Advertisement
Promo

Become a member of the ZDNet UK community

Archive - 11 Jun 2002

KPNQwest administrators let deadline pass

News At the close of business on Tuesday, the KPNQwest deadline had passed with no announcement, while leading customers continued to pull out

Sony CLIE PEG-NR70V

Review This feature-rich device puts a whole new spin on what you can do with a Palm OS handheld, but it also carries a pretty steep price tag.

KPNQwest could be tainted by alleged Ebone fraud

News KPNQwest's recent purchase of Ebone involved corruption at GTS, says a lawsuit, as the company's bankruptcy drama continues

KPNQwest collapse shakes European Internet

News Europe's largest fibre-optic network, carrying one-quarter of the region's IP traffic, faces shutdown amid bankruptcy and accusations of shady business practices. A ZDNet UK News Focus

e-Communications directive: MEPs vote on cookie compromise

Feature MEPs voted to approve a compromise position on the controversial e-Communications Directive in Brussels on Thursday 30th May

Understanding XP kernel enhancements

Feature Many developers have already been touting the kernel improvements in Windows XP as having produced the best Windows OS ever

Government clears way for public Wi-Fi hot spots

News Changes to wireless regulations mean that Internet service providers can now offer wireless Web surfing in airports and coffee shops

Linux carves niche in PDA market

Feature Sharp is the largest company so far to market a Linux-based PDA. Here, two readers rate the Sharp device, and we introduce you to several companies that offer open-source alternatives for handhelds

MPs flirt with BT break-up

News Even though it has cut its wholesale ADSL prices, which has resulted in an increase in the take-up of broadband, some influential MPs are keen to see BT chopped in two

Call-centre survey finds staff stressed and in pain

News Trade Union survey calls for a call-centre charter in response to findings

KPNQwest: Still no goal in extra time

News The KPNQwest drama continues to the last minute, as customers wait for a lunchtime announcement on its future

Red Hat should just stop whining

Comment Leading Linux vendor Red Hat says Sun is a big bully, just like Microsoft. Meanwhile, a bunch of smaller companies are teaming up to do battle with Red Hat. And here I thought Linux was all about...

MS vs US - A fight to the finish

News The end is finally in sight for Microsoft in its antitrust case as both sides wrap up their arguments

P3P: Big backers, slow pickup

Feature Proponents view P3P as a way to simplify Internet privacy for consumers, and some big tech names support it. Yet fewer than one third of enterprises have implemented the standard, and criticism for...

Swedish programmer cracks mystery password

News A Norwegian history museum database, left encrypted after the death of its creator, has been re-opened

Microsoft takes its own path with next-gen Wi-Fi

News Microsoft wants to make sure that next-generation Wi-Fi wireless networking equipment is backward compatible, and is using its Windows muscle to see to it

Morpheus gets tune-up, delays 2.0

News Amid continued delays to its next-generation file-swapping software, StreamCast releases the Gnutella-based version 1.9

IBM labs unveil nanotech storage 'punch card'

News A project code-named 'Millipede' stores 25 million textbook pages in a postage-stamp-sized area, using 1,000 tiny heated spikes

Five years ago: Acorn and BT trial consumer NC

News Acorn has continued its resurgence back into financial solvency by teaming-up with British Telecom (BT) to launch the UK's first consumer NC trial

Video icon

Video


Skip Sub Navigation Links to CNET Brand Links

Help

Become part of the ZDNet community.

Newsletters