Previous DayGroup doubles DVD+R capacity
News The group behind the DVD+R/+RW specification said dual-layer recordable discs will hit the market next year, allowing storage of up to 16 hours of recorded video
Laptop-shooting tops computer mishaps poll
News Shooting your notebook PC is one way to vent your frustration. Just make sure first that there's no data on it that you might need
Security concerns hamper corporate Wi-Fi
News Firms that are unconvinced about the wisdom of installing an 802.11b network may find their employees decide to rectify the situation with a trip to Dixons
Carly Fiorina draws crowd in Geneva
News ITU 2003: Hewlett-Packard's chief executive - who has been shoulder-tapped by the new California governor-elect - spoke in favour of globalisation
Motorola rings up improved profit
News The telecommunication company's results for the third quarter have beaten analysts' expectations, as it emerges from 'the most difficult period in history' for the industry
How Tarantella is creeping up on Citrix
News The relationship between Citrix and Microsoft is like the one between the Egyptian Plover bird and the crocodile. But after Tarantella snapped up New Moon Systems, it could mean crunch time for Citrix
IBM to help Brazil along open-source path
News Big Blue has announced an agreement with Brazil to develop expertise in open source
Maxtor loads up disk platters
News The disk-drive firm says a next-generation recording technology will double the amount of data that can be crammed on to a typical disk
Government ups nanotech funding
News A new DTI-funded organisation is to fund nano- and microtechnology projects to the tune of £40m, to drive ahead the UK's nanotech sector
IBM rolls out Storage Tank
News A new storage-management system from IBM aims to improve communication between servers and data-storage devices
Software firms favour e-forms
Feature Electronic-forms projects are the software world's flavour of the month, with Microsoft, Adobe and others attempting to simplify electronic business transactions
HP reaches out to wireless networks
News Hewlett-Packard is introducing mobile devices capable of connecting to a number of wireless technologies
Ethernet marches towards telecoms domination
News With the Metro Ethernet Forum launching a stamp of approval for carrier-class Ethernet services, the protocol could be destined to dominate WANs in the same way that it devoured the LAN market
BEA joins rush to security
News The software firm will enter the rapidly expanding market for application security
Sony CLIE PEG-UX50
Review The handheld meets the notebook in Sony's fully loaded, clamshell-style CLIE UX50.
Notebook sharpens 3D image
News Sharp has developed a notebook that gives the illusion of three dimensions without needing special glasses
CIOs may face extinction
Comment Will the role of chief information officer be consigned to history?
Linux-PC firm touts @linux.net email
News A company selling cheap Linux PCs is attempting to sign up customers who want Linux in their email address
Oracle still trying for PeopleSoft
News Oracle has extended the deadline for its hostile takeover bid till next year
Microsoft moves into hot spot security
News ITU 2003: The software giant says that Wireless Provisioning Services support could make logging on at Wi-Fi hot spots easier and safer - and would put XP at the heart of the process
Microsoft and Vodafone team for Web services
News ITU 2003:The two companies will work together to open up the mobile network services market
Broadband users 'would pay more for quality'
News ITU 2003: Research has found that broadband users would be willing to pay more if they were guaranteed a better quality of service by providers
Global IT industry warms up
News The industry worldwide has started to grow again, fuelled by strong sales in Asia Pacific, according to statistics from the European Information Technology Observatory
Spammers try fooling filters with digital signatures
News Senders of bulk email are digitally signing their spam in an attempt to bypass popular mail-filtering programs
'Shift key' student won't be sued
News A student who discovered that a firm's copy protection could be bypassed by holding down the shift key will not face legal action
Sun says new chip doubles speed
News The forthcoming UltraSparc IV processor from Sun will outperform its previous model by a factor of 1.6 to 2, the company says
