Virtual IT manager, real risk
Leader Why have an expensive IT manager, asks BT, when it'll do the job for less?
Hotel Wi-Fi supplier defends pricing
News A service provider has hit back over the Good Hotel Guide's criticism of hotel wireless broadband pricing, but the guide stands by its opinion
SPAM maker sees trademark bid canned
News Hormel Foods has failed in an attempt to register 'spam' as a trademark for junk email
Microsoft's Genuine Advantage hits problems
News The company faces a potentially embarrassing situation after discovering that legitimate users have been locked out of their software
Ofcom leans towards Government with chief exec
News Ed Richards, a former prime ministerial advisor, has become top dog at the communications watchdog
William Hill ups its game against hackers
News Defending the UK's largest bookmaker against the threat of hackers is an ongoing job, where the odds are usually stacked in the criminals' favour
Massachusetts CIO steps down
News Louis Gutierrez has resigned from his position citing lack of tech funding, although the state's OpenDocument policy will not be affected
Google gives developers code-search capabilities
News Users will be able to search billions of lines of publicly available code using Google 's new code-search Web site
IBM invests in mainframe usability
News The company will spend $100m over the next five years to make its high-end server line more user-friendly
Former CFO quits Apple in stock options probe
News Board member has resigned amid an investigation into irregularities with stock option grants
Google Gadgets: more widgets for Web sites
Preview Google has made its desktop widgets available for insertion in Web pages. Stand by for a mixture of more cluttered and more useful sites.
Criminal charges filed in HP case
News California's attorney general has charged former chairman Patricia Dunn and four others in connection with the media leak probe



