Previous DayA level playing field for financial services online?
Feature How should the e-Commerce Directive affect online financial services? Get your comments in by 2 May
Drastic sanctions announced for breach of the new e-Commerce rules
Feature The UK's DTI has published Regulations to implement the e-Commerce Directive. There are penalties for companies that fail to comply
Aladdin gives Opera a ride
News The two companies will distribute one another's software, with the emphasis on cross-platform availability
Software pirates face ten years in jail
News Government backs tougher penalties for those who deal in illegally copied material, including software, as part of a counterfeiting crackdown
Case Study: Picking the right virus software?
Feature Stung by Melissa, Attachmate put anti-virus on all its desktops -- but the first product it chose wasn't right
Microsoft: .Net starting to take hold
Feature Microsoft announced new software tools Wednesday in hopes of persuading developers to build Web services using its .Net technology
Needs outweigh wants in tight IT job market
News Tim Heard, a technical recruiter, warns one TechRepublic member that she may have to compromise when searching for the perfect IT position
IBM Australia migrating to Linux
News As part of a drive to improve cost efficiency, IBM Australia is moving over to Linux
LAN headroom: Designing for expansion
Feature To help nip network expansion woes in the bud, here's a blueprint for designing LANs with plenty of room for future expansion.
Service-centric Bull cuts off own services arm
News A change of corporate strategy leaves Bull UK selling off the division it most wanted
BT to test low-cost satellite broadband
News Can't get ADSL? You might soon be offered a satellite dish that lets you download at up to 256kbps. But uploading is another matter
Was Sun nudged to the sidelines?
Feature Mention Web services and three IT vendors come to mind: IBM, Microsoft, and Sun. So, why isn't Sun in the Web Services Interoperability Organisation (WS-I)?
Is MS set for a $38 billion spree?
Feature Will Microsoft go on a shopping spree for key technologies and services as soon as its legal problems are out of the way? Analysts give their views
ARM shares fall on royalty fears
News The UK chip maker posts another strong set of earnings, but investors show concern at a drop in royalty revenues
Email to land in European cordless phones
News Europeans used to sending messages via their mobile phones will soon have the option to use their landlines to email friends
Spammers hide behind a friendly face
News The latest advertising gimmick is to send junk emails that appear to have been sent by someone known to the recipient
Microsoft-IBM Web conspiracy? I don't think so
Comment Are IBM and Microsoft going to erect a tollbooth on the Internet by imposing royalties on Web-services protocols? I'm convinced they won't. Here's why.
Good news in groupware
Comment For years, I've been waiting for software that would let me work more effectively with my colleagues, yet wouldn't require constant help from IT. Two new groupware products make me think my wait...
Korean firm offers $100,000 in hacking competition
News The first hacker to gain access to a server run by Korea Digital Works and leave their name on the site's front page this week will find it an enriching experience
BT turns to fruit flies for network tips
News The telecoms giant is using research into fruit fly exoskeletons to learn about how to get maximum use from its network of mobile phone antennas
Google tests search tools for developers
News The search company is testing a service that lets Web developers search its vast Internet database and list the results on their own sites
Games addiction goes online
News While video-game consoles tend to be fairly easy to turn off, online gaming offers a complete world and social interaction that makes it hard for many to leave behind
Intel's XScale chip gets Mira votes
News Four major manufacturers adopt XScale for Microsoft's Mira tablet devices
Hollywood's new enemy - Linux fans
News In the face of lawsuits and legislation relating to illegal copying, Linux fans are becoming politically active to protect technological development
Trial: Now it's Microsoft's turn
News Microsoft witnesses will take the stand starting on Monday, opening up what may be the antitrust case's most tumultuous phase
Chip-equipment sales fell in 2001
News Buyers in 2001 were interested in tech segments like lithography, causing manufacturing equipment sales to fall
Five years ago: Netscape, MS swap jibes in UK debate
News Netscape product marketing manager Sam Sethi aimed a dig at Microsoft today while revealing that Sun will license Novell Directory Services (NDS) later this year
