Previous DaySeven warning signs to look for when interviewing candidates
News Hiring a new employee? When you're interviewing candidates, don't rely entirely on your gut. Here are seven red flags to be aware of
HP dismisses iPaq complaints
News Amid a declining handheld market, HP fends off users demanding a recall of 'defective' iPaq devices
Apple moves into Asian server market
News Asia's server market is dominated by the big players, but there may be room for Apple, says a local manager
Handheld makers feel the squeeze
News As sales of handhelds declined during the second quarter, Microsoft has increased its share of the market slightly
Microsoft agrees to more DOJ terms
News The software giant is to hold a conference call explaining which parts of the settlement it will abide by
More partners for BT's no-frills broadband
News Delia Smith and Bamber Gascoigne join the ranks of content providers that are signing up as partners with BT Broadband
When aggressive job candidates won't take no for an answer
News Two true stories from a chief information officer about spurned job candidates, and tips on making quick, clean candidate cuts
Lies, damned lies, and consultants
Comment Eugene Lacey: As Big Blue snaps up PwC Consulting, aka 'Monday', it is time to ask questions about the ethics of cosy relationships between technology vendors and 'sister' consulting firms.
Italian hackers: Business or leisure?
News Police say the 14 hackers accused of breaking into the servers of NASA and other government and military organisations wrote their own software and used complex methods to cover their tracks
Friday
Blog Friday 2/07/2002So, Sony Ericsson is hiring 'attractive young actors and actresses' to pose as tourists, asking passers-by to take their picture with -- aha! -- the new T68i cellphone/camera. When...
Industry group hones patent standards
News The IETF has set up a working group to clarify its policy on intellectual property claims
ISIS to provide 'open source' security information
News Four independent projects working on software vulnerabilities are to join together as ISIS, a security-focused initiative without commericial interests
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment A naked twist on a new marketing campaign - and how Microsoft's attitude to free trade could cost it dear in South America.
Net closes on thousands of UK paedophiles
News The National Criminal Intelligence Service has the details of over 7,000 UK-based paedophiles who subscribed to US pay-per-view sites offering child pornography
Experts: Let's squash software bugs
News Discretion in the handling of software bug disclosures is vital, warns the National Security Agency at the Defcon hacking conference
Sun takes a leap into Linux
News When Sun announces its new Linux-based servers next week, it will mark the first time the company has supported an operating system other than Solaris
Apple Mac OS on Intel? Maybe
News A well-known expert says Apple is likely to adopt Intel processors as it seeks to lower prices. Dell could also link up with Sun to increase its server presence
Wi-Fi's Achilles heel
Comment Michael Sutton: Wi-Fi creates huge opportunities for hackers - and the weakest security link continues to be you.
Old game machine turned into Linux hacker tool
News Security researchers at the Defcon hacker conference turn Dreamcast consoles and other innocuous gadgets into stealthy network monitoring devices
