Clampdown on rogue diallers is imminent
News ICSTIS is expected to win stronger powers over premium rate services in an attempt to protect Web users from fraud
Service Pack 2: Patching the unpatchable
Comment Windows XP Service Pack 2 addresses many of the security problems of the past few years. But it can't do much about this year's model
Survey: ID theft costing UK billions in taxes
News Public sector organisations are losing billions each year due to ID theft, according to a survey by risk management firm SPSS
Latest PHP improves XML integration
News Builder UK: PHP5 includes a new object model and memory manager
Buy, buy, buy - IBM picks up analytics firm
News IBM's software division has made its sixteenth acquisition in three years
NHS launches revamped Web site
News Brief: The health service site, which serves hundreds of thousands of users a month, has a new look
SAP goes catalogue shopping
News SAP is to enlarge the Master Data Management feature of its NetWeaver product with the purchase of A2i
BT unmoved by C&W broadband broadside
News MPs have heard C&W claim that BT is using its dominant position to squash innovation, but the telecoms giant is having none of it
Microsoft announces security partnerships
News It's time to get proactive, says Microsoft, which has announced partnerships with 25 companies aimed at working together to increase security
'Important' Windows flaw could turn critical
News Of the seven Windows vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft on Tuesday, security experts say that there is one that is the most likely to be exploited by a worm
P2P booming as users swap large files
News Data collected from a six-month study of Internet traffic shows that the exchange of films and software is booming, and that the vast majority of peer-to-peer traffic is made up of files larger...
Ballmer sounds an upbeat note
Q&A Microsoft's chief executive, speaking in Toronto this week, is as bullish as ever - even on his company's prospects of taking on Sony with the Xbox
PolyCom VSX 3000
Review The VSX 3000 saves space and hassle for regular video conferencers by allowing calls to be made from the desktop. Just don't knock it around too much.
Google snaps up photo firm
News The search giant has acquired a photo-management company, as part of its 'mission to organise the world's information'
IE suffers minor popularity setback
News After recent security scares, Microsoft's browser has lost some market share - but it remains by far the dominant player
Ballmer: We will continue to compete hard with SAP
News Microsoft is more focused on providing business applications to small companies than any other vendor, claims the software giant's chief executive
Atmosphere
Review Adobe's Atmosphere is a decent 3D modelling application for small businesses and educators who want to promote an interactive Web experience.
Supercomputing centre powers up
News Brief: An SGI supercomputer is set to boost the National Centre for Supercomputing Applications to 35 teraflops
Oracle extends PeopleSoft share deadline
News Brief: PeopleSoft investors now have more time to tender their stock in the company
Patches released for 'critical' Windows flaws
News The 'arms race' with those writing malicious code continues as Microsoft issues fixes for serious vulnerabilities in Windows



