HP targets SMBs under the banner of a Smart Office Initiative

Hewlett Packard has clasped the small and medium sized business to its bosom with a range of new programmes and products. The company takes a third of its revenues from the SMBs which amounts to some $21 billion, so this is a market segment that HP takes very seriously. Under the banner of the Smart Office Initiative, the company is upgrading its online resources for SMBs and is rolling out a new range of products. ...more

IBM lets you talk to Honda

The latest developments in speech recognition will be fitted as standard on Honda's 2005 Acura RL and as options for other models. Working with IBM and its ViaVoice voice recognition technology, the in-car system recognises more than 700 commands and 1.7 million street and city names across the US. ...more

The Mac gets security conscious

Apple has released a new set of tools for verifying compliance with security standards across a wide range of G4 and G5 Macs. The tools allow security conscious users to test to what degree Macs comply with Common Criteria, an internationally approved set of security standards which provides a clear and reliable evaluation of the security capabilities of Information Technology products. Common Criteria has been adopted in 20 countries including the UK and lets users from other countries purchase IT products with the same level of confidence, since certification is recognised across all complying nations. ...more

Microsoft Smartphone unveiled

World's first review: Microsoft unveils its entry into the Smartphone market. With US GSM/GPRS networks still in their infancy, Microsoft has chosen its lucrative venture into the mobile phone market to start in the UK. October 28th 2002 sees the release of the Orange SPV (Sound, Pictures, Video) running a stripped down version of Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 (PPC 2002) operating system known simply as the Smartphone OS. ...more

Adobe completes acquisition of Macromedia

Adobe has completed the acquisition of rival software developer Macromedia. The company said that the merger will enable it to create a 'powerful software platform' based on Adobe's PDF technology and Macromedia Flash. 'The explosion of digital content, combined with the accelerating proliferation of mobile phones, wireless devices and the growth of broadband are transforming the way the world engages with information,' said Bruce Chizen, chief executive officer of Adobe. ...more