MPs unhappy over ADSL dominance
News The Trade and Industry committee is worried about the lack of proper broadband competition in Britain, but doesn't reckon chopping up BT is the answer
Linux club helps firms hide from Microsoft
News The first rule of Incubator Club is don't talk about Incubator Club. The founders hope that their confidential forum for organisations considering Linux will help stop Microsoft 'doing another Newham'
SCO suit won't stop Linux use, says OSDL
News Linux users won't be put off by SCO's legal threats, says research on behalf of the Open Source Development Lab
Microsoft lauds IE as 'the most secure browser'
News Internet Explorer is now just about the most secure browser available, says Microsoft - because so many security holes have been filled
Acer Aspire 1500: a first look
Preview Are you a power user or an early adopter in search of a notebook? Check out our first impressions of Acer's Athlon 64-based Aspire 1500 range.
Why Google need not fear Microsoft
Comment Some people are afraid that if Microsoft integrates search functions into Windows, it'll kill off Google - but the competition should be welcomed
Start spending now
Comment The absence of coherent, structured attempts to prevent virus outbreaks will deliver another bumper year to security firms
Professional gaming: The perfect job?
Q&A Johnathan Wendel, one of the world's leading professional gamers, explains how he ended up getting paid to play - and why hardware does make a difference
Macromedia makes Web meetings smarter
News An update to Macromedia's Breeze software lets meeting attendees conduct instant polls and transfer files
HP shuffles server chips
News Hewlett-Packard has launched new servers that include both Intel Itanium and HP processors
Hi-tech police to join new UK force
News The National Hi-Tech Crime Unit has a part to play in the government's plans to fight crime in the twenty-first century
Internet voting gets stamp of approval
News Michigan's electronic voting for its Democratic presidential candidate ran without a hitch, the party says
Juniper prepares for a battle at the "low end"
Analysis Juniper has changed its mind about the corporate market - with its purchase of Netscreen, it is taking on Cisco directly
False feedback okay - court
News Web sites such as eBay are not required to remove uncomplimentary feedback, according to a California appeals court
Semantic Web gets nod from W3C
News The World Wide Web Consortium is about to publish recommendations for key parts of its Semantic Web project
VeriSign warns of growth in online fraud
News VeriSign says fraud and identity theft are growing in tandem with e-commerce
Luxury phone sticks to the basics
News The latest Vertu mobile phones may be encased in only the finest materials, but some of the features aren't the most advanced
Juniper picks up NetScreen
News The router maker will buy NetScreen for $4bn in a stock deal
Sun packs in UltraSparcs
News Sun will this week announce an overhaul of its server line, with new systems using its new UltraSparc IV and AMD's Opteron chip
Epson Stylus Photo RX500
Review The Epson RX500 is an excellent all-in-one photo printer for digital-photo enthusiasts who need both a film scanner and an occasional photocopier.
Ex-Intel worker jailed in terrorism case
News A former Intel employee has been sent to prison after pleading guilty to helping terrorist groups
New Mozilla name rises from ashes
News First called Phoenix, then Firebird, Mozilla's standalone browser has been renamed again
Sharman challenges raids' validity
News Kazaa's owner says searches of its Australian offices last week were 'the legal equivalent of a nuclear bomb'
Viruses target MyDoom infections
News Two worms are attacking PCs already infected with the MyDoom virus



