SCO reports poor results
News Revenue in the second quarter was half what it was a year ago, with an increasing operating loss
Dell Inspiron 8600c
Review Dell's flagship performance-orientated desktop replacement notebook makes full use of its Dothan Pentium M processor and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 graphics.
'Wobulation' doubles projectors' resolution
News Hewlett-Packard has developed a technique that improves the effective resolution of digital projectors
Oracle Applications vulnerable to Web attack
News A hole in Oracle Applications 11i lets attackers commandeer the database by injecting SQL code into Web-based forms
Spamhaus under attack from UK spammers
News A law that the government said would clamp down on those who send millions of unsolicited junk emails is instead causing more hassle for anti-spam campaigners
EU to launch Europe-wide public services portal
News 'Your Europe' will offer EU citizens access to information about e-government services throughout the region
Early acceptance runs risks for PeopleSoft shareholders
News Oracle's latest bid is the only one that counts, even for those who tendered their stock when the hostile offer was $5 higher
Chips clock up new approach
Q&A IBM's head of semiconductor research says chip speed is old news, with on-the-fly reconfiguration generating much more excitement
Researchers feed newspapers to computers
Feature Microsoft has staff investigating software that will find and summarise all the news items in which an individual is interested
IBM accused of lifting privacy language
News A software firm is suing IBM for infringing its copyright on a privacy-language specification
Justice Dept: Removing PeopleSoft would mean duopoly
News A PeopleSoft customer has testified that without the company, the business software market would be 'much less vibrant'
IT workers' spirits hit all-time low
News Grim news from US technology workers, who say the continuing lack of job growth is depressing their morale
Microsoft fails to have monopoly lawsuit dismissed
News A New York court has ruled that Microsoft must continue to fight a lawsuit that alleges deceptive and monopolistic business practices
Open-source code maintainer filled with flaws
News Security research have discovered another six security holes in the most popular program for maintaining open-source code under development
Free Linux rides again
News A desktop Linux start-up has begun offering a free but basic version of the operating system
IE flaws open back door to adware
News A toolbar that triggers pop-up ads is being planted on victims' PCs through two new security holes in Internet Explorer
IBM's smallest desktop ever
Preview For IBM, small is beautiful as it launches the diminutive ThinkCentre S50 'ultra small'.



