BT rejection leaves Marconi in the soup
News BT's choice of suppliers for its £10bn network upgrade continues to reverberate through the UK telecoms sector, with job losses feared at Marconi
UKIP bashes software patents
News Minus Robert Kilroy-Silk, the UK Independence Party is lashing out at the EU, Labour, the Conservatives...
UK 'needs' a minister for IT and innovation
News Public sector IT suppliers want the next government to set out a clear vision to improve the UK's 'knowledge economy'
Security flaws found for free, claims Qualys
News Qualys is offering a free online scan for the 20 most dangerous security vulnerabilities - but can anyone scan any computer using the service?
Avaya jumps into bed with Juniper
News The two networking equipment makers are looking to play on each other's strengths in their battle against Cisco with a recently signed deal
Manchester Police come under cyberattack
News After a week of claims and counterclaims about the reality of cyberterror, the bank holiday weekend saw an email-based attack on Greater Manchester police
Super 3G hot spots due in 2006
News Mobile operators are putting their faith in HSDPA, which O2 says is well ahead of mobile WiMax. But analysts fear a handset shortage
The FAST show suits nobody
Leader FAST says IT professionals are not to be trusted. That's a profoundly unimpressive way to win hearts and minds
Firefox races past 50 million mark
News The open source browser has now been downloaded 50 million times, according to the Mozilla Foundation, as it continues to eat into Microsoft's share of the browser market
BEA reaches beyond Java developers
News The firm is targeting software architects who may not have specific Java skills with its latest attempts to boost its flagging revenue figures
Catch the new wave in wireless networking: 802.11n
Tech Guide The 802.11g wireless networking standard is overtaking its predecessor, 802.11b, and already plans are being made to introduce a new extension to the 802.11 spec that will increase its reliability,...
Open source tools to help manage your Cisco network
Help/HowTo We take a look at some of the most useful tools out there to help you and your helpdesk troubleshoot your Cisco-based network with the minimum of fuss
Britons fall victim to Internet scams
News Survey: One in two UK Internet users have received emails that attempt to defraud them - and a worrying number say they have lost money from rogue diallers, 419 emails or phishing scams
Linksys WRT54GX
Review The Linksys WRT54GX is an impressive performer, but Belkin's Wireless Pre-N Router delivers better value for money.
Wanted: Hackers to attack the House of Commons
News The government is tendering for a contract for thorough, regular, penetration testing of its IT defences
Microsoft takes 64-bit plunge
News The software leviathan has migrated its Web servers, as well as those responsible for running its instant-messaging service and its search service, to the 64-bit version of Windows
Sun to launch remote-management services
News The hardware firm about to launch a new service aimed at lowering maintenance costs for its servers and those running its software by increasing remote monitoring of users' systems
Lenovo completes IBM acquisition
News The Chinese firm has completed its takeover of the hardware behemoth's PC division, in a deal valued at £920m
StarOffice 8 set to shine
News Sun is going to release version eight of its productivity suite in July, and it will feature improved compatibility with Microsoft Office
Another Sobering thought for PC users
News As if you needed another reminder how insecure your machines potentially are, a new variant of the Sober worm has started doing the rounds



