Previous DayBT plans universal broadband coverage
News The telco wants to roll out wireless broadband across the UK - but only if it gets government funding
Demand grows for IT contractors
News Companies are relying more on temporary IT workers as the UK's permanent IT job market remains stagnant, according to new figures from the National Computing Centre
Airmiles joins the Net-set
Case Study The UK flight rewards company had to overcome some serious integration hurdles to create a Web-enabled database
Phishers improve bait as they target ISPs
News Even tech-savvy users could be fooled by the latest phishing scams, which have evolved beyond all recognition in their bid to steal credit card details, says an anti-phishing organisation
Microsoft's Yukon: Late and lacking focus
Analysis Microsoft has been talking about the next release of SQL Server, code-named Yukon, for about three years
The blind spot in the panopticon
Comment New surveillance technologies may put us all under glass, but those responsible will have to take the consequences
ADSL prices stop falling
News 2003 was a good year for cheaper broadband, but telcos are now positioning themselves to improve the bottom line, according to new figures
Java turf wars kick off
Comment Has the JCP been corrupted by the efforts of IBM and BEA? Will Sun's AppServer 8.0 provide competition to the incumbents and more options for customers?
US visitor visas 'ship middle-class jobs offshore'
News American IT workers have alleged that guest-visa holders from India are stealing their jobs
HP purchases to push utility computing
News Hewlett-Packard will buy two software firms to strengthen its move into utility computing
KDE brings Safari improvements to Linux
News A major upgrade to the Linux graphical user environment includes faster-running applications and an improved Web browser
Manipulating keywords to boost search rankings
Feature Search engines have become more resistant to attempts at artificially boosting rankings through the cunning use of keywords
Sony's US arm sports healthy growth
Q&A Sony Electronics chief Hideki Komiyama has survived a difficult year
Tiny hard-drive firm secures large investment
News Cornice has brought its venture-capital total to $81m, indicating shrinking hard drives' growing importance for consumer electronics
Overture expands paid-search umbrella
News The search firm has launched its service in Australia, based on a previously strong Alta Vista presence
Google swamps Australian university's server
News The astronomy department of Swinbourne University suffered an effective denial-of-service attack after Google spotlighted mathematician Gaston Julia's birthday
StarOffice enters Solaris orbit
News Sun has released a version of its productivity suite for its Unix-based operating system
Microsoft previews 64-bit operating system
News The software giant has made a test version of its operating system for 64-bit processors freely available
Applied Materials polishes Black Diamond
News The semiconductor firm is promoting technology that lets chip manufacturers better control electricity flowing through their products
HP Compaq Tablet PC TC1100
Review Despite its quirky clip-on keyboard, this system is still one of our top tablet choices for the office or the home.
Oracle intensifies pressure on PeopleSoft
News Oracle's new bid for its rival will force PeopleSoft to respond
Check Point warns firewall can be breached
News The software firm says an attacker could compromise its firewall if a patch is not installed
Spyware masquerades as helpful software
News Programs promising to fight ads and unwanted monitoring may actually be spying on unwitting users
