Previous DaySMS helping catch benefit cheats
News An anonymous texting service has helped a Yorkshire council cut rates of benefit fraud
Dot-eu domain is ready to roll
News The EC is braced for a stampede when the sunrise period for dot-eu domain names begins next week
IDC predicts IT disruption in 2006
News Analysts believe tech companies need to perform a 'gut check' as the new year approaches, and learn from Google and the open source community
Office Open XML could stymie OpenDocument's progress
News Gartner has suggested that while OpenDocument is the best XML office document standard out there, the announcement of rival 'open' standard from Microsoft could seriously hinder its growth
BlackBerry may soon come a cropper
Leader With Microsoft's plans for Direct Push email to mobile devices already becoming reality, patents could be the least of Research in Motion's troubles
Adobe's Macromedia takeover clears final hurdle
News US regulators have given a green light to the purchase, which could result in some software packages being binned
Government launches review of intellectual property laws
News After a year in which patents and IP violations have dominated the IT sector, the British government is investigating whether legal changes are needed
ICANN drops plan to approve .XXX
News Discussion of the .XXX domain for online pornography has been removed from the agenda of an ICANN meeting that was due to approve it
Skype gets into video
News The video features won't be enough to make it a serious business tool, say analysts
RIM regains lost ground in patent dispute
News After two defeats in the courts this week, Research In Motion has now been given some good news in the US
Datacentre: Heal thyself
News That seems to be the thinking behind IBM's new line of monitoring and repairing software
Windows exploit code threat multiplies
News The number of pieces of proof-of-concept code for patched and unpatched holes in Windows software has increased notably this week
Adware maker sues over privacy allegations
News 180solutions is suing a security firm over accusations that its pop-up serving software tracks mouse movements and keyboard strokes
