Previous DayGoogle gets Code Jamming in the UK
News Builder: This is your chance to impress the search giant with your programming prowess
Programming prizes benefit everyone
Leader We shouldn't be put off by the showbiz of competitions such as Google Code Jam -- recognising and rewarding the best programmers is in everyone's interest
Sony SDM-S205F
Review The 20in. Sony SDM-S205F delivers excellent image quality and is a good choice for businesses that aren't too budget-limited.
Iron Mountain loses backup tapes again
News The storage specialist has lost backups containing the personal information of railway employees, but says they are 'unlikely' to be the victims of identity theft
Skype gets into social networking
News SkypeCasts will allow voice conferences of up to 100 users, as the VoIP pioneer looks to offer its users new ways to communicate
VoIP security fears spook IT pros
News Security professionals at major financial institutions are shunning VoIP, but some experts say the technology is mature enough to provide secure business communications
Google claims IE7 is anti-competitive
News The search giant has complained the next version of Internet Explorer will default to MSN Search, but Microsoft says the setting is easy to change
OpenBSD 3.9 released
News But the open source project is unhappy that Linux vendors have 'flat out refused to help' with its recent funding difficulties
Treasury denies new tax on PCs
News The Treasury has rejected claims that the Finance Bill contains a stealth tax on the personal use of computers at work, but the CBI insists it includes 'a petty and unnecessary burden on employers'
India leads the way in IT services
News While the top 50 global vendors slipped behind the sector's overall growth, the industry ballooned by 35 percent in India
IBM buys developer BuildForge
News The maker of audit software for developers has been brought in-house by IBM to strengthen its 'ecosystem' of open-source developers
Gartner: Vista will be delayed again
News Analysts predict that the launch of Microsoft's next operating system will slip into the second quarter of 2007, or maybe even later
Double trouble for Internet Explorer
News Security researchers who were scrutinising one new vulnerability in IE discovered a second flaw
What the Dormouse Said
Review Histories of the development of modern computing often omit the significant influence of 1960s counterculture. John Markoff's entertaining and informative book fills in the gaps.
