Previous DayHome Office demands massive cybersecurity overhaul
News Two years after it was commissioned, a forward-looking Home Office report has warned that the UK must step up its fight against cybercrime
Toshiba shows practical quantum cryptography
News Unbreakable cryptography moves closer as Toshiba shows off near-commercial grade quantum photonics
Dell customers get snappy at pricing error
News In the latest online pricing error, Dell customers are up in arms about a deal that looked too good to be true - and unfortunately was. Lawyers say it all depends on the terms and conditions
UK law failing to nail spammers
News On the first anniversary of the introduction of Britain's Privacy and Electronic Communication regulations, it emerges that not a single offender has yet been brought to book for sending...
Oracle gets its way, finally
Analysis A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired by its rival
Managing outsourcing with a clear conscience
Q&A Asian Tech Dragons: Nandan M Nilekani is the CEO of one of India's largest outsourcing contractors, and he explains where he's taking the company now it has passed the billion-dollar-a-year revenue...
Easynet moves in on BT's wholesale market
News BT now has a competitor in wholesale broadband - and Easynet says it has 'customers ready'
UK set to just miss e-government deadline
News The Cabinet Office has announced that 96 percent of 'suitable' services will be e-enabled by 2005, with a variety of reasons behind the failure to hit the target
Dutch MPs fight Microsoft deal
News MPs in the Netherlands are unhappy that their government is considering making a €147m deal with Microsoft
Trust no one
Comment Bruce Schneier explains 12 simple measures to keep your computer safe and your files secure
BT announces Danon's successor
News Former group finance director Ian Livingston is to be the new head of BT Retail
Grid computing faces marketing mayhem
Leader Vendors define grid computing as whatever best fits their products. More discipline is needed to stop the damage
Sharman witness: Tech can protect copyright
News Justin Tygar, who also testified in the Napster lawsuit, has said that copyright infringement on peer-to-peer networks can be prevented by technology
Oracle buys PeopleSoft
News Update: PeopleSoft's board has agreed a $10bn takeover deal with Oracle after a year of resisting its advances
Patent directive faces fishy future
News The EU Council is accused of 'last-minute manoeuvring' as it considers passing the EU software patent directive within an environment or fishery meeting
Is eBay the future of Web politics?
Analysis Online communities built on trust are crucial to the development of a business, or political campaign, that uses the Internet
iPass finally lands BT Wi-Fi deal
News Mobile workers with an iPass subscription can now get access to BT Openzone, as the two companies have finally reached a roaming deal
HP wins $27m London council deal
News HP has won a 10-year hardware, software and management contract from the London borough of Newham
Sony Ericsson V800/Vodafone 3G
Review Sony Ericsson's V800 is a well-featured and user-friendly, if rather large, 3G phone. Vodafone's 3G service isn't especially compelling, although you can use the phone as a 3G modem for a notebook...
Linux TCO row continues
News Linux provider Cybersource has updated its two-year-old study comparing the total cost of ownership of Microsoft's products against open-source solutions
PeopleSoft sets date for shareholder showdown
News The software company has set the date for its final shareholder vote on the hostile takeover bid by Oracle
WinFS slips out of Windows Server schedule
News Talking about the WinFS file system before the company was sure of how it would work was a mistake, a Microsoft executive has admitted
IBM, AMD team up to strain silicon
News The 'Dual Stress Liners' technique aims to cut the complexity and the cost of straining silicon
Grid computing founders form start-up
News The researchers who originally set up the Globus grid computing project are taking the technology to market
Firefox hits 10-million mark
News The open-source browser has now been downloaded over 10 million times in a month - but Microsoft says it isn't worried
