Ofcom won't cosy up to BT, says Hewitt

E-minister Patricia Hewitt has said that new regulator Ofcom will have less of a cosy relationship with BT than its predecessor Oftel. The new regulatory body, which covers the IT, telecommunications and broadcasting industries, will keep its distance, said Hewitt in an interview with Silicon.com. ...more

Celerons break 1GHz speed limit

Intel's "value PC" processor breaks the GHz barrier. At the end of last week, Intel released three new desktop versions of its Celeron processor. Targeting the "value PC market", the new models clock 1. ...more

IDC sees solid PC market in 2H 2002 and growth of 8 per cent in 2003

International Data Corporation (IDC) expects worldwide PC shipments to grow just over 1 per cent in 2002 and more than 8 per cent growth in 2003, based on strong public sector spending and continued improvement in the consumer market. Total shipments in 2002 are expected to reach 136.2 million, up 1. ...more

AppleShare IP upgraded

AppleShare IP, Apple's server management software, has been upgraded. Version 6.3. ...more

Intel sees flat market

Chip giant Intel saw its net income more than double in the Q2 2003 compared to the equivalent quarter in 2002 when the IT market was approaching rock bottom. The company has announced profits of $896 million compared to $446 million in 2002. Much of the increased profit compared to the 2002 figures were due to last year's write downs of areas like online services totalling $218 million. ...more