Broadband critics hit out at Communications Bill
News Ofcom is still on track to begin regulating Britain's broadcasting and telecoms sectors by the end of next year, despite perceived problems with the bill that will give Ofcom its powers
UK government minister joins pirate raids
News The culture minister has joined a raid by Trading Standards on a suspected distributor of pirated games software
Not a pretty picture
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Despite the hype, mobile phones with cameras just won't click until the networks and the handset makers make the basics work.
Will BT's ultimatum finally drive suppliers away?
News BT says it won't pay for network equipment until it makes demonstrable cost savings. Can its suppliers cope with this arrangement?
HP lowers revenue expectations
News Hewlett-Packard has lowered its revenue estimates, but says that it is a year ahead on its cost-cutting targets
Monitoring W2K performance
Feature IT managers have a keen appreciation of the fact that their professional Holy Grail is to keep the systems humming along at all times
Explorers to stream live from North Pole
News Live footage of the adventures of three British men making an expedition to the North Pole is to be streamed over the Net
Open-source clan clashes with Sun
News The leader of the OpenBSD project has accused Sun of failing to supply details needed for open-source software development
File-swapping network told to unplug computers
News A federal judge in the US has told file-swapping service Madster to pull the plug on its computers, but the company has so far stayed online
Cash boost for Scottish broadband
News The Scottish Executive hopes to achieve a big jump in ADSL coverage within a year - but some firms aren't happy
IBM debuts Linux-only server
News The first IBM low-end server to run Linux without needing AIX to run is set for release, and Big Blue has signed a new deal with Red Hat
Judge considers Java for Windows XP
News The judge presiding over a Sun versus Microsoft antitrust hearing has given mixed signals about what he is considering for the future of Java and XP
SAP cuts costs through enforced holiday
News US employees of the German software company will have to use up seven days of their holiday allowance this Christmas to help boost the balance sheets
Xerox scientist sees promise in plastic
News Semiconducting plastics could be the future of low-cost display technology, says a scientist from Xerox
Intel: Taking the Internet to Mars, and beyond...
News Intel is working on bringing the Internet to the bottom of the ocean, the surface of Mars and, on a more prosaic note, into conference room thermostats and hospital charts
Effective CRM: work in progress
Feature It seems that most companies simply don't get the concept of customer service at all, most times it's not even the technology letting the side down, it's the traning
Top-10 spam list: Still gullible
News Delete this file and win a virus, watch Bill Gates share his cash, and other dumb hoaxes are straining corporate resources. Here are the top ones to watch out for



