HP cuts 1,000 UK jobs
News Mark Hurd's £550m cost-cutting exercise has hit the shores of our green and pleasant land
Government 'too busy' to deal with spam
News Junk email is not a top priority for the government, according to the regulators charged with enforcing anti-spam legislation in the UK
eBay to buy Skype: A risky move?
Analysis eBay confirmed that it plans to buy Skype for $2.6bn in cash and eBay stock, plus a performance-based consideration
BT moves closer to universal broadband
News With broadband availability hovering above 99 percent, BT insists it is serious about minding the gaps
Benioff cheers Siebel takeover
Feature Is Oracle's acquisition a vindication of Salesforce.com, or a threat to the concept of hosted applications?
Merger nerves shake up Siebel
Feature Oracle's staff are feeling nervous too, in the wake of another major acquisition
Microsoft 'must do better' on software assurance
News IT directors, analysts and resellers are united: Microsoft's Software Assurance programme must be improved. Will Thursday's announcement go far enough?
Executives highlight importance of convergence
News Most firms will implement converged based networks within three years, despite fears over security and cost
Demon founder in court over email interception charges
News The trial of the founder of Demon and Redbus has begun at Southwark Crown Court
Oracle deal does little for CRM
Leader Oracle has gobbled up Siebel, leaving the CRM market poorer and less likely to grow
Siebel and Ellison: Is this the happy ending?
Feature The figureheads of the two enterprise applications firms couldn't be more different, but their paths have crossed again. Are they likely to live happily ever after?
Oracle's motives disected
Analysis The blogosphere is abuzz with chatter about Oracle's move. We round up some of the more interesting points being made
ITV: Avidly watching Linux
Q&A ITV's director of operations Nick Leake has taken the brave move of moving a lot of his company's core systems onto Linux. We ask him how the migration is working out
Sun makes peace with the Linux world
News Sun is 'done with the competitive rhetoric' when it comes to Linux, according the firm's chief executive
Samsung flash chip threatens hard drives?
News 16Gb NAND memory chip could usurp other storage forms in small mobile devices, or even laptops
Salesforce to ape iTunes and eBay
News Online marketplace would allow developers and Salesforce customers to sell or give away programs
Bloggers weigh in on Skype takeover
News eBay's acquisition has got people scratching their heads, wondering what happens next
Oracle-Siebel merger gets mixed reaction
News Analysts, customers and partners are all split about how easily Larry Ellison's latest takeover will fly
Firefox 1.5 Beta 1: a first look
Preview The always innovative Firefox browser has a new beta release. Although little has changed from the original release, what is new should attract more Firefox users.



