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Archive - 13 Oct 2004

Is Apple on the way out?

Comment David Berlind suggests that despite surviving as the underdog for this long, the rise of Linux on the desktop may well spell the end of the road for Apple

Security chief quits Microsoft

News Stuart Okin, who had banged the security drum for Microsoft UK for nearly three years, is moving on to Accenture. He tells ZDNet UK he's 'very excited by the move'

Sun's patent settlement sparks controversy

News TalkBack: Our Leader column criticising Sun's settlement over its patent dispute with Kodak sparked strong opinions from our readers - and very strong disagreement from Sun

UK scientist researches IT hazards for EC

News Should lead solder be banned from servers and routers? Dr Paul Goodman has prepared evidence for the EU committee that is set to decide which hazardous substances should be outlawed

UK businesses fear meltdown from fire

News Survey: Latest figures from storage firm Veritas suggest that many companies need to pay more attention to disaster recovery

Cheap employee-tracking service launched

News MobileLocate, which already offers a service to allow parents to track their children via mobile phone signals, have launched a new service to allow companies to track the positions of their employees

Local govt IT managers urged to take responsibility

News Sir Michael Bichard has told local government IT managers that they must be proactive about making sure their CEO understands IT, and taking the opportunities e-democracy offers

Media Center will succeed, just not yet

Feature Microsoft's new cut-price Windows XP Media Center edition looks set to be targeted at home users, but the systems still seem too expensive

RFID could boost compliance effort

News Storage Expo: Companies struggling to keep onside with compliance regulations could make their lives easier by introducing electronic tagging

BSA earns $2.2m in annual anti-piracy sweep

News The proceeds are going towards educating children on the evils of file-sharing generally, and peer-to-peer networks specifically

Qualcomm buys British firm

News American mobile phone chip maker Qualcomm has announced that it has bought UK-based Trigenix, a provider of software developments tools and interfaces for mobile phones

Wi-Fi Alliance tough talk is good news

Leader Aggressive marketing can poison the market - so the Wi-Fi Alliance's tough stance will benefit us all

Atlantic launch expands IBM's tools range

News Builder: A new suite of Eclipse-based tools is planned to make large-scale development easier

Intel posts mixed third quarter results

News The chip-making giant's revenue was higher than expected in the third quarter - though earnings were lower than anticipated - due to record server and notebook shipments offsetting sluggish PC chip...

US agency wants more cash to fight file sharing

News US Attorney General John Ashcroft has pledged to launch the 'strongest, most aggressive legal assault against intellectual-property crime in history'

Novell vows to use its patents to defend open-source

News The IP wars over open-source are continuing, with Novell launching the latest broadside at those who might look to sue open-source users

Redmond takes aim at your home

News Microsoft launched its new version of Windows XP Media Center on Tuesday with a much lower price tag than expected, in a clear attempt to woo more home users

22 new Microsoft security holes revealed

News Microsoft has released 10 new software security warnings over 22 flaws which can be found in its Office suite, NT Server, Internet Explorer and others

Asus MyPal A730

Review The A730's screen and camera are nice, but its mediocre performance and lack of Wi-Fi make it hard to justify the price.

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