Previous DayWill Oyster follow Octopus?
Feature As Hong Kong's electronic micropayment scheme steps up a gear, we look at the possibilities for such a technology in Europe
Identity theft ring affects at least 50 banks
News Customers from Bank of America, PayPal and other financial institutions have had their financial details stolen by a dangerous new Trojan
Administrators and bankers face losses over Time collapse
News The collapse of Granville Technology may cost HSBC up to £19m but legal opinion suggests it could also costs the administrators dear
Longhorn Server enters closed beta
News 5,000 testers are to form the initial front line of testing for what is likely to become Windows Server 2007. A date for an open beta is yet to emerge
VoIP: Paying the price for cheap calls
Feature After considerable positive hype, VoIP technology is facing a backlash led by security experts concerned that it might provide a back door into company networks
NTL to raise broadband speeds to 10Mbps
News The cable operator will not charge for threefold boost in performance but some customers may have to wait until the end of next year to get it
Intel bets on open source future
Feature To stay one step ahead of the competition, Intel is investing heavily in new software strategies of which open source is a fundamental part
Bush's EU man attacked for Microsoft links
News The nomination of a pro-Microsoft lawyer to represent US interests in the EU has angered the Free Software Foundation Europe
Virus with SOCKS appeal targets corporate PCs
News A new variant of Bagle that communicates using ports normally reserved for corporate functions is worrying some experts
IBM promotes new search standard
News A new standard for analysing unstructured data to make it easier to search has been proposed by IBM
Merger most foul
Leader It's summer, so pack the reality check with the sunblock. Merger rumours are as reliable as August weather
'Massive' identity theft ring uncovered
News The FBI is reportedly investigating a criminal operation that involves the theft of confidential data from thousands of machines infected with spyware
Advocating electronic responsibility
Comment Until the day comes when software makers are held liable for flaws in their software, it's up to you to keep your own systems secure
Marconi in takeover talks
News Chinese telecoms company Huawei is reportedly limbering up to acquire Marconi, following the UK firm's failure to land a vital contract with BT earlier this year
The problems with open source
Feature Poor support, lack of features and a lack of training options in open source systems are all things you should bear in mind when thinking about moving from Microsoft
Virtual Iron extends virtualisation options
News Virtualised servers running the open source Xen can now be managed using Big Iron's proprietary systems
Microsoft's licensing check rounded again
News Another method has emerged for easily circumventing Windows Genuine Advantage
Government attacked over ID card costs
News Academics have lambasted the Home Office over 'substantial material errors and misrepresentation of fact' in its assessment of the costs of the national ID card scheme
Microsoft responds to Vista virus claims
News The software firm has confirmed that the new Windows shell won't be in the first version of Longhorn after reports of possible viruses using it emerged last week
Google Mini Search Appliance
Review Aimed at small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that need a search engine without the hassles, the Google Mini is capable and flexible. We just wish the upgrade path was more affordable.
