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Blog Wednesday 4/10/2006 The Airbus A380 misery continues to spread, with Rolls-Royce now shutting down the Trent 900 engine production plant for a year. The A380 story is one of frustration all...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment The BBC gets too pally with Bill, a European feels a bit of a CAD, and O2 wants to dob you in to the bayleaves
Lazy employees cost businesses dear over PC usage
News Workers who leave their PCs on overnight are causing spiralling electricity bills and extended greenhouse damage to the environment
Businesses failing to benefit from IT
News Companies are not reaping financial rewards from their IT investments, echoing similar results from research conducted a decade ago
Mark Hurd's pledge offers hope for HP
The company could move on from its recent troubles sooner than expected if its boss lives up to his word
Ofcom says iTrip will be legal for Christmas
News The regulator has confirmed it is ready to legalise use of the add-on that turns your iPod into a radio station
Solar-powered mesh project helps find new frog
News A sustainable networking project in the Amazon rainforest has turned up an unknown amphibian, proving Nicholas Negroponte right in more ways than one
Open standards 'essential to Europe's IT future'
News A senior French government official has called for the pan-European adoption of the OpenDocument format
Analysts split over Vista launch date
News Goldman Sachs predicts Vista will ship on time, but Gartner paints a more cautious picture
HP and Orange to build secure EU network
News A large contract has been awarded for a major rehaul of the European Union's secure IT and telecommunications network, including systems for transferring biometric data
T-Mobile reverses its VoIP ban
News Mobile operator has performed a U-turn just five months after outlawing VoIP, but at a price
Acquisitions boost IBM's Tivoli line
News The company is rolling out enhancements gained from its recent buying spree
Vista PCs to lock out rogue software
News As part of Microsoft's 'Software Protection Platform', people will be shut out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation
IT megadeals mean SMEs lose out
News Research has revealed that larger suppliers are dominating the public sector, with smaller deals accounting for just 3 percent of all growth
Windows and Office flaws to get critical fixes
News Microsoft will release 11 updates to tackle the vulnerabilities in the Windows Shell
HP's Dunn surrenders to authorities
News Former HP chairman released by judge after agreeing to go directly to the local sheriff's department to be booked
