Previous DayIs the world ready for the self-aware robot?
Q&A After Hours: Anne Foerst, a theologian and veteran of MIT's AI lab has some interesting views on the future of robotics. We talked to her about the deeper implications of the technology
Offshoring theft victims 'gullible and careless'
News The firm that runs the call centre in India where operators tricked customers out of around £200,000 claims that the thefts were not preventable
Can IM ever be secure?
Feature Use of instant-messaging is rocketing in all areas of businesses, including financial services. We look at the legal implications of IM, and how to secure it
Flaws found in Cisco, Juniper and IBM kit
News A government agency that protects the Critical National Infrastructure has published details of a flaw in network vendors' equipment
Open-Xchange adds cross-platform support
News Collaboration server available for just about every operating system under the sun - but not Windows
Adding value to IT
Video If 'productive friction' is channelled properly, it can be a major force to drive IT forward, according to the tech luminaries at PC Forum
Novell launches Linux for tills
News The software package, based on SuSE and designed for the next version of IBM Retail Environment, is meant to help retailers cut costs
VMware pilots 64-bit virtualisation
News The firm has released a version of its software that supports 64-bit chips and operating systems, though 64-bit Windows support is still only experimental
Sybase updates RFID software lineup
News Brief: The new RFID Enterprise offering should ease integration of data from RFID readers into the company's other business applications
IBM shows off fuel cell with mobile potential
News A joint venture with Sanyo has resulted in a hybrid battery and fuel cell system that works for laptops and could find its way into phones
Spammers exploit Pope's death
News Brief: Pope Jean Paul II is the subject of a junk-email message, sent by spammers looking to recruit people for a get-rich-quick scheme
Visual Studio and SQL Server betas miss deadline
News Builder: Microsoft has delayed releasing the beta of its flagship development applications in order to improve their stability
Think vulnerabilities only happen in IE? Think again
Analysis It's not only Internet Explorer's faults that make your machine vulnerable. We look at all the important flaws that have surfaced in the past week
Lights go out for Microsoft's anti-SP2 tool
News From today Windows XP SP2 will install itself on any remaining business computers that have avoided the upgrade
Linux servers praised for security
News Survey: A recent Yankee Group report may have incensed Linux devotees on some counts, but it did conclude that Linux is more secure than Windows. That finding that is now backed up by a new survey...
Logitech io2 Digital Writing System
Review Logitech's io2 Digital Writing System works efficiently enough, but may demand too much discipline from users to find widespread acceptance.
Moore's last sigh
Leader Moore's Law can appear miraculous. With technology, it is best not to rely on magic
How well would your data centre work underwater?
Feature Have you considered how your business would be affected by a major flood? We look at how to make sure your business doesn't get swept out to sea by a natural disaster
Opening up open source
Video Esther Dyson talks to Mitchell Baker and Kim Polese about why open source is 'a condition of human existence'
Oracle closes Retek deal
News Brief: After winning a bidding war with rival SAP, the database giant has confirmed that the deal has now been closed
Brazil to get stripped-down XP
News The South American country is the next country that Microsoft is targeting with its low-cost feature-restricted version of Windows XP
Acrobat reader for Linux ready
News Adobe has confirmed the latest Linux version of its PDF-viewing software has reached gold master status, meaning it should be ready in the very near future
$10,000 reward for Moore's Law original
News Intel is offering the cash in exchange for a pristine 19 April, 1965, copy of Electronics Magazine - which contained the article that set out Moore's Law
Firefox versus IE: Round Two
News The company formerly known as MozSource is looking to capitalise on the growth of Firefox - by releasing a companion to the open source browser
Intel to pip AMD at the dual-core post
News Days after AMD confirmed its dual-core desktop chips would be here early, Intel has promised that desktops featuring dual-core Pentium 4 chips will ship 'immintently'
