Veteran job candidates present a few interview challenges
News Some managers are uneasy interviewing veteran IT folks. Don't lose out on a potentially great candidate by letting age differences get in the way. Here are some suggestions for making the interview...
Mobile phone mast attacked
News Health fears are again cited after a base station is destroyed, and terrorists are reported to have carried out the attack
My PC wish list for 2003
Comment There has been nothing in recent years to rival the Apple Mac and the Internet in terms of innovation - that leaves plenty for Charles Cooper's wish list
The 10 best hype jobs of 2002
Comment Jon Oltsik: The tech industry is built on hyperbole, and every year it just gets better and better. Here's the best (or worst) of 2002
Parents win right to demand flexible working
News The 'Right to apply' is a Government initiative to tackle the UK's long hours culture
Virus hoax chart makes grim reading
News Computer users are still fooled by false virus alerts persuading them to delete harmless - but sometimes vital - files, and then forward the hoaxes to their friends
Discouraging signs for IT rebound
News Businesses will remain frugal information technology buyers in 2003
Outage disrupts Microsoft services
News Problems with .Net Passport servers locked some subscribers out of their online accounts
Microsoft foes urge antitrust punishment
News Groups in the US want to appeal the settlement between Microsoft and the US Justice Department in the hope of imposing additional sanctions
Small victory for studios in DVD-copying case
News The US Supreme Court has stepped into what could become a precedent-setting case about where people who post information on the Internet can be sued
IBM edges out HP in server speed test
News IBM's 32-processor p690 Regatta server beats HP's 64-processor Superdome - but at a price
Lindows chief funds Xbox hack
News Michael Robertson acknowledges that he was the anonymous donor of £125,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's game console



