Holding your hand for Java development

Java developers with an eye on Palm OS-based devices should take note: Borland has just released a preview version of its JBuilder Handheld Express. JBuilder is Borland's Java visual development tool and the Handheld Express is an add-on to address themarket for network-connected devices. The add-on to JBuilder 4 extends the development environment with new Wizards and other functionality to simplify development for the Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) platform. ...more

France ponders Office Document Format requirements

France might be about to follow Massachusetts in insisting that all French administration computer files are saved in the open standard Office Document Format (ODF). The country's General Repository for Interoperability (RGI) is proposing ODF as the recommended format for semi-structured office documents, such as word processing files presentations and spreadsheets, but wants to make it mandatory for exchanging those documents. Standblog notes that at present these are nothing more than proposals that can expect to meet resistance. ...more

Google declares it is to go public

The worst kept secret in the dot com business is finally in the open. Search engine Google has filed papers with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering of shares. The company says it hopes to raise $2. ...more

AMD swings jobs axe

Cost cutting measures have lead struggling AMD to shed approximately 2,000 jobs worldwide. This represents 15 per cent of its workforce. AMD is hoping the move will save $350m and help it move towards profitability again in 2003. ...more

UPDATED: O2 to trial GPRS-based music service

O2 is to trial a new GPRS-based music service. Users will select and store songs, via their handsets, on a proprietary digital music player. mmO2 describes it as the world's first 'music over mobile' service using existing mobile data networks. ...more