ZDNet Australia reviews 2001's hottest IT stories. 2001 was the year of the virus, the year of Linux, and the year the music industry began to seriously lose control of its intellectual property, as audio file swapping proliferated across the Net.
Psystar is currently selling Open Computers with Apple's Mac OS X Leopard preinstalled, in what appears to be a clear violation of Apple's software licence agreement.
Queensland's Department of Natural Resources and Water (DNRW) is about to refresh 750 computers, but Windows Vista does not figure in its plans.
The Java community is so preoccupied with the virtue of speed that it's nearly forgotten its concept of original sin.
Big Blue confirmed it is eliminating the Aptiva line targeted at consumers and the PC300 line marketed to commercial users, the focus now to be on NetVista.
It's little wonder that the Intel Xeon has made a very understated entrance to the PC market. Industry prattle about Athlon 4 and Pentium 4 drowned out Intel's 2G victory cries, and the corporate IT market's radar seems to be fixed in the direction of the Itanium. But unlike Itanium, the Xeon is ready to serve its market now. We take a look at Compaq's offering.
Thanks to new Intel hardware, the dc7100 is one of the most powerful business PCs we've seen to date.
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We've praised past Presario 1700-series models for their smart chassis design and strong performance. The latest in the line, the Presario 1715AP, offers a few new perks.
Like CyberMax, Polywell Computers is a smaller PC maker that survives in a world dominated by the likes of Compaq and Dell by catering primarily to high-end users who want custom-built PCs
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