Adobe may launch Office rival
News Microsoft may face an additional competitor in office-productivity software as Adobe hints that it could join the fray
Land Registry dismisses ID-theft danger
News An anti-ID cards pressure group has alleged that an online register of mortgage deeds and leases leaves homeowners open to ID fraud
SCOing down
Leader SCO has just lost an important part of its legal battle against IBM, Novell and open source. It lost the plot years ago
Citrix snaps up XenSource
News Following VMware's recent IPO, the virtualisation market continues to heat up with Citrix's purchase of VMware's rival XenSource
Oracle Database 11g on Linux released
News The company has revealed the availability of its Database 11g on the Linux platform and new capabilities for its Enterprise Edition offering
Candidates for new NHS IT contracts revealed
News More than 100 technology suppliers have been selected as candidates for new contracts with the NHS national IT programme
Vendorboard: Securing wireless devices
Vendorboard Elliot Hughes, Cisco systems engineer, discusses how network admission control can be used to control the devices accessing wireless networks
Vendorboard: Protecting against wireless rogues
Vendorboard Elliot Hughes, Cisco systems engineer, discusses how security protocols such as WPA and WPA2 can be used to make wireless networks more robust
XenSource seeks to emerge from VMware's shadow
News As VMware's imminent listing aims to set records on Wall Street, XenSource looks to gather some of the virtualisation market for itself
Lotus Notes 8 due for Friday release
News IBM is to release an Eclipse-based version of Lotus Notes and Domino by the end of the week, boasting a range of improvements
Actuate adopts open-source approach to BI
News The Eclipse BIRT project founder is stepping up its presence in the business-intelligence software market with an open-source business model
Video: Behind the scenes of tech design
Video Silicon Valley's Frog Design gives an insight into the processes behind the creation of some leading technology products
VMware IPO puts virtualisation in the spotlight
Analysis The EMC subsidiary, whose name is synonymous with the virtualisation approach it has pioneered, has had an impressive first day of trading
Nokia offers to replace 46 million batteries
News Mobile-phone maker has offered to replace batteries at risk from overheating, but denies its actions constitute a product recall
Rail passengers to get free on-board Wi-Fi
News Future east-coast mainline operator National Express has promised free on-board Wi-Fi for standard-class passengers



