Previous DayOpenOffice.org development boosted by Arab and Israeli collaboration
News The Hebrew and Arabic OpenOffice.org teams have cooperated on local versions of the open-source productivity application, which celebrated its fourth birthday on Wednesday
Security vendors warn of the tricks of the trade
News Security experts at the Enterprise Wireless Technology show warn of 'marchitecture', FUD and product spec hype
Bacros virus targets hard-drive destruction
News An old-style virus with a destructive payload will delete all the files on an infected PC's hard drive as a Christmas present
London council extends TV-based Web delivery
News Newham is rolling out its community-oriented Internet service to a further estate in the borough
Google unveils desktop search
News The search giant has taken on the desktop market with the release of its beta application - 'bringing the desktop to people'
EC signs deal for '.eu' domain
News Brief: The prospect of long-awaited .eu domain names has come one step closer to reality, though details of how the domain will be introduced have still not been spelt out
Training 'gamble' on Linux begins to pay off
News One of the UK's IT training firms is seeing increasing demand for Linux courses, but experts say that there's a lot more going on in other parts of the world
KPMG warns of compliance skills shortage
News StorageExpo: UK businesses are struggling to meet compliance regulations because of a skills shortage
EU investigates governments' tech procurement
News Several European states are being quizzed by the EU about whether they unlawfully specified Intel components when purchasing computers
OQO Model 01
Review A full Windows XP PC that's barely bigger than a handheld, the OQO Model 01 is incredibly cool but makes too many compromises.
Apple's big chance begins at home
Leader Apple's revival is a thing of wonder, but it must act fast to capitalise on its skills and good fortune
Iomega launches hard-disk autoloader
News StorageExpo: Iomega has taken its hard-disk cartridge technology and stuck it in an autoloader. The company also claims to have learnt valuable lessons from its Zip and Jaz drives
Universal tries to expose Kazaa backers
News Recording titan Universal Music is pressing on with its legal battle in Australia to try to force Sharman Networks - Kazaa's parent company - to reveal details of its owners as part of a collusion...
Dell Axim X50
Review Solid performance and advanced multimedia capabilities make the Axim X50 a suitable handheld for both serious and more casual users.
Firefox: Where it came from, and where it's heading
Q&A Ben Goodger is the lead engineer for the open-source browser Firefox, which has been gaining in popularity in a market overwhelmingly dominated by Microsoft. He talks about Firefox's history, and...
SCO announces plans for new legal Web site
News SCO should have a new Web site online by the end of the month that will chronicle its side of its multitudinous legal battles - including the clash with IBM over Linux
New NetSuite version imminent
News NetSuite is about to launch an updated version of its flagship CRM/ERP package, which looks set to go head-to-head with the likes of Salesforce.com and Microsoft
Big Blue appoints new patent supremo
News The former head of microprocessor design at IBM has been moved to head up its newly reorganised IP division, and is the first person to lead it from a senior vice-president level
Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software
News Java Desktop System version 2 sneaks onto the market only two months ahead of version 3's due date
Microsoft patent-infringement case to go to trial
News A small Californian company has won the first round in a legal fight with Microsoft over the issue of the 'AutoPlay' technology which has been part of every Windows release since Windows 95
