Previous DayAruba to make legacy wireless play
News Companies will be encouraged to turn legacy fat Wi-Fi access points into more useful thin APs through a scheme Aruba will announce this week
Intel puts PC in the dashboard
News CeBIT: Digital cars are on show in Hannover with applications for mobile business workers and tech-savvy families, and Intel promises that viruses won't be a problem
High costs not deterring firms from BI
News Analysts at Gartner say that despite expense and the need for skilled staff, overall adoption of business intelligence tools is growing
IM malware threat skyrockets
News Virus writers are setting their sights on IM users, with 30 serious threats already detected in 2005
Sony wants to rescue your lost data
News CeBIT: Ever accidentally deleted something from your memory stick and struggled to get it back? Sony may have the solution, along with a 4GB Memory Stick
Who cares about business intelligence?
Q&A Analytical software for tracking business performance may not be the most exciting area of IT but it's an increasingly vital one, says the chief technology officer of Hyperion
Sony targets businesses with IP video kit
News CeBIT: Japanese electronics giant Sony is promising broadcast-quality audio and video from a new range of IP cameras and recording systems
Amazon patents gender stereotyping
News Girls like dolls, and their presents should be wrapped in pink paper. Whether it is obvious or not, Amazon now holds the patent on the idea
Banks must pay up for security
Leader Internet banking is a cash cow, and one which cybercriminals are keen to milk. It's time that the financial sector got serious about authentication
Blogging, and how to keep your job
FAQ After several recent high-profile incidents involving people being fired for the content of their blogs, we take a look at what you should and should not do when it comes to avoiding your...
European Parliament cries foul over patent directive
News Lawyers have been asked to probe Denmark's failure to prevent the software patent directive being adopted by the European Council
EC: We'd accept software patent defeat
News The European Commission says it would let the software patent directive die if enough support was mustered against it in the European Parliament. But some see this as a veiled threat
Microsoft brings IM into the corporate fold
News Microsoft has launched Office Communicator 2005, formerly known as Istanbul, along with a service pack for its Live Communications Server and a new version of Live Meeting
Longhorn and the Linux long-game
Feature The next instalment of Windows will act as the cornerstone in Microsoft’s ongoing battle with IBM and Linux
Macromedia Breeze
Review Breeze is great for Web meetings, and it's easy to install and use. But its high price makes it less appealing to small businesses, which should consider Citrix's more affordable GoToMeeting.
Worldwide anti-piracy sweep nets three
News Three members of organised 'warez' groups have pleaded guilty to charges criminal copyright infringement as part of 'Operation Higher Education'
Torvalds: 'I'm just a technology whore'
News Linux creator Linus Torvalds has admitted using an Apple G5-based machine as his main desktop
Google VoIP rumours fuelled
News Speculation surrounding a possible voice service from the search giant is mounting amid a large presence from it at the Spring 2005 Voice on the Net conference in San Diego
Microsoft RFID package due in 2006
News Software that integrates RFID tags into a company's existing IT systems should be launched by Microsoft next year
Oracle starts takeover spat with SAP
News SAP's attempt to buy US software designer Retek has attracted the attention of Larry Ellison, who has now launched a counter-offer
Phishers pushing spyware through DNS holes
News The Internet Storm Center is concerned that online criminals are 'poisoning' the domain name system and redirecting Web users to malicious sites
Despair greets software patent bill
News Talkback: The passage of the software patents directive to the next step has dismayed many in the industry - and created some new Euro-sceptics
Access your PC from anywhere
Buyer's Guide We review two services that let you access your office desktop remotely -- the established market leader and a newcomer with a tempting free version.
Microsoft Live Meeting 2005: a first look
Preview This much-anticipated update to Live Meeting faces stiff competition from WebEx and GoToMeeting.
