Previous DayMicrosoft U-turn as WMF patch released early
News XP users can now get their hands on the official patch for the Windows Meta File vulnerability, but Windows ME and 2000 users miss out
Linux and Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows'
News US-CERT found more vulnerabilities in Linux and Unix systems than in Windows in 2005, but that doesn't mean Windows is more secure
Microsoft staff defend blog censorship
News Microsoft execs are using their own personal blogs to wade into the debate surrounding the removal of a Chinese journalist's site from MSN Spaces
Linux kernel 2.6.15 offers 'full' InfiniBand support
News The uptake of Linux clusters based on the high-speed networking standard is about to climb, according to a kernel developer
Florida spammer faces $11bn fine
News A US ISP has been awarded billions of dollars after suing a spammer
Opera embeds itself in a new market
News Builder: The browser company will focus on producing browsers for set-top boxes and other non-PC devices, which it sees as a large and growing market
Linux newbies get a helping hand
News An online quiz that helps users choose between desktop Linux distros is popular with companies and individuals, say the designers
Resolving to advance
Help/HowTo Cisco has launched a new service to help those wanting to obtain its most advanced certification
Microsoft security: Not a patch on what's needed
Leader Microsoft says wait and be safe is better than patch and pray. That's not its decision to make
US Government Web tracking under scrutiny
Feature Most US government sites are in violation of their own regulations when it comes to cookie use and user tracking
Teenager may face appeal over email attacks
News The Crown Prosecution Service may launch a High Court appeal after a judge ruled that an alleged 'Email bomber' had no case to answer, putting the Computer Misuse Act under further scrutiny
Pay-as-you-go 24Mbps broadband announced
News The UK will soon have its first ADSL2+ service that can be bought by the minute
Wi-Fi streetlights go on trial
News Dundee is the testing ground for solar-powered streetlights with built-in Wi-Fi technology
Microsoft and Intel dancing to the same tune
News In an effort to get more hardware into your living room, the two industry giants are joining forces
Sony announces Blu-ray PC drive
News Sony claims it will have an external PC drive capable of reading next-generation DVDs on the market by the end of 2006
Windows Treo about to debut
News Palm has announced the imminent release of the first fruits of its new alliance with Microsoft
Skype and Netgear join forces for Wi-Fi launch
News eBay's recently acquired Internet telephony firm has launched a wireless handset that will work without a PC
A tale of two patches
Q&A Q&A: Ilfak Guilfanov has patched a serious Windows vulnerability; the official version is still some way off
Microsoft sticks to its patching guns
News Despite accidentally releasing a functional version of its patch for the WMF flaw, Microsoft insists the proper patch won't be available until Tuesday
Swansea ends 18-month IT nightmare
News The council has finally signed an £83.5m outsourcing deal with Capgemini after 18 months of strikes by staff
Pricing blunder hits Apple online
News It looks as if a digital camera deal on Apple's online store was, in fact, too good to be true
Massachusetts stands by its standards
News OpenDocument is still at the heart of the commonwealth's plans, despite the departure of its CIO
Gates offers Vista close-up
News Microsoft's chairman used his CES keynote to show off some of the finer details of Windows Vista
