Web service development with Java
Feature The hype surrounding Web service technologies continues to swell
Tune up your VPN network connections
Feature Creating a VPN server but getting the internal network tuned up to support your VPN clients takes some effort. Here's how you can do it...
Handspring Treo 270
News Details and images of Handspring's upcoming colour-screen Treo have emerged on the FCC Web site. Check it out here.
BT to subsidise broadband ad blitz
News A surge of BT-subsidised broadband marketing, costing millions of pounds, is just round the corner
How to interview your next developer
News Software engineering is a rigorous job, and your interview process needs to be just as tough. Find out how you can use the progressive interview technique to eliminate weaker candidates.
The software developer's interview (Part Two)
News A candidate who's too good to demonstrate his or her competency doesn't belong on the team
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP
Tech Guide Intel has upgraded the Pentium 4 architecture to support a 533MHz frontside bus. Check out our comprehensive benchmark tests to see how this affects the balance of power with AMD.
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: conclusion
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Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: gaming performance
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Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: Internet performance
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Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: rendering performance
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Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: encoding performance
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Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: How we tested
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Microsoft loses latest round in Windows trademark battle
News Upstart Linux company Lindows.com can carry on using its name after a judge refused Microsoft's request for an injunction against it
Jelly babies dupe fingerprint security
News You too can create fingerprint forgeries in your kitchen, says a Japanese researcher who uses household items to fool biometric security devices
Microsoft, Citrix keep code deal alive
News Citrix is to retain its access to Windows Server code, but its software won't be used in Microsoft's operating systems
New Web spyware eschews cookies
Feature Researchers in Scotland are developing a new kind of Web monitoring software that they claim can collect enormous amounts of data on Web surfers while remaining nearly undetectable
Inland Revenue adjusts IR35 guidelines
News Campaigners are welcoming changes to the way the Inland Revenue will assess whether IT contractors should be subject to the IR35 tax
Intel, AMD neck and neck on chip costs
News The battle to cut costs in the semiconductor manufacturing industry is hotting up, with both Intel and AMD claiming the edge
Kazaa finds friends in file-swapping fight
News Powerful tech companies are teaming with Kazaa to overhaul the way record labels are paid for Net music
Matrox 'Parhelia' aims to eclipse Nvidia
News The graphics chipmaker unveils its new attempt to scorch the competition with a 512-bit graphics processor tailored for 3D
Matrox Parhelia-512
Tech Guide Matrox's newly-announced Parhelia-512 graphics chip looks set to cause a stir among the 3D gaming community. Here's a preview of what's on offer.
Lack of trust hampers UK e-government target
News Three-quarters of UK public services will be online by the end of 2002, but trust issues will hamper the next steps, says the e-envoy's office
Teenager charged with IM harassment
News An American teenager will be prosecuted if he uses IM to contact six girls and women who allege he violated their civil rights by harassing them
VMware enhances server software
News An upgrade that lets the program handle more memory means an expansion in the power of the server
IBM thinks big about nanotechnology
News Big Blue is to work with nanotechnology start-ups to explore trends in molecular computing
Text, lies and videophones
Comment The technology of the future could be putting words in your mouth - and there may be no way to tell imitation from reality.
Two-piece mobile phone cuts radiation
News Although fears of mobile phone health risks are not yet backed up by conclusive proof, the Greenphone uses Bluetooth to keep the radiation away from the user
'Deceptive Duo' suspects hit in FBI raid
News The FBI issues search warrants for two hackers suspected of defacing sites with patriotic messages
Hands-on revamp for Cisco's CCNA
Feature In the hopes of improving its certification program, Cisco has refreshed the CCNA exam to include a simulation-based format
Microsoft stomps on new IE bugs
News The software maker identifies six new flaws in its Internet Explorer browser - and warns that one bug leaves PCs open to attack. But a whopping 2MB patch has been released to fix them
Microsoft puts final touches on Office
News Sources have indicated that many of the features planned for .Net My Services may make their way into the latest version of Office
US government to boost IT spending
News Despite the downturn in enterprise spending, the government is giving the tech industry a boost with increased expenditure
Five years ago: Microsoft u-turns on IE for Unix
News While Microsoft Corp. posts an update to applications for the current version of Internet Explorer, the company's IE for Unix team has decided to move straight to Version 4.0 and forgo the Version...
