Previous DayWireless broadband firm hits out over BT 'delays'
News A company providing high-speed wireless services in rural areas claims that BT is being slow in supplying and repairing its connections
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Friday 4/12/2003 Attention trendsetters! You know that what California did yesterday the US does today and we do tomorrow. So it is with great excitement that I can exclusively reveal the latest...
Broadband have-nots to raise a political stink
News People who can't get broadband intend to be very vocal until they get it, politicians have been warned
Microsoft prepares Windows patch CD
News The security update CD for older Windows systems, set to begin testing soon, is Microsoft's latest attempt to tackle an increasingly thorny security situation
Police force hit with iPod DoS attack
News Cambridgeshire police have been targeted by a spam campaign that tries to tie up the force's phone system
10,000 volunteers to trial ID cards
News A trial will test biometric elements proposed for the government's compulsory identity-card scheme
DVDs marry imperfectly with drives
News Recordable DVDs are compatible with players only 85 percent of the time, says a US government study
Patch fixes flaw behind Gentoo attack
News Hackers carried out their attack on Gentoo's servers using a flaw in Rsync, a file transfer program, along with a newly discovered Linux kernel bug, investigators have revealed
Cybersecurity groups work on white papers
News Concrete results will come from working groups formed at a cybersecurity summit, members say
Microsoft cuts fees for schools
News Microsoft will slash the price of software licences for schools by up to 37 percent
Dell A940
Review Given its ease of use, many talents and low price, the A940 is a solid choice for family and small-office use.
Sun wants Java to share more
News Sun has set out a strategy to open up its Java tools to links with other software
Dell harnesses Red Flag for Chinese ambitions
News Dell is selling servers running Red Flag Linux as part of its plans to expand in China
Oracle joins European grid project
News Oracle has signed up to a European project that uses grid computing techniques to study the origins of the universe
IBM angles for bigger chunk of corporate spend
News IBM aims to use industry-specific acumen to snare larger portions of business spending
Hot spots heat up in Asia Pacific
News Public wireless-access points are multiplying in the Asia Pacific region, despite doubt over commercial returns
IDC finds optimism in 2004's crystal ball
News Increased spending, IBM indemnification against SCO and an offshore-outsourcing boom will characterise next year, according to the research firm
Google seeks ruling on search trademarks
News The search giant wants to pre-empt growing complaints over trademarked search terms by requesting a court ruling
Wi-Fi standards' future mapped out
News Key industry groups are laying the groundwork for a new generation of Wi-Fi standards with improved security and voice-over-IP capabilities
Intel predicts higher sales
News Revenue for Intel's final quarter of 2003 will be more than the company had expected, although news from its communication-products arm is less rosy
