Previous DayHP OmniBook xt6050
Review This well-designed two-spindle notebook is ideal for cost-conscious corporates, or for small/medium-sized businesses seeking an attractive combination of features, performance and price.
Inkjet printers are chip factories of the future
News Print your own chips: Inkjet printers can use liquid semiconductors to print active displays, and there are even more exotic uses on the way
Bosses get e-business helping hand
News The government has given its backing to a new guide that attempts to show chief executives how to get to grips with e-business
Palm 'well recognised' in the enterprise
News New findings from IDC show that it may be too early to count Palm out in the next-generation PDA stakes
Red Hat names new chairman
News Bob Young, one of the founders of Red Hat, will continue to serve on the board, but rising star Matthew Szulik will take over as chairman
Authors rebel against used books on Amazon
News The Authors Guild has recommended that its members remove links to Amazon, which it says is losing them money by promoting secondhand books
MS unveils software venture in China
News Microsoft has teamed up with Shanghai Alliance Investment to develop and market software in China
Oracle shows its friendly face
News Customer satisfaction is to take priority in Oracle's business-software offerings as the company seeks to atone for earlier errors
UK business unprepared for virus attacks
News IT managers are neglecting network security, at the risk of serious damage when the next big virus outbreak occurs, finds a new study
EC proposes standardised CVs
News A new proposal aims to help allow greater jobs movement and training across EU countries
First Mozilla release candidate on the way
News The open-source browser's first testing version aimed at a wide user base could arrive as soon as this week, in preparation for the long-awaited release of Mozilla 1.0
Siebel: CRM industry headed for further troubles
News Tom Siebel is downbeat about the business conditions for selling enterprise software, but has high hopes for an industry-wide initiative to solve the applications integration headache
Microsoft: Web services have way to go
News For many businesses, Web services is still just a concept, as they work out how it fits into their plans, says a Microsoft engineer
Inktomi aims to block Web-based viruses
News Symantec's antivirus technology will be included in Inktomi's server software, blocking the path of viruses originating from Web pages
Groove updates peer-to-peer software
News The corporate file-sharing and instant-messaging system gets integration with Outlook and better support for Microsoft Office
Tech giants partner on security standard
News Microsoft, IBM and VeriSign are due to release a new encryption specification called WS-Security, and plan five more within the next 18 months
Microsoft picks sides in DVD war
News Longhorn - a future version of Windows - will support DVD+RW, but the format still needs the backing of PC manufacturers if it is to prevail over the competition
Expert: Windows can be broken into parts
News During cross-examination in the continuing antitrust trial, Princeton professor Andrew Appel defended his statement that middleware can be removed from Windows
Network Associates boosts McAfee bid
News After McAfee rejected an earlier bid from its parent company, Network Associates has increased its offer
Five years ago: Compaq boss confirms direct sales move
News Compaq CEO and president Eckhard Pfeiffer this week outlined plans to take on Dell in direct marketing PCs and take on the rest of the world in networking
