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Archive - 07 May 2003

Technology masks the true message of Sars

Comment Rupert Goodwins: We're better prepared than ever to cope with new health threats, but this means we're at risk of missing the bigger story

BT caves in over broadband price cut row

News BT cuts the cost of its Datastream range, and lower business broadband prices could follow. But an Oftel investigation will continue

City Airport deploys biometric security

News City Airport in London has introduced biometric identification for staff. The next step is biometric scans alongside passport control

Microsoft slashes CE.Net licence fee

News Microsoft has cut its Windows CE.Net licence - charged to developers of consumer electronic devices - by 80 percent

Microsoft's vision of the business PC

Feature Athens is a conceptual product from Microsoft and HP and is designed to demonstrate the future of PC hardware, but haven't we seen its like before?

W3C wants the Web to be a big database

News The leading Web standards group has released ten draft XML specifications intended to make the Web perform more like a massive database

Government 'getting closer' to key broadband goal

News Forthcoming figures should give the kiss of life to the goal of making Britain the G7's 'most extensive and competitive broadband market' by 2005

Motorola reopens China office after Sars

News Now the quarantine period has expired, Motorola has reopened its main office building in Beijing following an outbreak of Sars

Should IM be banned at work?

Comment Fran Foo: Some companies are trying to take charge of their business flow of communications by putting a ban on commercial instant messaging systems for "security" purposes.

Microsoft taught security by open-source community

News Microsoft admitted it has learned about software security from the open source community, but now the company believes they can learn from it

Execs talk up Web successes

News Although many dot-coms have suffered in the current economic climate, executives have offered their ideas about what will succeed in the future

Singapore signs up to US copyright law

News The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has become the latest US export, as Singapore agrees to take a tougher stance on piracy

Advertising software knows who you are

News The latest Web site profiling software is able to collect personally identifiable information about its visitors, which allows highly targeted advertisements

IBM takes java server crown from BEA

News IBM is the biggest supplier of java application server software, having taken the top spot from BEA Systems, according to analysts

Visual Basic use may be declining

News Research has indicated that many professional programmers are planning to move from Visual Basic to other languages, including Java and C#

Tie JavaScript events to ASP.NET objects

Feature To increase their performance, we show you how to add JavaScript to ASP.NET Web forms

Next OS will focus on wireless, says Palm

News Palm is set to make its latest operating system available by the end of 2003, says a PalmSource executive, and it will focus on secure wireless data transfers

Troubleshoot common dot matrix printer problems

Feature Although there are not many dot matrix printers around anymore, some operations still require them. We tell you the most common problems and how to fix them

Network Attached Storage

Buyer's Guide Need to add storage capacity to your network quickly and easily? You need an NAS (Network Attached Storage) device. We review three leading contenders and pick a winner.

SnapAppliance Snap Server 1100

Review If storage is all you need, especially if it has to fit into a wider network, the Snap Server 1100 will do the job very well, although the price is high for what you get.

Evesham NAS-2108R

Review This is a cost-effective choice if you need a router for your DSL-connected network that can be a RAID-based file server, wireless LAN access point, firewall and much besides.

Linksys EFG80 GigaDrive

Review If all you want is network-attached storage and budget is tight, the EFG80 GigaDrive offers excellent value for money.

Mozilla backs down on browser name

News After a dispute over the name of its 'Firebird' browser, the open-source group appears to be going back to using its eponymous original title

Recover from a crashed WINS server

Feature Here are some steps to take if your WINS server goes down

Microsoft demos Palladium prototype

News Microsoft's Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, as Palladium is now known, has been shown running applications for the first time

Shutters come down on free photos for MSN

News Microsoft's free photo-storage facility is set to become a subscriber-only service as the company moves towards making MSN a break-even business