Visa goes WiFi thanks to Starbucks
Blog Fact: Visa has implemented a wireless LAN only because its workers sat at their desks piggybacking on the Starbucks network next door. It might seem surprising as Visa is one of the rather more...
Critics clash over Microsoft's innovation or lack of it
Blog At yesterday’s Vista launch, Microsoft claimed to be innovating more than ever before. Some would say that isn’t hard as the company has always been content to let other innovate, and then use its...
Cheap booze alert!
Blog Thank you, BBC, for alerting us to this error in judgment/publicity stunt as made by Threshers - 40 percent off your wine and champagne with this here voucher, if you stagger there before December...
Sat nav sends ambulance on 400 mile round trip
Blog Oops. An ambulance meant to be carrying a patient a short distance in Essex was accidently sent 200 miles in the wrong direction by a faulty satellite navigation system, reports the Manchester...
JP Morgan boosts Glasgow IT opportunities
News Investment bank creates 200 new IT jobs in the city, supported by a £3m government grant
Vista gets a cautious welcome
News Early adopters of Vista see advantages in the new OS, but some remain cautious over its potential impact
Blade desktops make bankers cool
News Lloyds TSB claims to have cured its power headaches with trading-floor blade workstations from HP
X-Series pricing tests mobile broadband market
News Analysts praise 3's pricing model, claiming it will be the first real test of whether people want the internet on their phones
Security providers need more time for Vista
News Windows Vista for businesses is here, but so far only one of the major security software makers has protection for it
Novell announces exec to oversee Microsoft deal
News Susan Heystee will look after the Microsoft relationship and technical aspects of the agreement
Intuit snaps up online banking specialist
News Deal worth $1.35bn is designed to help Intuit increase the number of financial institutions it serves
Next generation SMS on its way
Blog We've been going since 7am - it's now 4:30 in the afternoon - and I had no idea there were so many leading providers of carrier-grade solutions. Really. Did you? We've had three quarters of an hour...
Open-source group seeks reversal of 'junk patent'
News The Software Freedom Law Center claims the patent threatens open-source educational projects



