Juniper launches routers for businesses
News The J-Series, which uses a cut-down set of Juniper's carrier-class software, is aimed at customers who want to run services like VoIP
Bergen's CTO: Why we moved to Linux
Q&A The second largest city in Norway is moving its servers to Linux. We chat to Bergen's CTO on the practical business of going open source in public
Acer Aspire 1502LMi
Review The Athlon 64-based Aspire 1502LMi performs very well as a 32-bit Windows platform, and is ready for the new world of 64-bit computing, when it finally dawns.
Red Hat issues financial teaser
News A day after the resignation of its chief executive, Red Hat has indicated that its earnings may be better than expected
Start-up embraces XML for routing
News Sarvega's 'XML router' looks at the contents of a message using the language and then sends it to the appropriate point on a network
Norway's second city embraces Linux
News The city of Bergen is migrating its education and health services from Unix and Windows to a system built around SuSE Linux
Oracle steps up small-business attack
News As suspicions grow that large enterprises are saturated with business applications, Oracle's marketing is targeting smaller firms
NTL and Napster bundle up on broadband
News The now-legal file-swapping service is hooking up with the broadband ISP to offer music services
The Big Blue boom: Betting on services
Feature IBM sits atop the services market - meaning it has everything to lose
Intel's 32/64-bit chip ready to launch
News A version of Nocona for two-processor servers is expected to be released at the end of this month
Email-search software update adds dates
News Start-up Stata Labs has released the first upgrade of its Bloomba application, which manages large archives of email messages
Small firms stung by spam costs
News Spam is costing small and medium businesses nearly as much as handling virus outbreaks
Outsourced work 'late and over budget'
News New research show that 80 percent of businesses have spent more time and money on outsourced application development that was originally specified
Closing the Office door on Microsoft
Help/HowTo OpenOffice may be free but migration does have hidden costs
Reinventing IBM: The evolution of on-demand
Feature IBM has revolutionised its position within the technology industry over recent years, and it's the drive towards 'on-demand' computing-as-a-utility that has really galvanised the company after its...
Red Hat exec resigns just before results
News The Linux firm's chief financial officer has announced he is leaving to 'pursue other interests' just three days before the publication of its quarterly results
Encrypted mobile blocks eavesdroppers
News A new handset from ST Electronics uses a 56-bit key for voice encryption and decryption, although both participants in a conversation must be using the model
One million babies tagged by NHS
News The NHS has given out unique identity numbers to more than a million newborns, 18 months after the programme was launched
Worm cuts off antivirus programs
News A new worm can shut down antivirus applications, according to security firm F-Secure
AMD steps up dual-core pressure
News AMD will release its dual-core processor for desktops in the second half of next year
Intel to certify 'building block' compatibility
News The chipmaker will guarantee that its basic components work with complementary hardware and software from other companies
Is your anti-virus program still working?
Tech Guide Most of us 'set and forget' our anti-virus software. But to be safe, you should regularly check that the automatic update feature has not been disabled by a virus.
External hard drive goes wireless
News Maxtor and Linksys will collaborate to develop a hard drive with no physical link to a PC
Service Pack 2 inches closer to release
News Microsoft has passed the final milestone before the launch of Windows XP Service Pack 2, which is set to tighten PCs' security settings
Smartphones targeted by worm
News The first worm to attack smartphones has been released but poses little threat at the moment, according to antivirus firms
Yahoo offers 100MB of email space
News Web-email users at Yahoo will get another 100MB of free storage space as part of a wider redesign



