Previous DayFAST accused of indoctrinating children
News Organisations that promote free and open software in schools have criticised the inclusion of material from a proprietary lobbying group into a school’s IT syllabus
Government wants your view on encryption keys
News The Home Office is getting ready to enforce Part III of the RIP Act, which will give police the power to demand encryption keys
EC launches IT taskforce
News Commissioner Viviane Reding wants to crush the barriers that are preventing Europe becoming a technology powerhouse
IT glitch bites into Cadbury's profits
News A massive pile of unwanted chocolate bars has been blamed on the rollout of a new ERP system
For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux
News Linux now forms a quarter of Dell's server business and is growing fast, the company says. Should Microsoft be worried?
The FAST show comes to school
Leader The Federation Against Software Theft is advising schools on curriculum material. There are certainly many lessons to be learned
BT: Google is our biggest threat
News As BT begins its shift into broadband content, the telco’s chief information officer has identified Google as a key rival — much to the bemusement of analysts.
IBM plays XML card in effort to beat Oracle
News Builder: IBM will release an overhauled DB2 database server next month, an upgrade squarely aimed at stealing customers from market leader Oracle
Bulldog put out of its broadband misery
News Parent company Cable & Wireless is giving up on the UK retail broadband market after racking up major losses, hordes of complaints and an Ofcom investigation
Companies warned after RSI payout over mouse use
News Health and safety experts say a successful RSI claim by a former Guardian freelancer should be a 'wake-up call' for employers
IT workers get rich in the City
News The public sector is missing out as contractors are lured by richer pickings in the financial sector
Seagate reveals hard drive roadmap
News Having bought Maxtor, Seagate has now announced details of its forthcoming products. But customers will have to wait until 2007 to get them
Microsoft antipiracy tool 'acts like spyware'
News The Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications tool will contact Microsoft daily, but the software firm insists this shouldn't alarm you
Best Firefox plug-ins for work
Buyer's Guide What makes Firefox a better browser? Not what it is, but what you add to it.
Google pushes on with free Wi-Fi
News The search giant will start offering a free wireless service in its home town within weeks
Domain name price hikes attacked
News US politicians are furious that ICANN has allowed Verisign to profit from its monopoly position with annual price hikes, which may harm small businesses
Microsoft lets public download Vista beta
News This is your chance to see how Microsoft's next operating system measures up against its rivals
