Previous DayData surveillance complaints have zero success rate
News Hundreds of people have protested that their privacy has been unfairly violated under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, but not a single one has yet been successful
UK start-up to commercialise optical silicon
News Si-Light, a spin-off of the University of Surrey, has received a grant from the DTI to bring its work into the commercial arena
Toshiba turbocharges tiny drive
News The hardware manufacturer has boosted the capacity of its 1.8-inch drive for electronics devices
Microsoft creates $5m virus-hunting fund
News Representatives from the FBI, US Secret Service and Interpol flanked Microsoft executives as the software firm announed a bounty scheme targeting worm and virus writers
WorldPay crippled by attack
News A denial of service attack has brought WorldPay customer transactions to a halt
Ballmer questions open-source code security
Video At Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer disputes the idea that open-source code is easier to secure than that of Windows
E-voting is too important to leave to politicians
Comment Talking about elections when none are due is like watching a Christmas TV advert in August. Yet things are stirring in the dust-dry world of political ballots, and the outcome will affect us all
Consumer spending fuels PC boom
News UK PC sales are growing at their highest rate since 2000, mostly driven by consumers shopping for bargains, according to IDC
Why Novell picked Linux
Comment The open-source operating system represents yet another attempt by Novell to reinvent itself
Lycos upset over Yahoo acquisition
News Lycos is suing Overture, saying it violated a commercial agreement when it agreed to be bought by Yahoo
Investigation launched into e-voting machines
News Californians are preparing to vote using electronic voting machines, but an investigation has begun into whether software was added without correct notification
Contractor wins IR35 victory
News An IT contractor has won a two-year battle with the Inland Revenue over his status under the IR35 regulations
HP tunes up DVD burners
News Hewlett-Packard will release faster DVD burners that record data at up to eight times the normal playback speed
Lotus unfurls greater collaboration
News IBM's Lotus software is to put more emphasis on cooperative-working tools
Linux throws Novell a lifeline
Feature The business-software firm hopes reinvention around Linux will make up for a shrinking NetWare customer base
Six judges return to Microsoft suit
News Microsoft's six-year antitrust case may be heading towards a close, with a federal appeals court convened this week
Consolidation tipped despite outsourcing boom
News A few global players will dominate the outsourcing industry, which will be worth $1.2tn within five years, according to an analyst
Canon i560
Review This colour inkjet delivers excellent value for families, students and digital photo enthusiasts.
Linux community upset by desktop deals
News The open-source community is worried that Linux firms will abandon the consumer market
HP beats million-transaction mark
News A system put together by Hewlett-Packard has successfully performed more than 1 million transactions a minute in a server-speed test
Intel to serve up metal chips
News Silicon chips may become a museum piece under Intel's plans to revamp fundamental elements of its transistors
Microsoft puts price on virus writers' heads
News Two $250,000 rewards are being offered for information that leads to the arrest of the MSBlast and SoBig authors
