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News Builder: Microsoft has released a pre-beta version of the Web services-based communications systems that will underlie its forthcoming Longhorn version of Windows
No ID cards before the election
News It looks like the sun will set on the current legislative session before the government can get its ID card bill on the statute books
UK gets its own Creative Commons
News The groundbreaking licensing scheme that lets content be both shared and safeguarded reaches the UK
Botnets use Windows for wicked work
News Botnet researchers have found that Microsoft Windows is the preferred vehicle for zombie armies
Companies accused of violating the GPL
News Thirteen companies, including Motorola and Acer, have been handed letters claiming they have failed to comply with the GNU General Public License
Linux 'not suitable for enterprise use'
News The Agility Alliance, a group comprised of EDS, Microsoft, Sun and Dell among others, does not think Linux has what it takes to make it in large businesses
Schools to get £1.67bn for IT
News In Wednesday's budget the chancellor hiked IT and infrastructure spending in education to £1,000 per pupil
Budget good for PC shoppers?
News Brief: It could soon be easier to get hold of cheaper laptops and iPods, if Chancellor Gordon Brown manages to raise the bar on customs taxes
Siemens SK65
Review Siemens' SK65 is a business-focused smartphone with built-in BlackBerry functionality and an innovative twist-out keyboard. Frivolities like a camera and an MP3 player are conspicuously absent.
Cash, not clichés, will grow UK tech
Leader Government support for innovation is welcome. It's also too little, and in the wrong place.
NTL trials 18Mbps broadband
News Broadband speeds of 18Mbps could soon be available if NTL's ADSL2+ trial is successful
Sun planning Java improvements
News Builder: Simplification of the licence structure as well as technical improvements to J2EE and J2SE are on the horizon
The lessons of experience
Q&A Nolan Bushnell has learnt a few things about running a successful IT business since founding the video game industry in the 1970s. He shared a few of them with us
Linux drives Renault Formula 1
News The Renault Formula 1 team is running simulations and crucial telemetry applications on Linux clusters from IBM, and it's pleased with the results
Computacenter boss savages HP
News 'What does HP do?' asks Mike Norris, CEO of the British services firm
Microsoft moves closer to a hosted solution
Feature Ten years after first suggesting the idea, Microsoft seems to be warming to the idea of software as a service
Newham CIO wins award
News Richard Steel, the head of ICT at Newham who had the Linux community up in arms last year, has picked up a major award
Security firms leading the way for UK IT
News The CEO of MessageLabs was named Technology Entrepreneur of the Year last night, confirming the vitality of Britain's IT security industy
Government unveils £100m tech investment plan
News Companies with good ideas in key areas could get a slice of the Government's multi-million pound pie
Yahoo puts new spin on blogs
News The launch of Yahoo 360° brings the company into increased competition with Microsoft and Google, who already have presences in the blogosphere
Privacy concerns skewing Web statistics
News The increased tendency for Internet users to delete 'cookies' from their machines due to security and privacy concerns is causing problems for sites that depend on them, according to study
Indian XP starter edition launch delayed
News Microsoft has explained the delay by saying that 'product quality always takes precedence over timing'
Intel globalises Linux programme
News The chipmaker is to give 160,000 of its sales channel partners access to software kits that make pre-installation of the open source OS easier
Two-factor authentication 'not the solution' to online fraud
News Bruce Schneier argues that while moving away from passwords might make life more difficult for thieves in the short term, in the long run it won't make any difference at all
