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Talkback I wish The UK Unix & Open Systems User Group (UKUUG) all the best in this action to right a wrong. I urge other serious groups and/or individuals to join with them and support their action. Thanks...
RE:Lord Stern: Downturn won't affect climate change efforts
Blog Comment I agree, many of these efforts are about saving energy, others are required by law or they're things they can use in marketing campaigns so dropping them wouldn't make much difference.
Gremlins in your IT system - literally!
Blog BT business has recruited the stars of 80s critter movie Gremlins (not to mention a dragon in the shape of Peter Jones from BBC 1's Dragon's Den). Enjoy.
Symantec 'under pressure' despite strong results
News The security giant has posted strong end-of-year results but faces competition from high-performing rivals, says analyst firm Canalys
Lockdown & Markdown
Blog My current contract is at a top-secret governmental organisation (just one more contract job, then I'll move out to the country, try my hand at some remote working and other rural pursuits ;). Not...
UK standards body taken to court over OOXML
News The UK Unix & Open Systems Users Group has launched a High Court challenge against the decision by the BSI to approve Microsoft's nascent document format
Delphi HTMLParser
Blog HTMLParser is really easy to use. I have made an sample project for anyone who likes to use HTMLParser for their project. ...
America, your IT future is waiting
Comment Americans think Europe's not much cop at IT, but great in green thinking. Europe's real strength is evolving
Over 600 HMRC staff disciplined for data infractions
News HM Customs & Revenue has reprimanded over 600 staff since 2005 for data-protection breaches, including 11 'major' incidents
Estonia's cyberattacks: Lessons learned, a year on
Analysis The concerted denial-of-service attempts against Estonia's critical national infrastructure have been a wake-up call for governments around the world
Samsung Solid
Review This is no smartphone, which may limit its appeal, but the Samsung Solid could fit the bill if you need a phone that can cope with dust, dirt, water and occasional drops.
Asus Eee 900 gets limited UK launch
Roundup The upgraded subnotebook hit shelves on Thursday as planned, albeit on a very limited scale, due to stock shortages
Sun boosts open storage strategy
News The company claims the storage industry is going through a similar 'radical transformation' to that experienced in the server industry a decade ago
RE:Upload your own avatars to ZDNet Community
Blog Comment Moley (and everyone else), your avatar should now be appearing correctly on your comments to blog posts. Thanks for raising the bug.
Wheels within wheels
Talkback Thanks for the links - fascinating... Ingrid Marson's report was very interesting, and if anything MS have got much more desperate since 2005, although now their marketing department is pretending...
192.com unveils mapping app for business websites
News The business and residential listings specialist has unveiled Local Search Solutions for integration into businesses' websites
Sony Ericsson to bridge Flash and Java
News The phone manufacturer wants mobile developers to be able to pick and choose their favourite elements from the rival platforms
CSR, Microsoft, Apple, HP: four birds, one stone.
Blog Chatting to our (newly senior) reporter David Meyer this morning, he complained "It's been a quiet week, and now everything's happening at once!". How right he is. Yet almost nothing has...
Geographic database opens up to business
News Private-sector groups can now subscribe to the National Land and Property Gazetteer, a database of national address and property data
The right to bear software for warfare
Blog As much as I am a fan of all things generally related to helicopter gunships, nuclear destroyers and the type of military might that inspired the generation of Boys’ Own comic books that I grew up...
