MCI accused of harbouring spammers
News Internet service provider MCI has rejected allegations made by Spamhaus that it hosts a Web site that distributes spamming tools
Energis backs calls for BT break-up
News Ofcom should just get on with it and split BT up, says Energis chief John Pluthero
Ten security laws you can rely on
Feature Microsoft's Security Response Center gets many thousands of calls for help with security problems. Here are the top ten laws, gleaned from those calls, that you can guarantee will crop up time and...
Why are women in IT an endangered species?
Feature The numbers of women in IT has never been high, but the numbers in the industry and doing related courses are dropping off rapidly. There are efforts afoot to remedy this, but are they working?
Patent for help function sparks legal fight
News A Japanese rival of Word stands accused of violating a patent for the help function, in a case that some say illustrates the dangers of software patents
Mozilla gives Sunbird its wings
News The Mozilla Foundation's latest application is a open source calendar program, but as yet Sunbird doesn't pose much threat to Outlook
'Supercomputer on a chip' promised by Cell processor
News The chip developed for the PlayStation 3 will be unveiled later today by IBM, Sony and Toshiba and could turn a one-rack server into one of the fastest machines ever
Hacking fears hit e-voting plans
News Ireland's plans to launch an electronic voting system have sparked concerns about cost and security
UK man arrested in phishing probe
News An investigation into an attempt to con customers of the online bank Smile has led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man in Blackpool
Gates touts Elixir to developers
News Builder: Microsoft's attempts to get developers to write programs that can link Office to other applications kicked off properly at the Office System Developer Conference on Friday
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook T4010C
Review The LifeBook T4010C is a well-specified convertible Tablet PC with a reassuringly solid feel and a high-quality display. It won't disturb you or your co-workers with fan noise either.
Spamhaus rebuts vendor accusations
News The anti-spam campaigning group says some software makers need to do their homework
Gates' interoperability claim 'is nonsense'
News Analyst group Ovum isn't convinced by Microsoft's latest weapon against Linux
Microsoft's contempt will be returned
Leader Microsoft's fear of open competition is being taken to ridiculous lengths. It will do the company no good
MySQL gets gold star on bug test
News Analysis of the open source MySQL database found one flaw every 4,000 lines of code - much better than typical commercial software
Dell OptiPlex GX280: a first look
Preview Dell's much needed case revamp of its OptiPlex GX280 benefits from the new BTX standard and a number of smart improvements.
Quantum cryptography becoming mainstream
News US-based Magiq Technologies wants to take quantum encryption into the mass market
UK facing IT staff shortage
News The IT industry needs an image makeover, according to one recruitment expert who predicts a huge shortage of employees within a decade
Dual-core Itanium chip gets airing
News Intel's Montecito contains over a billion transistors, and relies on power management features such as demand-based switching to stop it overheating
Gates: open source lacks interoperability
News Microsoft's chairman believes the IT industry must work harder to get different products working together, and claims that open source applications "may or may not be interoperable"



