Previous DayWorld's smallest combination lock gears up - for IT security
News A 150-year-old invention combined with the latest silicon technology gives Sandia Labs an 'unbeatable' digital security device
Why server users should be fault-intolerant
Comment Peter Judge: Every server maker is focused on making Intel servers better datacentre citizens. Why not go all the way and make them fault-tolerant?
UK advertising authority introduces anti-spam rules
News New requirements for UK marketers mean that consumers must consent before receiving direct marketing via email or text message
AMD hopes to rack up server victory
News RackSaver servers, which feature AMD's new Opteron processors, aim to grab a share of the corporate market
SAP thinks smaller with latest software
News New products are being launched in SAP's All-in-One range, designed for smaller companies in industries as varied as cosmetics and semiconductors
Red Hat sees no threat in UnitedLinux
News Q&A: Red Hat chief executive Matthew Szulik explains how the Linux distributor plans to go it alone, and why there is no point in joining the UnitedLinux effort
HP chills out datacentres
Analysis Hewlett-Packard is moving further into the services market with datacentre air flow analysis, designed to prevent computers from overheating
UK IT firms told: The market is out there
News High-tech businesses in the UK should look to grab a greater part of the global IT market, says a senior trade adviser
Consultants await latest IR35 tax ruling
News A High Court ruling on a consultant's tax status could provide important guidance for the remainder of the UK's 90,000 small contractors
Utility computing is "the next big thing"
Feature Analysts examine HP, IBM and Sun's "utility" schemes, which promise more flexibility through IT servers that can be ramped up and down at will
ISC confirms BIND vulnerabilities
News Following what was described as a 'maintenance release' of the latest version of BIND, the Internet Software Consortium has admitted that flaws in the earlier software mean the update is 'strongly...
Sun: P2P works for business
News Jxta, Sun's open-source peer-to-peer software, now has more than a million users, according to the company
Apple readying music download service
News Apple users may soon have access to a legal online music service designed specifically for them
BlackBerry aims at consumer market
News RIM and T-Mobile are to take the popular wireless organiser to the street, with the UK's first retail offering of the BlackBerry outside the enterprise
Linux set for Asian growth
News A survey of IT managers in the Asia-Pacific region has found that the use of Linux on servers is set to grow at double the rate of its closest rival
Xerox Phaser 4400N
Review The Phaser 4400 is a serious monochrome laser printer worthy of any busy office environment, large or small.
Google announces new ad programme
News Advertisers will be allowed to place ads on Google's partner sites as part of an extension of the popular search engine's AdWords programme
Bands on the run - how the wireless future will be out of control
Comment Rupert Goodwins: New technology makes old ideas obsolete, but when those ideas are part of a global regulatory tradition going back a century they're difficult to shift
Telco-friendly Ethernet 'ready for action'
News The ubiquitous LAN standard, Ethernet, is ready to take on the telecoms market, with new standards due in August offering cheaper bandwidth where it counts
Hackers' code exploits Sendmail flaw
News The code, released less than 24 hours after the announcement of the flaw, may go too far, according to Sendmail's founder
New Office beta to launch next week
News Microsoft plans to officially release Office 2003 Beta 2 on Monday, about three weeks after an accidental posting of the software
Mac fans wait for 17-inch PowerBook
News Apple is apparently having difficulties bringing its largest laptop into mass production
