Microsoft education deals under review
News A UK government agency will probe whether schools get good value from licensing deals with Microsoft, especially those that lock them in
Barclays endorses F-Secure protection
News Barclays Bank has chosen to become a virtual shop front for F-Secure's anti-malware product, as its customers face growing dangers online
Google Pack fails to impress
News Google's bundle of disparate applications has been described by one analyst as a 'ragtag package'
Welsh desktop Linux project is making slow progress
News 'It's a bit like painting the Forth Bridge,' says the co-ordinator of the Kywaith Kyfieithu project
Don't dismiss Google's low-key strategy
Leader Expectations were high for Google's CES keynote, but don't be misled by the low-key reality
ISPs told to help eradicate Sober
News Infected PCs should be cut off from the Internet by their service providers, say some; AOL says it prefers to focus on prevention
Does the BlackBerry have enough juice to survive?
Analysis Being prosecuted for patent infringement may be the most pressing problem facing mobile email company RIM but issues with its fundamental business model may prove more serious in the long term
New York judge passes Sony rootkit settlement
News Brief: Sony BMG's suggested settlement with consumers in New York state has been approved preliminarily
World's first transparent hard drive launched
News Western Digital premiered the 150GB Raptor X hard drive at CES, complete with a see-through case
SCO attacks Novell over Linux sales
News Many years and many writs into its battle over Unix copyrights, SCO is finally suing a Linux vendor over Linux
Massachusetts OpenDocument plan still on track
News An interim CIO has been appointed as the search for a permanent replacement kicks off
Pfizer firms up RFID plans
News Several million bottles of Viagra are to get RFID tags attached in a test of new security scheme in the US
Apple silent over e-commerce fiasco
News A number of the Mac maker's customers are up in arms over what they see as 'stonewalling' from Apple over cancelled orders
HP faces negligence charge after staff death
News The hardware and services firm could face legal action from the family of an employee who was murdered on her way to work
Google gets glitzy to close CES
News Larry Page used the CES closing keynote to launch both a new video store and a Google-branded software bundle that includes Firefox
Will Windows Vista eliminate third-party security applications?
Buyer's Guide Among the many changes seen in early releases of the new Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft is adding several built-in security applications that could make third-party security software...



