More on the MS Linux patent kerfuffle
Blog I keep trying to give MS the benefit of the doubt - I really do - but the company's not making it easy. Let's have a look at the latest from Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft vice president of...
Vista slow to unfold
Leader With Vista off to a slow start, the only things flowing freely are the Microsoft marketing dollars
Police chief criticises ID cards scheme
News Leading regional chief constable says the identity cards database will become a prime target for hackers, but others have defended the scheme
MI5 looks to recruit techies
News Security service wants to hire a number of IT staff and is rolling out adverts to attract potential applicants
Sun steps up efforts on open-source chip
News Two companies are working on derivatives of Sun's open-source Niagara processor, and Sun plans to share Niagara 2's designs, too
Reldata challenges NetApp on virtualisation
News With a fully virtualised storage system aimed at greater efficiency, upstart Reldata is challenging NetApp, the leader in mid-range storage
Virgin Trains boosts on-board mobile signals
News Company is fitting its Voyager train carriages with GSM repeaters to amplify mobile signals, but only Orange customers will benefit
Sony VAIO VGN-TX5XN/B
Review Although it looks stunning and includes an optical drive while remaining both compact and lightweight, this Vista-based ultraportable has a few shortcomings that we find hard to forgive given its...
My reply to the Scientologists
Blog So, anyone see the BBC's Panorama documentary on Scientology last night? Fascinating stuff. Really, watch it. Even if you don't have much interest in the Scientologists, it's a revealing insight...
Cisco IOS FTP Server warning
Blog One from last week here, but Cisco is warning users of its IOS FTP Server feature about "multiple vulnerabilities", which could lead to denial-of-service attacks and other such nasties. What to...
Dell launches solid-state drives
News Company releases two 32GB solid-state drives for its ultra-mobile and semi-rugged notebooks, as debate continues over the future of disk drives
PlusNet customers suffer spam deluge
News Theft of a number of its customers' email addresses, leading to increased levels of spam being received, is being investigated by the ISP
SAP acquisition bolsters CRM portfolio
News Company has bought enterprise communications software developer Wicom, and also plans to acquire ID management app maker MaXware
Acer's Santa Rosa TravelMate notebooks
Preview Acer has refreshed its professional range of TravelMate notebooks with a new design and Intel's latest Santa Rosa technology platform.
Google warns of 'drive-by download' risk
News Search giant's research claims 10 percent of websites contain malware which can be dropped onto visiting users' computers
Malware latches onto Windows updates
News Symantec report says 100,000 users have been infected with a Trojan which downloads malware via the Windows updates system



