Previous DayThe Manx turn from Unix to Windows
News The Isle of Man is ditching Unix and shunning Linux as it moves its infrastructure from a heterogenous environment to Windows
IT pros called to become boys in blue
News A European computer security group is lobbying the UK government to employ IT professionals as special constables to hunt down cybercriminals
Media Center uses Web as a remote control
News US-based users of Media Center PCs can now set their machine to record a favourite programme over the Internet
PC makers' fears allayed
News Despite dropping margins on desktops and the market's fears, early trends indicate that this Christmas season will be a relatively good one for makers of computer equipment
Telcos battle to control community wireless
News Incumbent operators appear to have won a small victory against the rise of Wi-Fi networks they can't control, but the war could be unwinnable if their assets turn out to be junk
Can Netscape take on IE and Firefox?
Feature The latest Netscape prototype runs on both the Gecko and IE engines and has some new features on board
mmO2 to offer i-mode in Europe
News A deal with DoCoMo will bring i-mode to Europe, but may spell the end for O2 Active
HP announces new antivirus concept for servers
News HP will sell, from next year onwards, software for its servers that will look for virus-like behaviour and then 'throttle' the relevant process
Lycos denies attack on zombie army
News Last night's defacement of Lycos' 'make love not spam' Web site was a hoax, the company claimed
Lycos should send its zombie army home
Leader Lycos' latest wheeze, 'Make Love not Spam' is an absurd, and possibly illegal, publicity stunt. We hope it goes away soon
Windows XP SP2 flaw complex but dangerous
News Researchers report that Microsoft's XP SP2 is open to a complex combination of previously known exploits
Making an open-source living, part 1
Feature Builder: Running a business based on open-source software is possible, as we found out when we interviewed Steven Noels, a Belgian consultant and member of the Apache Software Foundation
The magic that makes Google tick
Special Report Google's vice-president of engineering was in London this week to talk to potential recruits about just what lies behind that search page. ZDNet UK snuck in to listen
HP iPAQ hx2750
Review Offering good performance, security and wireless features, the impressive HP iPAQ hx2750 gets the job done for mobile professionals.
BlackBerry unveils Java tools
News Java development tools for the BlackBerry are now available - RIM has also announced new server software
Tech consortium to focus on sensors
News Sensor networks that can monitor environmental changes - and have a wide range of applications - are being examined by a consortium of industry and academic players
Lycos anti-spam site hit by hackers
News The 'make love not spam' site has been taken down, possibly by a DDoS attack
Nextel turns its back on WiMax
News The US carrier says that WiMax isn't yet ready to deliver broadband on the move, so it is looking elsewhere for a mobile offering
Microsoft admits WINS flaw
News Redmond has issued a work-around to shut down a vulnerability in its server software that could open systems up to malicious attacks
