Ofcom must keep firm grip on BT
News An influential government report warns that today's dominant telecoms firms will still be very powerful in 10 years' time - Ofcom must work hard to ensure fair play
Wi-Fi checks into Holiday Inn
News Megabeam has done a deal that will see Wi-Fi hot spots installed in hotels in south-east England
MS study: Win 2K beats Linux on price
News Research sponsored by Microsoft has come to the conclusion that Windows 2000 is cheaper to run on servers than Linux, but a leading analyst says the research should only be a 'starting point' for...
Telewest trials Xbox Live
News Five hundred Blueyonder broadband Internet subscribers will get the chance to game online with Xbox Live as part of a trial on Telewest
IBM touts voice, handheld tools
News IBM has bolstered its WebSphere lineup with tools for building applications with a voice interface and has shipped a series of development tools for non-PC devices
UK firms get the e-business bug
News Half the businesses in the UK are now using online ordering and payment technology, says a new government report
NEC Versa P440
Review The Versa P440 is generally sound and will make a perfectly satisfactory desktop replacement, but nothing about it really serves to make it stand out from the crowd.
Sun's Zander to join Seagate board
News The former president of Sun is to join disk-drive maker Seagate as it plans a second initial public offering
File-trading future in hands of court
News The outcome of the fight for a summary judgement could have a massive impact on the future of file-swapping
Cut out the risks of Web services
Feature By taking a pragmatic approach, CIOs can benefit from Web services, lower costs, and minimise risk
Make your CV shine with Sun certification
News Standing out in today's job market is an ongoing battle, and certification provides one avenue to prove your worth. Becoming a Sun Certified Web Component Developer will showcase your Java skills...
AOL downbeat on 2003 ad prospects
News Falling ad revenue may spur AOL into becoming a broadband service that offers exclusive content, say analysts
Linux security under spotlight
Feature Linux security is as strong as ever, despite recent statistics that say otherwise
Welsh broadband kicks England into touch
News Interview: Welsh e-minister Andrew Davies believes the UK government must show more broadband leadership and take action to address market failure
Patent holders on the ropes
News A sea change in the views on patented technologies is affecting a broad range of high-tech standards organisations, forcing caps, thresholds and outright bans on royalties
Total cost of Linux ownership - not free but impressive
Feature Determining Linux's total cost of ownership (TCO) isn't easy. A wide variety of factors (from hardware to support and server numbers) come into play. A recent study clearly indicates that it can be...
Experiment puts new spin on storage
News A pixel pattern made up of 1,024 bits is the largest set of data written onto and read from a molecule to date
Java spat brews up court battle
News Sun and Microsoft are to meet in court in a case about whether or not Bill Gates' company tried to drive Java out of existence
Nope, Novell's not dead yet
Feature Novell has a new lease on life, thanks to several recent acquisitions and their new J2EE-compliant server offering. Find out why you should check out Novell's upcoming Nakoma release
Smart Displays: a first look
News In the first quarter of next year, Microsoft and its hardware partners will try to persuade consumers that Smart Displays -- basically, wireless thin clients -- are a good idea. We've been to the...
Bug alert firm sets new guidelines
News Open-source developers will get the same treatment as companies like Microsoft under a new policy issued by Internet Security Systems
Microsoft changes course on licensing
News After two-thirds of companies refused to sign up for the Licensing 6 programme, Microsoft has rethought its charges for Windows
HP packs Xeon in ProLiant server
News The company is launching three updated versions of its servers. HP claims that one, which runs Intel's new Xeon MP chip, will boost application performance by 26 percent
Mozilla pulls latest browser downloads
News The developers of the open-source browser have discovered a bug in the newest 1.2 version that cripples dynamic HTML coding on some sites



