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  • IDC to RFID: Tags, you're it

    Radio frequency identification may be bound up in controversy today, but it's on a steady path toward the mainstream of supply-chain technology, research firm IDC said Wednesday.

  • IDC finds optimism in 2004's crystal ball

    Increased spending, IBM indemnification against SCO and an offshore-outsourcing boom will characterise next year, according to the research firm IDC.

  • Static over RFID

    A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.

  • IDC: Australian companies lack storage nous

    Australian companies are losing their competitive edge by not centralising their storage, according to Graham Penn, IDC director of storage research.

  • HP debuts RFID services

    Hewlett-Packard unveiled last Monday services for companies trying to start radio frequency identification projects.

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  • With RFID, corporate might makes right

    Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.

  • Linux continues desktop march

    The good news for Linux as an operating system for the desktop--as opposed to the server--is that it is set to become number two after Windows in the next year or so.

  • SuSE widens scope for desktop Linux

    The software maker introduces a version of Linux aimed at enterprise customers, hoping to move the open-source software beyond servers and low-cost PCs.

  • Patent problems plague RFID

    A key patent holder's demand for royalties has triggered concerns that promising RFID technology could become embroiled in an intellectual-property battle.

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  • Lindows--low cost, but a changed tune

    Lindows.com, maker of a Linux-based operating system originally designed to run popular Windows programs, is offering PC makers a flat-rate licensing plan for its OS, in contrast to the per-unit fees charged by Microsoft and others.

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