Previous DayVIA debuts 'carbon-neutral' chip
News The chipmaker intends to plant trees to offset carbon dioxide produced over the life of its processors
SAP plans modular upgrades
News The applications giant has plans to change its product release cycle so customers will be able to upgrade in pieces to its SOA-based platform
Four IT men
Leader On the 50th anniversary of the hard disk, four of our favourite characters take a fond look back at how storage used to be. With apologies to the Four Yorkshiremen
IBM puts Cell chip to work in supercomputer
News The Cell processor isn't just for games consoles — in IBM's blades it will work on serious computing
AMD-based Dell desktops go on sale
News Dell desktop PCs used to be available with any processor so long as it was Intel. Now there's a choice
Zotob authors locked up
News Jail terms for the men who infected 250,000 PCs for money
A half-century of hard drives
Tech Guide The hard disk drive, invented by IBM 50 years ago, underpins modern computing and will continue to do so for a while yet. But how did today's data storage technology evolve, and what does the...
Don't take data-wiping methods for granted
Feature Be careful not to let old hard drives and portable devices give away sensitive information. Follow these tips on effective disposal and make sure your data stays secure
Microsoft releases PDF add-on
News The OpenDocument Foundation may release its ODF plug-in, too — with strings attached
Promise from Microsoft not to sue over standards
News The 'promise' has received a positive reaction from the open source community, amid ongoing scrutiny of Microsoft's competitive practices
Dell 2.0 to focus on customer satisfaction
News Michael Dell acknowledges that something needs to be done about failing customer satisfaction at the computer maker he founded
Microsoft wins record amount from spammer
News The software giant has successfully sued a spammer for £45,000 but a legal expert says the company shouldn't have had to do it through the civil courts
Word 2000 flaw still lacks patch
News Microsoft has provided fixes for three vulnerabilities, but there's no fix yet for a Word 2000 flaw being exploited in attacks
Juniper and Symantec team up
News The companies have announced a partnership designed to boost Juniper's security lineup while moving Symantec beyond storage security
Symantec announces Norton updates
News The security software has been updated to give improved protection and system performance
Business unit head to leave Microsoft
News Doug Burgum, chairman of the software giant's business solutions unit, will depart next year to be succeeded by Microsoft veteran Satya Nadella
Who Controls the Internet?
Review How did the Internet evolve from its pioneering and idealistic beginnings to today's tightly controlled cyberspace? This excellent book charts the process, introducing the key players and...
Sun to speed up low-end servers
News The company is planning to upgrade its low-end UltraSparc-based servers with faster 1.5GHz UltraSparc IIIi processors
