UK firms failing security challenge
News Despite repeated warnings, many British businesses haven't come to grips with the security needed for wireless networks or remote access
Rural areas face long broadband delays
News Hitting a BT trigger level used to mean broadband was just a few months away. Now, you could be facing a wait of a year or more
IBM sells off PowerPC processors
News Applied Microcircuits is to take on the licences of three PowerPC processors, which may now make their way into embedded devices
Gmail likely to clear privacy hurdles
News The UK's data protection authorities seem to be smiling on Google's plan to offer Web users a gigabyte of email storage in return for targeted adverts
KCORP LifeStyle KLG-575 Wireless Gateway Router
Review The KCORP Lifestyle Gold range of Super G wireless kit offers a good combination of above-average performance and features at a relatively low price.
Dell drops another Intel P4
News The PC maker has stopped selling machines equipped with Intel's 3.4GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor, after lead times for its PCs sporting the chip surpassed six weeks
Citibank buys Indian outsourcing firm
News The banking giant will spend $126m to take full control of Mumbai-based e-Serve International
BEA and Veritas ally to exploit utility model
News The two software firms has announced a partnership that will bring their engineers together to make products work better in corporate data centres
Microsoft removes more legal obstacles
Feature Concerns over Microsoft's advance into digital rights management technology have been allayed by the settling of a long-running dispute with InterTrust
Sun wants to lift its Java profile
News The latest version of Sun's Java Application Server Platform remains free of charge, as it attempts to claw back market share
Spam marks double figures
Feature This week junk email notches up another birthday, but few will be celebrating
XP uptake 'too slow' - Microsoft
News The rate at which large companies are adopting the operating system has failed to meet expectations, the company says
Timesaving Microsoft Outlook tips
Tech Guide Most of us have to use Outlook for our day-to-day organisation and communication, so it's a good idea to learn some of its secrets. Here's a guide to get you started.
Apple examines 'crackling' iPod Mini
News User complaints of sound problems with the portable audio device are being investigated by the company
Intel lowers Itanium price barrier
News The chipmaker has released two new Itaniums for two-processor servers as part of its effort to eliminate price premiums on the chip
Microsoft coughs up to settle another legal saga
News A $440m payout marks the end of a patent infringement wrangle, in which DRM firm InterTrust targeted nearly all of Microsoft's products

