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Feature As enterprise Web application development migrates from Business-to-Consumer (B2C) to the apparently more lucrative Business-to-Business (B2B) transaction model, developers must learn new technologies
AOL fights MPs over rural broadband
News The world's biggest ISP resists suggestions that telcos should fund broadband expansion in the countryside - putting it on BT's side for once
Learn from young guns' mistakes - and successes
News You've been on the job for a while now, and you think you know what you're doing. And then the new hot-shot kid challenges your skills or decisions. Play it smart, listen to the team member's idea,...
Ten Gigabit Ethernet standard approved
News The first fibre-only Ethernet standard has been approved, opening the door for a new generation of Ethernet products
Privacy groups take efforts to European level
News Two British organisations join continental counterparts to oppose EU and Council of Europe incursions into personal data
Oracle to double India workforce
News Enterprise resource planning, financial services and the government going electronic make India a 'vibrant market', says Oracle
J2EE vs .Net: Making that vital development decision
Feature You will eventually have to plump for a development technology, but how do you make a career-defining choice based on two relatively immature technologies?
Linux scrubs up for medical role
News Open-source software gets another boost as an Austrian firm announces a Linux medical device
PC sales buck the downward trend
News The PC market is picking up, with higher-than-expected shipments in the first quarter
Top ten ways to terminate a laptop
News Laptop owners have cited everything from dogs to rivers to fast-food milkshakes on their insurance claims, says a UK firm
Palm OS v Pocket PC 2002
Buyer's Guide Should you buy a Palm OS or a Pocket PC handheld? First you need to know which OS does what. Our feature comparison chart will show you.
More flaws threaten Windows
News Microsoft has now posted 30 security advisories so far this year, and the latest one includes a critical server flaw
T-Mobile rolls out voice-enabled BlackBerry
News Germany is the first to get Europe's first voice-enabled BlackBerry wireless handheld, but it is coming to the UK later this year
KPNQwest loses its grip on data
News The bankrupt network company is beginning to lose track of the data its fibre-optic network is supposed to be delivering
Managing security: Building a defence
Feature The threat of viruses is constantly being hyped up with increasingly hysterical claims from vendors, but the proliferation of e-mail and the Internet have definitely been a boon for rapid virus...
HP DVD-Writer DVD200i
Review Although the compatibility of DVD+Rs with other hardware is still unproven, the DVD200i is a fast all-in-one optical drive that’s excellent for backing up your system and for mastering DVDs.
Security firms: Stay safe, save money
News The latest sales pitch for security software is how much firms can save, as the bottom line is still taking priority over protecting networks
Oracle: IBM DB2 is behind the times
News Larry Ellison, speaking at OracleWorld, questions whether IBM really are ahead in the database-management software market
Microsoft backs mobile phone standards
News The software maker will play a major role in the Open Mobile Alliance, which promotes standard ways for cell phones to exchange data
Microsoft's Gopher hole deepens
News Microsoft sends out a 'critical' security alert, telling people to patch a hole in Internet Explorer that could let hackers exploit the Gopher protocol to attack PCs. But it looks like the threat...
Antivirus vendors warn of Fretheme worm
News A new virus has surfaced internationally, and businesses are warned to protect themselves before it causes more damage
ID theft: The next IT industry boom?
News Identity theft is evolving and will become a big industry, according to an IBM expert
Microsoft finds 'critical' flaw in Phonebook
News A piece of software used in creating dial-up connections in Windows XP and other versions of Windows could let attackers shut down or gain control of a PC
AOL 8.0 slips out the door
News Beta testers are having a look at the latest version of AOL's software, which includes increased personalisation
Five years ago: Comet fights millennium bug with sticky logo
News Retailer Comet is embarking on a PC accreditation scheme next week in an attempt to combat customer fears of buying hardware not immune to the millennium bug
