Another .NET release from Microsoft

Microsoft has announced the release of its BizTalk Server 2000. It's designed to allow the building of dynamic business processes that can span across applications and even organisations. The idea is to support the full automation of business processes, sometimes known as B2B integration, and also provide for Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). ...more

Sony brings Palm OS5 in large-screen Cli

Sony announces the Cli? NX70V with the largest ever screen resolution for a handheld - 320x480. The NX70V sports Palm's swanky OS5 and takes advantage of ARM chip compatibility to feature a 200Mhz chip under the hood. The fast processor improves the quality of video playback and users can take videos and still images with the integrated camera, which offers a 2x digital zoom. ...more

AMD squeezes Intel on cheaper chips

While the chip giants know they should avoid a price war in a slow PC market, AMD has followed Intel's price cutting move within days. Intel's drive is to push out the PIII and encourage the take up of the P4. Top deals go to 1Ghz and 800Mhz PIIIs and 800Mhz Celerons, dropping ten, 11 and 19 per cent to $241, $163 and $112 respectively (prices are based on purchases of a thousand). ...more

Symantec advises to buy a Mac

The CEO of security firm Symantec has advised computer buyers to pick up a Mac. 'We think more people ought to buy them,' John Thompson told the Future in Review conference yesterday. He described Windows as a 'target-rich' environment for malware writers and hackers, but warned that those same people might change their tack if Macs become more widespread. ...more

Nokia records Christmas sales boost

Nokia had a welcome gift this Christmas, as thousands of mobile addicts bought its phones: more than two and a half million of them according to Canalys. The final quarter for 2004 saw shipments of mobile devices rocket 51 per cent, according to the research company, but there were clear winners and losers. Nokia is clearly the former, not only selling nearly 5mn phones in Q4, but also grabbing some serious market share: 45. ...more