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Archive - 03 May 2005

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

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