Previous DayBT to cut broadband start-up prices
News Britain's dominant telco will ring in the New Year with a range of savings, including the cost of upgrading from 512Kbps to 1Mbps
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Thursday 11/12/2003You may have noticed the current spate of scammer emails purporting to be from this or that bank and saying "Please re-enter your personal details at our Web site for security...
BT takes blame for wireless broadband debacle
News After a week-long row, FDM Broadband has accepted BT's apology over network problems that affected high-speed Internet services in some parts of Southern England
SAP opens research labs in China and India
News The German software giant has officially opened centres in Shanghai and Bangalore
Surveys give conflicting accounts of IT in the UK
News While the DTI sees Britain as investing well in technology, it has fallen further down an international list
PlusNet targets dial-up users with slower ADSL
News Another ISP has started selling an always-on, 150Kbps Internet connection for little more than the cost of dial-up, but this product won't get the broadband tag
Fool spammers with multiple email addresses
Comment The EU's anti-spam laws recently came into effect, but they are unlikely to make any difference at all because most spam comes from outside the EU. Instead, take the spam problem into your own...
Sweden temporarily bans Lindows
News The distribution of Lindows has been banned in Sweden, until a ruling on Microsoft's claim that it violates its Windows trademark
BSA targets small businesses with SAM site
News To help small companies stay on the right side of the software licence laws, the Business Software Alliance has published a special Web site with free tools and advice
IDC revises PC forecast upwards
News Worldwide PC shipments will grow by more than 10 percent next year, the research firm predicts
Extended ERP: The path of least resistance?
Feature Are ERP systems that do CRM and supply-chain management really a better bet than opting for separate best-of-breed packages?
Adobe prints profit for fourth quarter
News The software publisher has reported record results for its fourth quarter
Cars to navigate via multiple operating systems
News Two Japanese firms have developed the world's first multiple OS environment for car navigation systems
Music search tools target tastes
Feature New music services want customers to buy tracks based on similar listeners' preferences
Microsoft staff gain £219m from selling stock
News Microsoft says about half of eligible employees have sold their underwater stock options, in the culmination of changes to its compensation methods
Sun working on Java server update
News A full version of Sun's Java server product line will be released in the second half of next year, an executive says
IBM trumpets two European outsourcing deals
News Big Blue has signed contracts with Michelin and a Swiss financial company to manage their IT systems
Surprise patch was precaution - Microsoft
News A fix distributed via Microsoft's Windows Update service this week was a preventative measure rather than a new patch, Microsoft says
Online banks plan face-recognition trials
News Your face is set to replace a PIN number or password when accessing bank accounts online
Microsoft readies XP update
News A beta version of the Windows XP Service Pack 2 adds security features and better support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
SCO claims attack intensifying
News The controversial firm is claiming that an attack on its Web server has spread to its mail and file servers
