WinZip patches security flaw
News The popular Windows file compression tool has a critical security flaw that could allow a remote attacker to execute malicious code - a fix is now available
UK brushes up its IT skills
News Survey: Britain is on the way to becoming a nation of computer buffs, but a significant proportion of the population is still being left behind
Teenager admits eBay domain hijack
News A 19-year-old school pupil has reportedly confessed to taking ownership of the domain of the eBay Germany Web site
'World's largest grid' demonstrated
News The UK is set to host 1,000 of the machines that make up the world's largest permanent grid
Grid-lock?
Leader Grid computing is slowly expanding out of academia and into industry, but wide-spread adoption demands that the various interest groups work together
Ofcom cheers industry with VoIP number ruling
News The UK communications watchdog says it want to help build a successful VoIP market in Britain, but one tough decision still has to be taken
Debian rejects Sender ID
News The Debian Linux group will not deploy the Sender ID anti-spam standard, because Microsoft's licence terms do not fit within its free-software guidelines
How IT drives Ferrari's success
Q&A Dieter Gundel, head of racetrack electronics at Ferrari, explains the vital role that IT systems play in car development, preparation and race-day action - and why he thinks wireless security is...
Marconi settles its debts
News Ahead of schedule, the telecoms equipment company is on the way to turning a profit
IBM sets up courses in China
News Forty thousand students are set to benefit from IBM training programmes
Mandatory open source 'too risky' for Australia
News Making the use of open-source software compulsory within government could overstretch the industry and lead to disaster, Australian politicians fear
Belkin Wireless Pre-N router: a first look
Preview Belkin's Wireless Pre-N router offers enhanced range and throughput in advance of the upcoming 802.11n standard. However, it could be rendered obsolete when the specification is finally ratified.
External disk storage continues to rise
News Brief: Sales of external disk storage systems are up 8 percent on last year, says IDC
F5 tunes up traffic management
News The latest version of Big-IP includes some traffic management features already found in competing products, but F5 says it's doing more than just play catch-up
Microsoft says Linux may mean price cuts
News Microsoft's SEC filing shows just how worried it is by the threat of open source
Bob Evans, mainframe pioneer, dies
News Evans lead the team that created the S/360 - the first large 'family' of computers to use interchangeable software and components



