30/12/1999 Group warns of powering down hard disks for Y2K
For the love of data, don't power down that old disk. Users with enterprise storage systems more than 6 years old may cause more year 2000 problems th...
Article | 30/12/1999 Y2K expert advises unprepared businesses to back up files
With only two days left before the millennium bug hits, businesses with last minute problems or sudden panic attacks are advised to back up critical f...
Article | 24/12/1999 Xerox forms Internet business group
Xerox said yesterday it has formed a business unit to emphasise its Web-based activities.
Article | 24/12/1999 Stat program returns to the Mac
As Apple's resurgence continues, software developers that had dropped their Mac products are scrambling to return to the fold.
Article | 24/12/1999 Microsoft fixes security bug in Mac Outlook Express
Microsoft has issued a software patch designed to fix a security glitch in the Macintosh version of its Outlook Express 5.0 email client.
Article | 24/12/1999 Nintendo claims victory in game piracy case
A US federal court has awarded Nintendo of America $US7 million in damages from two firms accused of selling products used to make and play pirated co...
Article | 23/12/1999 Corel warns of revenue slump, blames Windows line
Citing poor sales of its Windows products, softness on the software retail market and high operational costs, Corel announced yesterday that, based on...
Article | 23/12/1999 Linux-based handwriting recognition system planned
Communication Intelligence Corp. (CIC) yesterday announced that it will co-develop a Linux-based handwriting recognition and electronic-signature soft...
Article | 23/12/1999 Microsoft opens Sydney Y2K centre
For five days during the Y2K changeover, Microsoft will assist PC users from its 24 hour Sydney regional support centre.
Article | 23/12/1999 Digital plan faces inquiry
The federal government's plans for the introduction of digital television are set to face a Senate Inquiry next year.
Article | 22/12/1999 Apple Japan reportedly denies iMac price fixing
The head of Apple Japan, under investigation by Japan's Fair Trade Commission, has denied his company tried to fix the price at which retailers sell t...

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