Previous DayLinux developers less keen on commercial distros
News Survey: The popularity of non-commercial Linux distributions appears to be growing among developers
Many UK citizens still clueless about Wi-Fi
News Survey: Forty percent of the UK apparently don't know what Wi-Fi is
Fortinet accused of GPL violation
News Security vendor Fortinet has been accused of an 'especially egregious' misuse of code released under the General Public License
Salesforce.com rules out move for Siebel
News The hosted CRM application provider is watching the situation at rival Siebel with barely concealed glee, but has dismissed speculation it is about to make a move for the beleaguered firm
Banks nearing agreement on Web security
News Online banking customers could soon be given password-generating tokens in a bid to secure transactions
Liberty Alliance releases ID spec guidelines
News The European Commission has given a green light to the identity-standards consortium's efforts to help companies using its services stay legal
Chip makers release driver source code
News VIA Technologies and XGI Technology want to encourage more Linux developers to support their hardware
The patent poison spreads
Leader Software patents impose clumsy restrictions that prevent much good. Without reform, that may be fatal
Mac sales up 40 percent
News Apple has beat analysts' expectations with its first quarter results after posting revenue figures of $3.24bn
Siebel under fire from shareholders
News The replacement of the firm's CEO has done little to quell the growing sense of frustration among the beleaguered firm's shareholders
OpenOffice confirms hack attack risk
News A flaw in OpenOffice.org's software that could allow a user's computer to be attacked remotely has been confirmed. A patch is expected within 48 hours
Oracle issues critical patches
News Patches fixing over 50 flaws, including some in PeopleSoft products, have been released by the database giant
Open source developers step up anti-patent campaign
News Projects hope a taste of one possible future will spur people to action
Human firewalls are a must, says Mitnick
News There is no point spending millions on security if employees can be persuaded to divulge log-in details, says the infamous hacker, who has plenty of examples of just how pointless it can be
StorPac SP40
Review This external RAID subsystem looks smart and is straightforward to set up and use. If you're looking for a good-value backup solution for your business, put the StorPac SP40 on your shortlist.
PalmOne plugs gaps with Tungsten E2
News The Tungsten T2 gets non-volatile memory and Bluetooth
Start-up claims network injunction against Longhorn
News Microsoft's Chimney networking architecture could go up in smoke if a small Californian company is successful
IBM hunts Firefox coders
News Builder: IBM wants help building features that will make Firefox work better with its On Demand middleware stack
Oracle hopes to lead Eclipse Java project
News Builder: Oracle wants to get more database-access features built into Java server software
