Previous DaySiemens makes a million bringing computing home
News The government's attempts to boost the take-up of PCs through tax breaks has had problems, but Siemens says it's made the scheme work
IBM prepares to unveil new software and services
News Big Blue is preparing an announcement regarding services-oriented architectures, which allow more cost-effective and flexible computer systems
How cooperation can beat viruses
Comment Prevention truly is better than cure - and there are steps that can be taken to teach a new computing generation to protect themselves
UK's Internet link with America boosted
News Transatlantic Web links may improve now that it is easier for ISPs in London and New York to swap information
Sony develops 25GB paper disc
News Sony is working on a paper Blu-ray disc that will hold 25GB of data, as Sanyo looks to develop a rewriteable version of its corn-based CD, which went on sale recently
Meadoweb to offer remote IT support
News Two ex-Warwick University students have launched a small business to provide remote IT support
UK spammers set to avoid prosecution until 2005
News Companies who break Britain's anti-spam law are likely to get away with it until next year because the government is not giving the information commissioner enough enforcement powers
From Mesh to UWB: Untangling the wireless future
Feature Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.
Siebel sounds downbeat note
News Despite the positive financial results reported by Siebel Systems this week, the company's chief executive says only cautious optimism is appropriate given the IT industry's 'fragile' state
Should iPod go its own way?
Feature RealNetworks' chief is suggesting that Apple's isolationist history will repeat itself, after the company rebuffed an alliance
Samsung SyncMaster 173P
Review The SyncMaster 173P delivers above-average image quality in a handsome package for style-minded graphics pros.
PCs teeming with spyware - EarthLink
News The ISP says that each PC scanned by its free audit service during the first three months of this year harboured an average of 28 spyware programs
Broadband and the city
Q&A Attorney Jim Baller explains why municipally owned networks represent the future of high-speed Internet
Microsoft opens up charting program's XML schemas
News The XML specifications for Microsoft's Visio application are now available under a royalty-free licensing scheme
Academics search for clues after supercomputer attacks
News Linux and Solaris servers are being dissected in supercomputer labs after a series of attacks during the past month
SGI hawks its Alias
News Silicon Graphics will sell the division, which created 3D graphics and animation software, to an investment firm
Sage's growth outstrips forecasts
News The accounting software firm grew its revenue by 23 percent during the past six months
Rival supplier reports BT for 'illegal subsidy'
News The European Commission has received a complaint from all-optic broadband supplier Vtesse alleging that BT has an unfair advantage because rates on its network are calculated differently from...
Home Office agency buys biometric security
News Staff at the Home Office's Security Industry Authority now use their fingerprints to access its computer network
IBM demonstrates strong sales
News Big Blue's earnings were up in line with expectations, confirming the first quarter's positive trend for technology firms
Dell regains PC crown
News Dell has retaken the top spot in a resurgent PC market, which has been boosted by a boom in business technology spending
