Previous DayStar Wars film clones attack the Net
News A week before its release, pirated versions of the new George Lucas film have already appeared online
Zend and the art of PHP
Feature Zend is a major contributor to the advancement of PHP solutions within the enterprise
Meta Group roasts Linux on mainframes
News A report from an influential analyst group says Linux mainframes will soon be irrelevant, and adds that Linux is good for nothing more than simple, non-critical applications
Gadget translates woofs into words
News Want to know what your four-legged friend is thinking? The Bowlingual aims to tell you what's on Rover's mind
Licensing programme angers MS customers
News Microsoft's software licensing programme is not proving popular - about two-thirds of its biggest customers are yet to sign up, and some are exploring alternatives
Wanted: Software researchers in China
News Microsoft is on the lookout for research talent within China's huge knowledge pool
News Schmooze: HP sharpens its blades
News Hewlett-Packard prepared to cut itself down to size, the Communications Bill left broadband out, and Sony freed Aibo
Xbox co-creator announces his game plan
News Taking an approach similar to the film industry, the Capital Entertainment Group will fund and supervise the development of new games
Hackers: Allies in the network security war?
Feature Many hackers have turned the tables on their hacker cronies and are being employed to identify network vulnerabilities, allowing IT departments to patch holes and persuade upper management to...
Microsoft steps on Samba's toes
News The latest spat between the software giant and the open-source movement could have implications for its antitrust case
Local government blazes the trail in public sector CRM
Feature Town hall switchboards are notorious for being unhelpful. But now several boroughs are deploying CRM systems to improve enquiry handling and services on offer to local residents
N+I: 3Com fleshes out LAN-building plan
News 3Com is starting to divulge details of its alternative LAN-building plan, and intends to deliver 10 Gigabit Ethernet next year
Chat 'bots' may be hacker tool
News A network monitoring group is warning that a file-sharing racket and exploit code for IIS vulnerabilities means that a massive hack attack may be brewing
Chip implants aim to save lives
News Applied Digital Solutions is testing an implanted chip that allows medical information to be scanned directly from the patient
A business case for open source
Comment The venomous war of words within the software establishment has obscured the quiet progress of open source into corporate corridors
Combating binary bandits: Honeynet's Reverse Challenge
News Finding, capturing and disabling a binary released in the wild is the challenge issued by the Honeynet Project's latest contest
Five years ago: Intel owns up to chip bug
News Intel has owned up to the Dan-0411 bug that affects Pentium Pro and Pentium II processors
