Previous DayMicrosoft struggles to work with open source
News The software giant has responded to EC concern over its server interoperability licence by cutting the proposed fees and promising more openness, but the issue of open source vendor exclusion remains
BT's converged phone ready for the limelight
News The telco's fixed-and-mobile hybrid phone could be unveiled within weeks
'Critical' open source initiative to crack public sector
News The UK government is funding several projects to accelerate the adoption of open source software in the public sector, including a Sourceforge for councils
Web bookies demand higher security standards
News Giving all Internet users decent firewalls would go a long way towards preventing DDoS attacks, says Internet bookmaker Blue Square
CA completes new-look management team
News Computer Associates' new top management team is finally complete, and the company has reorganised its business units to celebrate
Government inks £25m ICT saving deals
News New deals with BEA and Vodafone should allow the government to save £25m on phone bills and software licensing
UK citizens shun e-government services
News Few of the people visiting UK Online centres are taking the opportunity to use local or central government services via the Internet
High-tech's thin blue line
Analysis Cybercriminals are getting smarter. Luckily, so is the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit
Dell PowerEdge 1850
Review Other than limited internal storage, Dell has made few compromises on the specification of the 1U PowerEdge 1850, the end result being a server that can support a wide range of enterprise...
BT wants an end to rivals' bickering
News With five million ADSL users connected, BT's chief executive wants the UK to 'get on with life' and use broadband to transform education, schools and the workplace
Mobile operators take DRM biscuit
Leader The mobile operators can't swallow the price of DRM. Let them eat cake
HSBC deluged by viruses
News A senior executive at the international bank, which was sent 100,000 viruses on a single day last year, has warned that the rise of identify theft emails is hampering e-commerce
BPM: Bridging the digital divide
Feature Business performance management software can help bridge the chasm that probably exists between your IT and finance departments
Cybercrime hitting the UK hard
News Latest figures suggest that UK firms' bill for high-tech crime runs into billions of pounds
Ensuring your business can survive disaster
Help/HowTo Your business continuity plans need to be able to be put into operation even if you're not there. We show you how to prepare your company for the worst
The five reasons you're not secure
Help/HowTo We take a look at the most likely reasons your company's security wouldn't pass muster and tell you how to shape up
Apache founder joins OpenSolaris board
News Roy Fielding, one of the original authors of Apache, has been revealed to be one of the five members of the OpenSolaris Community Advisory Board
Google expands to taxis and shares
News Need a ride or the latest stock-market information? Google has just launched two new free offerings that should help you
Government abandons ID card bill
News Charles Clarke has vowed to reintroduce the bill after the election if Labour win and has accused its opponents of being weak on crime
Florida launches $24m spam suits
News The Florida attorney general's office has filed civil suits against two spammers that could lead to many millions of dollars in fines
Piracy protection costs 'prohibitive'
News Major players in the mobile industry have taken exception to the licensing costs proposed for the Open Mobile Alliance's DRM standard
Security hardware battle heats up
News Internet Security Systems has integrated spyware-blocking tools into its line of intrusion-prevention hardware devices
Intel's first dual-core CPU benchmarked
Tech Guide Preliminary tests on a PC powered by Intel's new dual-core Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840 show great promise for improving productivity.
