EDS and Thames Valley University link up for training
News EDS and its academic partner are to work together to provide the IT services company's staff with technology NVQs and degree qualifications
Office 2003 Beta 2
Preview Microsoft's flagship office suite is undergoing a revamp. Check out our special report to get an overview of Beta 2, more detail on the new OneNote application and an IT strategy perspective on the...
OneNote 2003 Beta 2
Review Microsoft's OneNote is a unique and innovative application that can provide a workable alternative to the day-to-day use of pen and paper. It could be the 'killer application' for which the Tablet...
Office 2003: What's in it for you?
News The message from Microsoft is that Office 2003 (previously Office 11) has a heavy focus on productivity. What does this mean for you? A ZDNet News Focus
Fujitsu announces 80GB notebook storage
News Notebooks will soon gain more onboard capacity for storing data, thanks to new 80GB hard drives introduced this week by Fujitsu and Hitachi
Google does Disney deal
News Go.com queries are now to be provided with results by Google, in a deal that usurps rival Overture
Office 2003: Should you upgrade?
Comment David Coursey: The 15 discs that are the beta version of Office 2003 have now arrived. Here are my first impressions
For servers, size matters
News The latest HP server is only about nine centimetres high, part of a growing trend for servers to get smaller but faster
Microsoft's foreign policy on Linux
Comment Charles Cooper: Microsoft's new gambit to blunt the Penguinista advance overseas demonstrates a surprisingly deft touch. But is it too little, too late?
Intel bets wireless is ready for lift-off
News New notebooks featuring the Centrino family of chips will launch this week, and Intel hopes that the extended battery life will prove a must-have for the mobile generation
Microsoft rebrands Office as corporate platform
News The latest version of the Office suite of programs is to be positioned as the central base for businesses to build their own solutions
Office Professional 2003 Beta 2
Review Corporate buyers should test this beta -- we suspect you'll love Office 2003's integrated XML. Home users: Office 2003 hasn't been enhanced enough to merit a test. Wait for the final release, and...
Remote administration -- with security!
Feature Here's a free utility that lets you administer multiple operating systems remotely -- in a secure manner
URU joins authentication service fray
News The URU Web service will identify individuals online without invading their privacy - and says it can alert people to attempted identity theft
New Transmeta chip aims for speed
News A new processing core and the adoption of HyperTransport help make the TM8000 'very, very competitive', according to Transmeta
Customers report Microsoft CRM problems
News Microsoft's CRM software features an email identifier that some customers could cause legitimate communications to be seen as spam, but the company says it has not received many complaints
PayPal users targeted by email scam
News Subscribers to the online payment scheme are being sent emails aimed at conning them out of personal information
Powerline networking charges up
News Networking through electrical wiring and plug sockets is set for a boost with new products entering the market
Sony starts PS2 network gaming UK trial
News SCEE has announced that consumer trials for PlayStation 2 network gaming in the UK will commence at the end of March
Site taken offline after Microsoft complaint
News A takedown notice sent directly to the ISP of a Windows news site resulted in the site being taken offline for 24 hours, but Microsoft says that having the plug pulled was not its intention
SIP flaw causes problems for Cisco
Feature Newer protocols can be less secure. The SIP protocol, gaining ground in voice and other real-time applications, has a flaw that affects Cisco users hardest
Is it a phone? Is it an audio player? It's...
News BenQ's latest device is a mobile phone that doubles as a digital audio-video player, using Microsoft's Media2Go operating system
Worm could be clearing path for DDoS attack
News The Deloder worm is beginning to spread slowly on the Internet - leaving two Trojan horse programs in its wake
Sun working on StarOffice update
News StarOffice 6.1 will be available for beta testing shortly, as Sun continues to battle Microsoft for desktop market share
IBM adopts fighting talk over SCO Unix suit
News The tone of IBM's response indicates that it will not knuckle under to SCO's $1bn lawsuit and associated demands over the rights to Unix
Office 2003 Beta 2: an IT perspective
Preview As Microsoft's forthcoming office suite takes clearer shape, we report on the latest beta version, and its implications for companies' IT strategies.



