Linux to push out business competitors
News A new series of studies finds that not only is Linux strengthening its position in the business market, it is set to account for nearly a tenth of companies' IT spend next year
Privacy experts slam snooping code of practice
News Cyber-liberty experts are frustrated that the Home Office consultation paper offers no guidelines on the legitimate interception of communications
UK hardware distributor hit by downturn
News Computacenter has warned the stock market that despite a big increase in profits in the first half of the year, things might not be so rosy in the months ahead
Slump in demand for IT workers
News IT recruiter warns that business is suffering from the slowdown in the tech sector, signalling a tougher market for IT jobseekers
Intel escalates threats to Via over P4 chipset
News As Via Technologies launches a chipset designed to bring down Pentium 4 system prices, Intel further rebuffs the company's licence claims
AOL gets ready to chat with IBM's Lotus
News Interoperability of instant messaging may be a step closer as AOL announces testing with Lotus
Microsoft denies flaw in Xbox motherboard
News Microsoft has denied reports of a flaw in the motherboard for the Xbox game console
Web bug swarm grows 500 percent
News Cyber snooping technology is on the increase, but Net users may be unaware how much information is being gathered about them
Linux: From geek tech to corporate tool
News This month 10 years ago Linus Torvalds first invited open-source folks to play with his free operating system. Now Linux is serious business for giants like IBM and Compaq
Antitrust: Microsoft makes case for delay
News The legal hoo-hah continues as Microsoft files a sharply worded rebuttal to the government's request that its antitrust case be kept on track
Big Blue flexes supercomputing muscle
News ASCI White, which packs 8,192 IBM Power3 processors and 160 terabytes of disc storage, will be used for nuclear weapons testing, including warhead safety and simulation of nuclear explosions
Worms find fertile ground in IM
News Is email old black hat? Virus writers in search of the biggest bang for their bugs are beginning to target instant messenger services. It's only a matter of time before outbreaks plague IM as much...
Microsoft enlists VC firm in .Net push
News Microsoft teams up with Madrona to involve start-up firms in the .Net initiative
Xbox may see manufacturing delay
News A problem with the motherboard could add a month to the shipping time of Microsoft's next-generation console
Five years ago: Compaq's super-floppy faces tough trek
News Compaq to begin shipping systems with super-floppy disk drive at the end of this month
SiPix Pocket Printer A6
Review If you need to be able to print anywhere, anytime, this is worth a look - but there are, inevitably, serious limitations on functionality and performance.

