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1st November 2001
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THIS ISSUE
 
1. MICROSOFT OFFERED SETTLEMENT IN ANTI TRUST CASE
2. MORE FOREIGN IT PROFESSIONALS ENTERING THE UK
3. MAN JAILED FOR COUNTERFEIT MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
4. SAP BACKS MICROSOFT & SUN
5. VODAFONE, IBM TO PROVIDE OFFICE SUITE OVER GSM
6. ORACLE EMBRACES SMALL BUSINESS
7. IT INDUSTRY TO REBOUND NEXT YEAR, SAYS DELL BOSS
8. HARDWARE FLAWS HANG SOME CISCO FIREWALLS
9. CA UPDATES COOL:PLEX, ADDS SOFTWARE PATTERNS
10. DUBIA'S GOVERNMENT GOES ONLINE
 
 

MICROSOFT OFFERED SETTLEMENT IN ANTI TRUST CASE
The US Justice Department has offered Microsoft a settlement in the anti-trust case against the software giant, according to a report in the Washington Post newspaper.
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MORE FOREIGN IT PROFESSIONALS ENTERING THE UK
More foreign IT professionals are entering the UK , according to the latest official figures.
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MAN JAILED FOR COUNTERFEIT MICROSOFT SOFTWARE
A 49-year-old Nevada man has been sentenced to two years in prison for the large-scale trafficking in counterfeit Microsoft software over the Internet.
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SAP BACKS MICROSOFT & SUN
German software giant SAP said it would back both Microsoft's .Net Internet strategy and rival Sun Microsystems' Java technology, rebutting reports on Tuesday that had SAP jilting Microsoft.
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VODAFONE, IBM TO PROVIDE OFFICE SUITE OVER GSM
Vodafone is working with IBM Corp. to offer access to Lotus Notes on cell phones using WAP.
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ORACLE EMBRACES SMALL BUSINESS
Oracle has enhanced its small business suite with new SFA (sales-force automation) and customer support management features.
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IT INDUSTRY TO REBOUND NEXT YEAR, SAYS DELL BOSS
Corporate spending on IT is expected to recover during the second quarter of next year, according to Kevin Rollins, the president and chief operating officer (COO) of Dell Computer Corp.
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HARDWARE FLAWS HANG SOME CISCO FIREWALLS
Some Cisco Pix 515, 515-DC and 506 Firewalls have suffered system hangs when traffic on the network becomes too heavy.
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CA UPDATES COOL:PLEX, ADDS SOFTWARE PATTERNS
Computer Associates International release the latest version of its Cool:Plex modeling tool for designing Java-based applications.
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DUBIA'S GOVERNMENT GOES ONLINE
The Gulf state of Dubai has taken a step into the world of e-government with the launch of a new web portal, the first of its kind in the Arab world.
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