Freeware programs - four of the best
Feature IT managers should look at these four freeware programs. They work better than their commercial counterparts
German judge halts Siebel's anti-SAP ads
News SAP, Europe's largest software company has obtained an injunction from a German court to stop Siebel displaying advertisements attacking the ERP giant
Skills assessment tools to help identify and fill gaps
News Find out how to assess employees' skills and locate gaps in their knowledge base
Palm names hardware chief
News In what may be a strong indication that the handheld maker is going to split its hardware section off, a new president for the unit has been announced
ITV Digital collapse could harm Internet take-up
News Is the government's target of universal Internet access by 2005 heading for trouble?
Oftel confirms 500,000 broadband mark
News Broadband take-up in the UK is booming, Oftel has confirmed, with over 20,000 new customers signing up each week
Free office suite reaches milestone release
News OpenOffice.org 1.0 is now available for free download, using technology from Sun and the open-source community to attract users disenchanted with Microsoft Office
Executive exodus expected to continue
News Sun's Ed Zander is the latest tech executive to leave his job - is this a case of collective burnout?
Winamp glitch may benefit open source
News Ogg Vorbis, a royalty-free alternative to MP3, may be boosted by its inclusion in the latest version of Winamp
CA promises to mend its ways
News Computer Associates is no longer an acquisition juggernaut, says chief executive Sanjay Kumar. Delegates at the Gartner Symposium aren't yet convinced
SAN misconfiguration opens door to hack attack
News Hackers can access disk controllers from the Internet if storage area networks are not configured correctly, an expert warns
HP announces final results of vote count
News The results of the votes of Hewlett-Packard shareholders have now been announced
HP camera simplifies emailing photos
News The new camera ties into an HP service that eliminates the need to email large attachments
Mobile Pentium 4 notebooks
Buyer's Guide The latest reviews, collected together in a convenient Buyer's Guide.
IBM furthers self-governing server work
News The software allows companies to cut back on labour costs
Cisco re-strolls down acquisition lane
News Cisco is on a buying spree, as it buys two companies and reveals plans to take over two others
Five years ago: MS posts NetMeeting 2.0
News Microsoft has released a new version of its conferencing software, NetMeeting



