Previous DaySystem Management Meltdown
Blog Consolidation is the name of the game in the Western European enterprise system management software market, or so I’ve been told by IDC. Next up, apparently, a new market will emerge known as 3S....
Huawei touts R&D prowess
Analysis Chief marketing officer Dr Eric Xu Zhijun says Huawei is a match for its Western rivals in terms of R&D spend and staff involvement
Council fights benefit fraud through voice analysis
News Harrow Council has saved £110,000 six months into its pilot project to detect benefit fraudsters by using voice risk analysis technology
'Inept' IT planning behind UK farm-subsidy chaos
News A Public Accounts Committee report says poor planning and IT systems testing caused delays in the payment of EU subsidies to farmers
Government shared-services spending to rocket
News A Datamonitor report claims UK public-sector shared-services spending will double by 2012, improving the efficiency of tech rollouts
The lowdown on Asus' Eee PC
Blog I must admit I got rather excited when Asus announced it was making a super-portable, low cost notebook, the Eee PC (stupid name, but there you go). As a reporter, it seems just the ticket for...
HP: Desktop PC not dead, just changing
News An HP executive has said larger companies will continue to favour desktop PCs over laptops, as virtualisation sees them evolve
ISO rejects Microsoft OOXML
Talkback I would expect, that by February, enough money will be paid, or enough threats made, for OOXML to become an open, proprietary standard. It is not Microsoft''s behavior to not get it's way.
Standards spat could cause MPLS downtime
News The Internet Engineering Task Force has locked horns with the International Telecommunication Union over future MPLS standards
Bluetooth gets audio-quality boost
News Cambridge Silicon Radio has announced the BlueCore6 chipset, claiming it will help avoid audio connections cutting out
Intel sued over 'dual-core' branding
News Californian ultramobile PC maker DualCor accuses Intel of misappropriating its trademark, which it gained last year
Random selection...
Blog Fake Steve Jobs continues to hit 'em out of the park, regardless of his recent unveiling. This is one of those perfect moments... This is a good lesson in why you should clear your cache before...
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T4215
Review The LifeBook T4215 is a solidly built convertible Tablet PC, whose fingerprint sensor and smartcard slot should appeal to security-conscious business buyers. The inclusion of 3G/HSDPA connectivity...
NetApp files patent suit against Sun
News NetApp alleges Sun's ZFS storage software violates seven of its patents, and is seeking a permanent injunction
RE:Lenovo's World of Leather
Blog Comment what a horrible idea, a leather laptop? and completely at odds with the understated, matt black look of the Thinkpad. I have always seen the thinkpad as the audi of laptops - with all the smart...
Mixed feelings over Apple's iPhone price cuts
Analysis Some fans of Apple's smartphone are delighted that it now costs $200 less, while others wonder if the cuts were made to stimulate demand for the device
The iPod as a business tool
Blog Last night I took in the latest Jobstravaganza, aka the iPod refresh conference, via some deft liveblogging by Engadget. Watching the unveiling of the iPod Touch, aka the iPhone with no cellular...
Lenovo's World of Leather
Blog Following the celebrations surrounding the ThinkPad's 15th birthday, news arrives of Lenovo's latest wheeze: the ThinkPad Reserve Edition. This is not a notebook likely to be rolled out to the...
London revealed as online card-fraud hotspot
News Fraud information group Early Warning has created a map of the UK showing the worst-offending regions
Common ground for Windows Live
News Microsoft hopes bundling products and connecting to rival services will help it make headway in its online strategy
Seagate touts new line of hard drives
News The company announces nine products, including a 60GB drive for phones and a drive optimised for security cameras
