Network Telecom Europe 2002: Mutiny on the network

UK company Mutiny has partnered with Toshiba to provide a network monitoring device. Described as a 'plug and ping' 24x7 system, the sub-?10,000 network-monitoring appliance is designed to be a simple low-cost system for minimising network downtimes. With Mutiny's software designed to be run on the new Toshiba Magnia SG20 mini-server (which is about the size of a set-top box), the system provides real time graphical displays and reports of network hardware and application status. ...more

Google faces Gmail trademark dispute

Google may be forced to reconsider its name for its new email service, after a UK firm laid claim to the Gmail moniker. The Market Age, an investment research business, rushed to register the trademark with US authorities as soon as it heard of the Google announcement. The company's version of Gmail allows subscribers to annotate stock charts and forward them by email and is part of its core We-base research application. ...more

And also today (21-September-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. A Tiny enterprise Tiny Computers has launched a new division to specifically address the corporate market. The move comes on the back of signing a corporate agreement with Avon Cosmetics. ...more

IBM demonstrates world's most advanced quantum computer

IBM unveiled the world's most powerful quantum computer earlier this week, which uses a mere five atoms as its processor and memory. The computer, developed by researchers from IBM, Stanford University and the University of Calgary, uses the properties of five fluorine atoms to perform calculations at lightning speed. The nuclei interact and work together as quantum bits, or 'qubits' (not to be confused with 'cubits', which Noah used as measurements in the construction of his ark), which allows the computer to store and process data. ...more

SonyEricsson unveils the P990

Although it won't be available until the first quarter of next year, the company wants to ensure developers have plenty of time to generate a new landscape of applications, utilities and services for the P990, SonyEricsson's first Symbian 9.1-based phone. The user-interface on the P990 comes courtesy of UIQ, a fully-owned subsidiary of Symbian. ...more