Canadians launch Microsoft Smartphone
News Microsoft's Smartphone 2003 is the choice for new phones from Sierra Wireless
Getting back to basics
Q&A The IT industry has been in a conspiracy to make technology as complex as possible but now it needs to face up to the fact that's not the way to treat customers, says Autonomy chief executive Mike...
CCIA on Microsoft - what's the real issue?
Comment In part two of an examination of the recent CCIA report about the security of Microsoft's software, the true focus of the criticism comes under the microscope
Steam age tech takes heat off chips
News Victorian engineering has come to the aid of overheated twenty-first century chips
11,000 IP addresses found on accused hacker's PC
News Police found a file containing more than 11,000 vulnerable servers on the PC owned by a teenager accused of attacking a US port with a massive DDoS attack, a court heard today
P2P group seeks cross-industry detente
News A forum backed by Kazaa's parent company wants to eliminate piracy from file-swapping networks
CIOs express caution over Linux
News UK Tech Summit: Chief information officers say they are yet to see the benefits of open source outweighing its lack of accountability
Accused port hacker says log files were 'edited'
News A teenager accused of launching an attack on one of the US's biggest ports has claimed flaws in Windows allowed the real attacker to frame him
Meeting airs anger against VeriSign
News An unprecedented public meeting heard Internet companies describe in detail difficulties experienced after VeriSign began redirecting mistyped domain names to its own Web site
Siebel aims for ease of use
News Siebel's 'CRM for Everyone' programme promises a revamped customer interface and easier installation
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
News New UK regulations that will implement a European directive on copyright could mean up to two years in jail for file-swappers
AOL extends Google pact indefinitely
News America Online has reiterated its commitment to using the Google for algorithmic and paid search results
Check Point surveys home-office border
News The security firm has released its first branded device, which centrally manages connections to off-site employees
Enterprises get the Instant Message
Q&A Instant Messaging is the application that never grew up. IMLogic's Francis deSouza explains how his company is turning IM into a tool for the enterprise, and why standards are vital
Research firm clarifies its 'integrity'
News Forrester Research will not longer let client companies publicise the research they commission
Microsoft embeds Amazon links
News Office applications will soon contain links to Amazon's services, after the announcement of a partnership between Microsoft and the online retailer
Why Wi-Fi will become ubiquitous
Q&A NetGear's chief executive explains how the concept of wireless access will soon be as accepted as taking money from a cash point
Sony VAIO PCV-W1
Review The VAIO W1 is an elegant and generally well-specified ‘media centre’ PC. But, like many convergence devices, it makes a number of compromises that reduce its initial appeal.
Hitachi pushes data-mobility software
News The company is releasing software that moves data between different storage devices, as part of its 'information lifecycle management' strategy
Sun seeks to restore its sheen
Feature After a persistent trickle of bad news, Sun Microsystems is polishing its comeback strategy
Start-ups must 'adapt or die'
News A new Darwinian ethos pervades Silicon Valley start ups, according to venture capitalists attending a conference this week
Australian broadband adoption accelerates
News Broadband take-up in Australia had edged past the half-million milestone, according to the latest statistics
Second Nokia phone explodes
News A Dutchman's mobile phone exploded in his trouser pocket on Monday
Microsoft plans 'Green' makeover
News The next versions of the software giant's business management applications will be tied to its next iteration of Windows, in an effort dubbed 'Project Green'
VeriSign goes on security offensive
News The company, under fire for its domain-name management, has brought together various security services under one umbrella
Adobe patches SVG Viewer
News The software publisher has updated a plug-in that lets popular Web browsers display images created in SVG format, after the discovery of several security holes
Copy protection broken by hitting 'shift'
News Disabling new anti-copying features from record company BMG is as easy as holding down the shift key, according to a paper by a university student
Microsoft patents widely used IM feature
News Microsoft has been granted a patent for the instant-messaging feature that lets people see when the person they are chatting with is typing a message

