Previous DaySony and the EC vie for Internet Villain award
News Sony BMG's practice of installing dangerous software on customers' PCs has won it a nomination for the ISPA Internet Villain award alongside the EC, Russia and the UK presidency of the EU
Google continues to grow
News The search engine will employ a further 600 staff in its Dublin office over the next three years, boosting confidence in Ireland's IT skills
Tech recycling directive faces further delays
News The UK risks slipping even further behind with the implementation of the controversial WEEE directive
Telewest: the nation's favourite ISP
News In recent customer satisfaction rankings Telewest came out on top for customer service while NTL was dragging at the rear
Microsoft wins latest round in OpenDocument battle
News The creation of a committee to standardise the software giant's Office suite is an important victory in its move to maintain dominance of productivity applications
Rootkits: A sign of things to come
Feature Some vendors stand accused of putting the protection of digital assets above the rights of consumers and it’s a trend that looks set to continue
Storage market grows by 10 percent
News Storage continues to grow as companies invest in replication and back-up and archiving, says IDC
Wikipedia: fitting the open source framework
Feature The online encyclopaedia is often labelled open source, but some experts claim 'free for all' may be more accurate
Java Portals get a Jetspeed boost from Apache
News Builder: The latest release of the Jetspeed portal has certified JSR-168 support , and now you can write portlets in other languages
Oracle improves PeopleSoft integration
News The database vendor has announced that its PeopleSoft apps can now be run with its own middleware products
HP launches new videoconference experience
News Halo is capable of recreating realistic collaborative interaction, allowing companies to cut down on executive travel
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News Mission Impossible style self-destruct feature will help make text and photo messages more secure
Web security padlocks to be reinforced
News A new high-assurance certification plans to go beyond current security standards to help rebuild trust in the Web
Bluetooth and wireless groups get in sync
News The Bluetooth SIG and the WiFi Alliance say they will work together to cater for buyers who care less about competing standards and more about wireless technology that just, well, works
SAP ready to release Mendocino for testing
News Customers can soon begin testing new software that joins Microsoft Office with back-office business systems
Commercial help for open source security package
News eEye Digital Security is looking to the Clam Antivirus Project to improve the open source offering
