Previous DayID cards - compulsory or not?
Blog It's not going to be compulsory to carry around ID cards. Honestly. So said Stephen Harrison, policy director at the ID & Passport Service, when asked today at the Westminster eForum on ID cards,...
Truphone applies for T-Mobile injunction
News VoIP provider takes T-Mobile to court, claiming that it is the 'only operator in the world' not allowing its customers to call Truphone users
Microsoft Surface still beyond developers' reach
News Company is showing the tabletop PC to its partners on Thursday, but it will be until April before they can do much more than look at the device
ID card scrutiny under threat
News The House of Commons Science and Technology select committee may not survive current governmental reorganisation, say members
Will Postini help Google win over businesses?
Analysis Search specialist hopes acquiring the email security service provider will assuage enterprises' concerns about hosted applications
Privacy on the Line
Review The second edition of this book, first published in the late '90s, details the changes in the world of electronic snooping, cryptography and privacy in recent years.
Eurim looks into government IT strategy
News Parliamentary organisation's inquiry into the transformational government strategy aims to raise awareness among MPs and influence future policy
Vista in the enterprise
Tech Guide Things move slowly in the enterprise market, so Windows Vista is currently a rare sight on the corporate desktop. But will Vista's undoubted benefits eventually unblock the upgrade path?
Help is at hand
Blog Just wanted to point out this discussion about building a silent system that's been going on. Masters student mansimran asked for suggestions for a project to build one, and got some useful...
Capita: Planning is key to VMware deployment
News Company has succeeded in reducing costs with VMware's virtualisation software, but says careful planning is crucial to a successful roll-out
China and India losing cost advantage
News A new report warns that the countries need to find alternative ways to compete in the technology space, as they could see their cost advantages eroded in a few years
Microsoft 'Cloud OS' takes shape
News Once nebulous, the software giant's plans to try to replicate its desktop position on the web are starting to become clearer
New demands for NPfIT review
News Liberal Democrats have repeated their call for an independent inquiry into the programme, after comments made by outgoing NHS IT chief Richard Granger
Timms handed IT role
News Stephen Timms MP has been made the new minister of state for e-commerce, communications and information industries
About Time ISPs were made responsible
Talkback I think it is about time that ISPs were made responsible for the crap that emanates from their network. I am fed up with being attacked by infected PCs and being ignored by the ISPs when I...
FileMaker simplifies databases with Pro 9
News Apple subsidiary releases FileMaker Pro 9 and Server 9, promising to help firms web-enable business data and link databases in different formats
Index ranks most-competitive IT countries
News More than 60 countries were scored on factors including business environment and R&D efforts. So how did the UK fare?
Changing market for Oracle database debut
News The company ships its first database update in more than four years. Was it worth the wait?
Microsoft eyes new ways to sell Office
News An ad-supported or online version of the company's profitable software isn't coming soon, but the company is thinking about options
Asia Pacific leads world on super-fast 3G
News Recent report says the region is forging ahead in adopting high-speed packet access
