Previous DaySolving RFID's image problems
Q&A William Nuti was Cisco's 'Mr Fix It' and is now trying to fix all sorts of things at Symbol technologies, from the public perception of RFID to the company's management structure
Is your laptop damaging your health?
Feature Increased use of laptops is causing a rise of computer-related injuries, which can be caused by anything from bad posture from the strain of lugging them around
Possible prior art for Microsoft XML patent found
News The row over Microsoft's XML patent has taken another twist with the discovery of an open source application on Sourceforge for converting C++ programming objects into XML files that pre-dates the...
Sun makes content play with $4.1bn StorageTek buy
News Scott McNealy has his eye on dominating the information lifecycle management market, with a multi-billion dollar acquisition that will create the world's fourth-largest computer company by revenue
Distributed computing for the masses
Feature Want to put your idle cycles to some good use? Laurance Doyle, of PlanetQuest is talking up his distributed-computing project aimed at boosting interest in the sciences
Yahoo threatens Google with Mindset search
News A tool that allows Web users to prioritise search results by source could help Yahoo to take a larger slice of the search engine market
Sun rebranding pushes the value of technology
News A $50m campaign is likely to promote Sun's work with utility computing, open standards and open source, as Sun tries to re-engage with customers
Search for the UK's best coders kicks off
News Builder: Have you made an outstanding contribution to software development, or been involved in a leading open source initiative? If so, you could be joining us for a gala dinner at London's Park...
Unix decline extends SCO revenue drop
News SCO's Unix revenue has dropped to around £5m a quarter, while the company's licensing programme is barely making enough to pay the rent
Dell updates corporate PC range
News User-friendliness and environmental safety are top of the list as Dell embarks on a 'ground-up redesign' of its business offerings
EU data retention laws face rough ride
News Laws designed to force service providers to retain all voice and data communications for up to three years will face a rough ride next week
Windows 2000 users miss out on IE7
News Although Windows 2000 is officially supported until 2010, users will not get access to Internet Explorer 7's improved security features and standards support
Spam law compromised by direct marketers
News An enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act has shown just who the UK government took advice from when drawing up its spam laws
Viruses bring a sting in the tail
Leader The long-tail principle brings benefits to some industries, but in security it is nothing but trouble - and it's something antivirus vendors and users need to address
Novell's mixed source stack boosts Linux
News The first product released under Novell's Validated Configuration Programme could persuade more companies to use open source software across their systems
Open source projects 'need more customer focus'
News Developers have been urged to pay more attention to issues such as support, documentation and roadmaps if they want companies to trust open source
Three-stage Bagle variants alarm experts
News This week's virus outbreak has startled security firms by using a new and highly effective multi-stage approach of seeding, disarming and then exploiting PCs
Groklaw's high definition on software patents
Comment The Groklaw community has set its group mind to defining what software is, all the better not to patent it. It has done a better job than the EU
.XXX: New home for porn approved
News The Internet's red-light district has been given the green light by ICANN, paving the way for the new domains to come into play before the end of the year
Apple puts stop to video flaw
News A security issue with the latest version of QuickTime for OS X has been resolved with a patch
Transmeta sells microprocessor unit
News The beleaguered chip firm has agreed to sell its loss-making chipmaking division to a Chinese firm
IBM announces new multi-Xeon server
News The new top-of-the-line xSeries will contain up to 32 Intel Xeon processors
Microsoft agrees to concessions in US antitrust battle
News The software firm's legal battle on the other side of the Atlantic is still going strong, with a new set of tweaks for Windows XP being suggested by the US Justice Department
Office 12 to 'bring XML to the masses'
News Microsoft says that increased use of the file standard will decrease file sizes, improve security and make application integration almost seamless
