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Blog Friday 2/4/2004 Seeking a break from the Glastonbury madness, a small group of us detach ourselves from the office for a five minute breath of fresh air. As we relax, a middle-aged gentleman from...
Vodafone on verge of consumer 3G
News Now that it has launched a 3G service for mobile business workers, Vodafone is close to putting a consumer version on the market
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Fire, robbery, obscene phone calls and April 1st - but nothing shocks Rupert this week quite as much as true confessions from Microsoft
Spammers fool Outlook with a new trick
News Outlook 2003's anti-spam technology is being fooled by spam messages that contain hundreds of hidden words not usually associated with spam
ID cards 'very much on the political agenda'
News ID cards seem to be back on the fast track as Tony Blair says there are 'no longer' civil liberties issues
International surveillance plan slammed
News A global "identity register" that would contain data on more than one billion people has human rights groups from around the world up in arms
Sun makes $2bn pact with Microsoft
News Update: Sun and Microsoft unveil a 10-year legal agreement in which the firms settle their outstanding differences and Sun pockets $1.95bn
EBay denies any blame for Glastonbury fiasco
News The online auction company says it is not to blame for changes made to the festival's ticketing operation following widespread online touting last year
Vodafone kicks off 3G for business users
News Mobile workers who want fast connectivity to their laptops can get twice as much data for their money if they sign up soon
Open-source flaw database opens its doors
News A security Web site aims to aid administrators by tracking and storing Internet security vulnerabilities free of charge
Crashing out at Glastonbury Festival
Comment Glastonbury Festival is the home of all-night madness and high emotion, and that's just buying the tickets
Intel: Tune in to the needs of radio
News As the use of wireless technologies increases, Intel has warned that the spectrum will need to be managed carefully to avoid overcrowding
Gateway closes US retail doors
News The PC retailer will shut its stores next week and make 2,500 staff redundant
Glastonbury site 'slow but not down'
News The demand for Glastonbury tickets was beyond all estimations, says the company hosting its online booking site - but it claims that some people 'are getting through'
PeopleSoft closes refund programme
News PeopleSoft's guarantee of a refund to customers if the company is taken over has expired
Corel ports WordPerfect to Linux
News The software firm will start selling a Linux version of its office suite later this month
FSA rules raise data security fears
News New financial data regulations will require online reporting - but some firms are worried about the security of the information being transferred
Oracle completes case to European Commission
News Oracle has completed its attempt to persuade European regulators that its hostile bid for PeopleSoft should not be considered anticompetitive
Youthful spending links guns, gizmos and goatherds
Comment The West's love affair with disposable technology has permanent implications for the rest of the world
'Spim' threat hovers on horizon
News The prospect of legal action may shift spammers' efforts from email to instant messages
DVD Workshop 2
Review DVD Workshop 2's wonderfully intuitive interface and huge selection of DVD-authoring tools will please professionals and enthusiasts alike.
No Longhorn beta this year - Microsoft
News The software giant's attempts to improve security will sidetrack efforts to release a test version of its forthcoming operating system in 2004
Programmers should prize security over creativity - report
News Developers need to concentrate on improving the security of software rather than displaying their skills, according to a report from a US cybersecurity body
