Previous DayGovernment to launch free Internet tasters
News The latest phase of the push to get the UK population online will involve major IT firms and voluntary groups, in partnership with UK Online
Microsoft's Passport to doom
Comment Munir Kotadia: A security vulnerability in Passport could open the way for the FTC to finish a job that the DoJ started, and remove Microsoft's stranglehold on the IT industry
Veritas blooms during expansion
Feature Chief executive Gary Bloom liked the old Veritas just fine. However, he says, it's time for a fundamental makeover
Check Point launches new security tool
News Check Point's latest software suite allows admins to make sure traffic allowed into their network doesn't pose a threat
Hack attacks on banks increase
News Nearly 40 percent of financial institutions in a new survey admitted that their systems had been compromised, as 'intelligent attacks' increased
Fizzer virus spreads through Kazaa
News A new self-propagating worm is spreading around the Internet by email - and through file-swapping service Kazaa
The Pentium at ten - software should join the party
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Although Intel has consistently improved the Pentium over a ten-year period, the software it runs hasn't kept up
Your boss may be spying on you. Get used to it
Comment Robert Vamosi: Even if you believe employers checking your work PC is wrong, you've got to stop thinking of your office computer as a private place
Google launches UK news service
News Web search firm Google has created several new localised versions of its headline and photograph aggregation service
Sun's Jini gets new lease of life
News The software, originally aimed at linking consumer gadgets, is now being used within business applications
What to do when Windows Update won't update
Feature Windows often causes more problems then it solves when automatically updating device drivers. Here is a way of fixing Windows Update
Ease the pain of network downtime by managing expectations
Feature All networks fall over for one reason or another, but if your users expect there to be occasional downtime, there will be far less pain involved
Telewest 2Mbps broadband lifts off
News The cable company puts two-megabits-per-second surfing on the menu, as speed becomes an increasingly important part of the broadband agenda
IBM's T-Rex mainframe set to roar
News The z990 'T-Rex' mainframe is part of IBM's campaign to ensure that the powerful computing systems don't become extinct
NEC device combines notebook with PDA
News The NEC MobilePro 900 is a device that combines the efficient technology of a PDA with the usability of a notebook
Feds go after Sars spammers
News Two US government agencies are warning that Sars-related spam or fraudulent product claims on Web sites are liable to be fined up to $11,000 per violation
IBM and Unix speed past HP and Windows
News Less than a month after an HP server loaded with Windows Server 2003 took top spot in the Transaction Processing Performance Council's TPC-C tests, IBM has won it back with a Unix system
Symantec eyes security market
News Two new products that aim to help keep companies' networks secure are being launched by Symantec, which is aiming for a bigger slice of the still-lucrative security market
The HP 'people's notebook' runs Linux
News HP has launched a low cost 'people's notebook' in Asia that is preloaded with Linux
Nvidia courts gamers with high-end chip
News Nvidia is set to announce the GeForce FX 5900, which promises quieter cooling and a faster clock speed
