Fixed wireless network rolls out in Dublin
News Companies behind the latest broadband project claim it proves that wireless has a vital role to play in deployment
Help & HowTo: Sobig.C
News The mass-mailing worm is spreading on the Internet, using spoofed email addresses to fool users into trusting the attachments
Microsoft aims to break down Office resistance
News New programs are to be aimed at encouraging software makers to produce applications for the next version of Office
Q&A: Microsoft gears up for SME market
News The new chief of Microsoft's division for small and medium-sized businesses talks about where he sees threats and oppotunities in a billion-dollar market
Third Sobig worm strikes, and more may follow
News Sobig.C is already spreading rapidly around the world, and experts are warning that it may be succeeded in a few days by yet another upgrade
Why I wish Netscape had survived
Comment David Coursey: Now that Microsoft and AOL have reached a settlement, it's time to take Netscape off life support
Oftel urged to improve its broadband stats
News Critics claim that a greater focus is needed on wireless and satellite technologies, as part of a more accurate assessment of the rural divide
PeopleSoft merger to create software giant
News PeopleSoft is to buy J.D. Edwards, a move that will create the world's second-largest business software company
Firewall management puts UK firms at risk
News Not configuring VPN services and firewalls securely is opening up UK businesses to potential hack attacks, says an auditor's report
AOL pulls file-sharing software
News A program designed to let groups set up a network for sharing files securely, released by AOL's Nullsoft unit, is no longer available for download
Court dismisses Google search-fixing case
News Google's opinions of Web sites are protected by the First Amendment, says a US court as it denies a motion brought by SearchKing
SCO: We'll see Novell in court
News Novell's copyright issues are 'not important', says SCO - but the case may well end up being settled in court
Intel admits Centrino flaw
News A problem with software can crash notebooks when they are used with a virtual private network
Spam 'overtakes' legitimate email
News Filtering companies have reported that spam is now making up over 50 percent of all email for their customers
HP to integrate Opsware into datacentre
News HP's Utility Data Center package will use software from the Marc Andreessen start-up for automating application management
JBoss update deepens Java compliance controversy
News The company is pressing ahead without official J2EE compliance for its popular application server, despite a growing rift with Sun over the issue
HP to launch new AMD-based business PCs
News The computing giant is to give chipmaker AMD a boost with a new line of business desktops
Yahoo patches Messenger, Chat flaws
News Newly discovered bugs could allow an attacker to execute code on a user's computer
Microsoft to phase out stand-alone browser
News The software company will no longer distribute a separate version of Internet Explorer with the advent of its next operating system
Altnet to pay Kazaa users for file-swapping
News Kazaa, the biggest file-swapping network, is teaming up with marketing network Altnet on a rewards-based programme that will aim to increase peer-to-peer distribution of authorised files



