Previous DayUsers report inconsistent results from latest IE patch
News Microsoft's latest Internet Explorer patch was issued to help stop phishing attacks, but it doesn't always work as advertised
Oracle lowers database prices
News As part of its plan to sign up smaller companies, Oracle has reduced the price of its most basic database
Oracle makes 'final bid' for PeopleSoft
News Oracle has again increased its cash offer, but says this will be the last attempt to acquire its rival
Microsoft IE patch leaves users locked out
News When Microsoft patched a security hole in Internet Explorer this week, it also blocked users from accessing certain Web sites
Easing Cobol into a Web-shaped world
Feature Integrating legacy systems doesn't have to be as expensive or painful as it is sometimes presented
UK PC market finds its legs at last
News Strong growth in shipments for the fourth quarter has been driven not just by Christmas sales, but also by renewed corporate spending
Apple releases Safari update
News An updated version of the Web browser is now available for download
IBM plans data-storage hard sell
News The company will streamline the way in which it sells data-storage software by tweaking its internal structure
Good turns to mobile metamorphosis
News Cellphone-software firm Good Technology wants to make mobiles more like laptops
Mobile makers anticipate record year
News Cellphone manufacturers are predicting they will ship 585 million handsets this year
Voice interaction spec nears approval
News A Web standard for computer-voice interaction is entering its final approval stages
M&S extends RFID trial
News The high-street retailer is set to extend the use of RFID to track its stock after a successful trial
Cisco's results flag tech turnaround
News The networking giant recorded healthy sales during its second quarter, reinforcing talk of an upturn in spending
Microsoft walks the patent tightrope
Analysis There's a fine line between protecting intellectual property and locking out competitors - and with more legal judgements to come, it's one Microsoft will be examining carefully
PalmSource reaches out to cellphones
News The handheld firm is altering its operating-system strategy to target more mobile phones
Tibco takes steps into Europe
News The applications maker has licensed its business-integration software to two large European firms
When a security feature is no longer secure
Tech Guide One of Microsoft Word's document-protection features has been cracked. But Microsoft hasn't spread the word about it. Here's how to know when your files are vulnerable -- and how to protect them...
McBride denied telephone service
News SCO's chief executive has been hit by a personal denial-of-service attack, after his unlisted telephone number was published online
Smallest laptops lose weight
News IBM and Sony are revamping their lightweight notebook lines
Microsoft site easily avoids MyDoom
News The MyDoom.B virus appears to have had little effect on Microsoft's Web site, despite programming infected computers to attack it
Microsoft moves from 'facts' to interoperability
News The software giant is trying to shift the ground of its attack on Linux to encompass IBM and the compatibility of software
