Storage Virtualisation
FAQ One of the eternal problems of systems management is that there's so much of it. Storage virtualisation aims to fix this
Flat-panel prices drop as popularity rises
News New research has found that LCD monitors more than doubled their sales last year, as prices continue to drop
BT broadband advances rebuffed by government
News BT's suggestion that the purchasing power of the public sector could be used to drive down ADSL trigger levels hasn't found too much favour in Whitehall
Google starts new chapter with Amazon
News The search engine is to provide services such as sponsored links for the e-commerce giant
MSN update leaked
News A preview version of the upcoming 'MSN 8.5' appears to be available on the Internet
NEC Versa S900
Review There is already some stiff competition in the Pentium M/Centrino market, and although the Versa S900 has its good points, it doesn't really deliver across the board.
XML for the World Wide Web is a sound guide to the basics
Feature Developers who need to get started with XML may find this book by Peachpit Press is just the ticket. Part of the Visual QuickStart Guide series, the book is designed to give you a solid...
VoiceButler adds new chord to Transmeta
News In a move to establish itself in embedded devices, chipmaker Transmeta will power a telecommunications device from VoiceCom
Business wins with BT broadband price cuts
News BT comes clean over its broadband pricing review, with business benefiting from dramatically lower ADSL prices and 90 percent coverage on the cards
C# gets ISO approval
News Microsoft's programming language is set to get ISO approval, which it hopes will help it win over corporations and governments
Microsoft increases search focus
News A new report has found that Microsoft is increasing its interest in search technology, in a move that could put it into competition with Overture or Google
Copy-proof CDs flood Europe
News Companies are wary of selling copy-resistant CDs to Americans, but European consumers are seen as less likely to complain
SARS illness disrupts Asian business plans
News Intel is the latest to cancel events in Asia-Pacific due to the outbreak of a mysterious pneumonia
Dell to cut storage costs
News Michael Dell says he will cut the price of storage by bringing the manufacture of SANs in-house - marking a change to Dell's partnership with storage giant EMC
Linux clusters head to the datacentre
News Dell has strengthened its relationship with Oracle to help continue its move into the enterprise datacentre with clustered Intel servers running on Linux
Red Hat Linux 8.0: The best version yet?
Feature Die-hard Linux admins will enjoy Red Hat Linux 8.0's easier networking features. Linux newbies will benefit from the easy-to-use GUI interface. A veteran Linux user evaluates the significant...
'Short-term view' hits financial IT sector morale
News IT managers in financial services companies increasingly 'despondent' in a sector where cost-cutting is the primary investment driver
Conservatives defend Pentagon surveillance plan
News Backers of the Pentagon's Total Information Awareness project have dismissed criticism of the plan as 'hysterical vociferous cries' from privacy advocates
Will standards wars derail the Web services bandwagon?
Comment Peter Judge: Like so much in IT, Web services is being sold before the ink is dry on the standards. Early users may find this causes problems
Mozilla slims down
News The browser project is refocusing on a smaller, faster code base in response to long-standing criticism that it has a weight problem
AMD reveals futuristic transistor designs
News The new designs, which could come into play in the second half of this decade, are intended to ensure that chipmakers can continue boosting processor power
HP cuts prices on midrange Unix servers
News Pressured by curtailed corporate spending and rising pressure from Intel servers, Unix server makers are slashing prices to be more competitive



