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  • Australia first to swallow the tablet

    Australia was the first nation to be shown the new Tablet PC from Microsoft and hardware partners including Fujitsu, Toshiba and Hewlett-Packard. The device, which was first announced in November 2000 has taken its time to arrive, but could...

  • Cops seek the new face of crime

    As part of a large-scale project to digitise offender photographs NSW Police department has issued a tender for a digital imaging capture system that will enable them to speed up making these images available to mobile custody officers.

  • Brocade buys up to fight Cisco

    Brocade Systems has bought a small switch manufacturer called Rhapsody in an effort to combat Cisco's entry to the storage networking industry.

  • IBM serves notice on storage

    IBM has signalled the importance of storage to its server business by merging the two divisions and promoting its storage guru to head the group.

  • Silkworm goes through the middle

    A new switch in the SilkWorm range from Brocade Systems will fill the gap between its low-end and high-end hardware for building storage area networks.

  • STOCKWATCH: Cisco overshadows Brocade buy

    Brocade might have thought its acquisition of Rhapsody this week would have earned a gold star from the stock market, but concerns about competition with Cisco meant otherwise.