Are you considering upgrading to Windows 2000?
TrainingZONE recently published an article reporting that sales of Windows 2000 have not taken off as much as Microsoft had hoped. One of the reasons for this quoted was that users had encountered problems when upgrading their existing PC’s from Windows ’95 and ’98 to Windows 2000. Below are some guidelines, but real-life experience is […]
IBM Watch – December
This is a series of pages devoted to breaking news and updates from IBM. We’ll summarise announcements from IBM and add links to our own comments. So, if you need to keep on top of relevant IT announcements from IBM, you can do so by regularly visiting this page. The page will be replaced each […]
More people suspended following e-mail misuse
41 members of staff at Royal & Sun Alliance have been suspended after an e-mail containing the cartoon character Bart Simpson was circulated around the company’s Liverpool offices.They have been suspended for breaching the company guidelines on ‘misuse of the Internet’ but the exact nature of the e-mail was not confirmed. This move was taken […]
E-trainers have doubts over own e-skills
An online survey carried out by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), highlighted that only 30% of the 562 respondents rated their own ability to write an e-learning programme as very good or excellent. More than 50% described their technical skills as poor or fair and the same percentage again said […]
Slower than anticipated uptake to Office 2000
The recent profit warning announcement by Microsoft last week highlights that the sales of Office 2000 have not taken off as they they had expected. This could be a result of the slower-than-anticipated adoption of Windows 2000.Microsoft had predicted at the beginning of the year before Windows 2000 was launched that 15% to 20% of […]
Latest Microsoft hints & tips
Here is the latest release of hints and tips from Microsoft.Free online training The Insider Learning Centre is offering free training on Microsoft’s software programmes and Web technologies – online and at your own pace. Take a class from beginning to end or select individual lessons to sharpen specific skills. Insider Learning CentreOffice 2000 Weblinks […]
Centra and Dimension Data alliance for internet collaboration
Centra and Dimension Data have formed an alliance to offer multi-nationals and enterprises live business-to-business (B2B) internet collaboration and e-learning.Dimension Data’s managing director, Mark Bowman states that their strategy is to partner with innovators so that they can provide their customers with the most advanced and flexible communication solutions and by partnering with Centra presents […]
Browser Opera challenges Explorer and Netscape
Opera Software reputed as the third-largest web browser developer, have released their latest version of their Windows browser software for free download hoping to provide a challenging application to the dominance of both Microsoft Explorer and Netscape Navigator.The Opera for Windows 5.0 browser includes news and e-mail clients, along with integrated web search and messaging […]
Apache release beta version of Java toolkit
The open source Apache Software Foundation (ASF) have announced their release of a beta version of a Java toolkit that will allow developers to build web-based applications to handle scalable vector graphics (SVG) content.It is part of a project run by Sun Microsystems where they donated code including the SVGGraphics2D generator software that allows Java […]
Review – ReadIris Pro 6.0
There are many OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software packages to choose from, but this has been receiving many good reviews owing to its connections with Hewlett Packard and Agfa in support of their hardware.The full version ReadIris Pro 6.0 contains wizards that help set the software to your scanning device and where you wish to […]
Windows 2000 bigger seller than NT
Researcher IDC experts have stated that by the end of 2001, Windows 2000 will account for around 71% of sales which the Professional version being the strongest application because of its support for new hardware technologies such as plug and play. At the end of this year sales figures are estimated at around 40%They also […]
Self-destructing e-mails, a move towards protecting privacy?
A US firm called Absolute Future have launched a dynamic secure e-mail service called Safe Message in a bid to guarantee users that their private information cannot fall into the wrong hands.They have come up with self-destructing e-mails that users can choose how long their messages remain in their and recipients inboxes before they are […]
Review – Microsoft Frontpage 10
Microsoft have released their beta version of Frontpage 10 that is reported to include new graphics and content tools, includes Photo Gallery, a new feature, Automatic Web Content and have also enhanced the softwares collaboration capabilities.Frontpage 10 is included as part of the beta release of Office 10, even though it is also available as […]
Shockwave Virus worming its way to the UK
Antivirus vendors are warning companies in the UK to be on their alert after reports about a new worm dubbed Shockwave is spreading from the US and Australia. It is not considered particularly damaging, however more of a nuisance as it could clog up corporate e-mail systems if allowed to spread quickly.The worm, once again […]
Latest hints & tips for Microsoft Products
Find listed here a useful set of links to Microsoft and hints and tips guide to using Office and the Office Web site:Microsoft Office GuideMastering paragraph numberingIf you would like to download a 1-page handout on multi-level numbering in Word, then visit the address above, but for a quick summary of numbering, Microsoft offer the […]
Microsoft Watch – November
This is the first in a new series of pages devoted to breaking news and updates from Microsoft. We’ll summarise announcements from Microsoft and add links to our own comments. So, if you need to keep on top of relevant IT announcements from Microsoft, you can do so by regularly visiting this page. The page […]
Review – Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2001
There are currently two versions of this utilities package available on the market and they are the Norton SystemWorks 2001 Standard and Professional edition. Standard editionNorton SystemWorks 2001 is a utility application that will help to keep your computer working. It gives you everything you need in one easy-to-use suite. The new One-Button Checkup makes […]
Research shows UK workers clueless about security
Research conducted by Network Associates, questioned IT managers within the UK, about the aspects of computer security found that 71% thought that workers were not taking the issue of security seriously enough and are even ignoring security risks.This could be a result of a lack in IT skills and also that 70% of senior executives […]
IBM chasing aliens
IBM has beaten off competition from Compaq and Hewlett Packard to provide the US Air Force Space Surveillance Team with IBM SP supercomputers that are to be used to identify objects that are being tracked by their telescopes.Objects under observation may be errant communication satellites, or other space junk as well as non-US spacecrafts.An earlier […]
Novell reports another loss
Novell Inc. who reported earlier in the summer their losses have reported on Tuesday a net loss of $35 million for their fourth quarter that ended 31 October.These losses reflect the problems that Novell have been facing this year due to declining sales in their networking software and other products. The losses also include a […]
