Previous DayMonitoring software: A productivity booster?
Feature Watching what employees are doing on their computers can lead to some unexpected benefits
Intel motherboards get tuneful
News Briefly: Intel and Musicmatch have teamed up to add Jukebox software to the chipmaker's desktop motherboards
The offshored American
Comment Will the American 'grip and grin' spirit see increasing numbers of tech professionals working overseas?
Microsoft: The existence of alternatives changes everything
Comment What's happening to Microsoft? Business Week calls it a midlife crisis, but what if the world has simply moved on?
Google helps advertisers target cities
News Advertisers will be able to sell to searchers in specific locations, in the search firm's latest bid for revenue
Berners-Lee honoured for creating the Web
News The Millennium Technology Prize could soon be lined up next to the knighthood, honouring Tim Berners-Lee's achievement in building the foundations of the World Wide Web
Microsoft inspires new Lindows name
News The Linux firm has renamed its operating system to avoid legal action
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young changes name
News Briefly: IT services giant Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has changed its name as part of a €60m global branding campaign
Harsh sentences loom for spammers
News Under new US law, senders of junk email will face similar penalties to those convicted of theft, fraud and property destruction
Mitac Mio 168
Review The Mio 168 is the first Pocket PC handheld to incorporate a GPS receiver. However, it lacks several features that Pocket PC users have come to expect.
Microsoft gives new life to Java Virtual Machine
News Sun and Microsoft have agreed to extend the software giant's Java licence till 2007
Solid sales push AMD past expectations
News First-quarter results from the chipmaker surpassed analysts' forecasts by a factor of four
Cisco quells 'dictionary attack'
News A tool that exploits an old WLAN vulnerability can be evaded by installing a new protocol from the networking firm
Patch demand briefly downs Windows Update
News Microsoft's patching site experienced record levels of traffic as million of people attempted to patch their PCs
Healthy Apple reaps iPod profits
News Strong sales of the digital music player pushed Apple's second-quarter results past expectations
Amazon slips into search waters
News The online retailer has launched without fanfare a beta version of a search engine that will take on industry giants Google and Yahoo
