Previous DaySelf-healing stupidity may be the Net's strongest suit
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Those who fight the Net are doomed to lose. It's when they start to play along that we'll be in trouble.
Advantages and drawbacks to hourly fees and flat rates
News Are consultants better off charging their clients a flat fee or setting an hourly rate? Heed these stories, and a few hard lessons, from four consultants before you bill your clients
Police put Linux on trial
News West Yorkshire police are trialling Linux workstations secured by smart cards in a bid to save £1m a year in IT costs
Firms 'must do better' on IT security
News With hacking and virus attacks costing British business billions of pounds a year, the government wants companies to make e-security more of a priority
Multi-format DVD writers launch in the UK
News Sony and NEC are promising to end the DVD format wars with new recordable drives, potentially ushering in a new era for video recording and storage
BT sells French stake to Vodafone
News Vodafone is increasing its stake in the French market with its purchase of 41 percent of Cegetel
BlackBerry goes global
News The latest handhelds from Research in Motion will be able to move between next-gen networks around the world
The truth about viruses, worms and trojans
FAQ What are they, how to keep them out of your system and how to get rid of them once you've been infected
Aibo gets wheels
News The popular robot dog from Sony now has a skateboard, so it can try out those Tony Hawk moves
Hutchison takes 3G onto the high street
News Shoppers in London and Birmingham will soon be able to pop into a store and get a taste of 3G
HP server awaits Intel go-ahead
News Hewlett-Packard is ready to go with its latest ProLiant server, but it is waiting for Intel's Gallatin processor to be ready
When is a perk a necessity?
News If you are losing top-notch employees because of your organisation's policy not to fund certifications, then you might need to push for a compromise to keep both your retention efforts and your...
Norton Internet Security 2003
Review Norton Internet Security 2003 is a solid package for the price, especially as an upgrade.
Intel falls shy of views; revenue flat
News The chipmaker meets expectations for revenue yet falls just short of profit goals for the quarter. Guidance for the fourth-quarter is conservative
MusicNet, Pressplay closing in on labels
News The music downloading services are convincing more big record companies to release their music. Antitrust investigations might be part of the incentive
BT sees future of e-commerce with Oracle
News BT hopes to buck industry scepticism of e-business exchanges, and go from £100m to £1bn in two years by moving its marketplace to a more corporate-friendly platform
Back in business - but without mod chips
News Lik-Sang's Web site, which ran into trouble with Microsoft over Xbox mod chips, is now back online without the offending items
New AOL 8.0 smacks down pop-ups
News Update: The move to ban pop-up advertisements is aimed at improving 'member experience' - but will cost the company £19m. The new software will not reach the UK until next year
CD replacement burns out
News The maker of a minidisc designed to replace the compact disc has closed down, and is looking for a buyer after failing to find funding
Apple gives MPEG-4 a new shine
News With Apple's backing, users are adopting the open standard at the expense of Microsoft's proprietary one. But how Apple will benefit remains unclear
Microsoft chews up Bluetooth
News The software maker is set to release a Windows XP update adding support for the hyped technology for wirelessly linking peripherals. But Microsoft's version of Bluetooth doesn't appear to play well...
Intel's 'Banias' to have huge cache
News The chip giant's new mobile processor, due next year, will include a 1MB secondary cache. That's twice as big as the cache found on the Pentium 4
One-way satellites span the broadband divide
News Can't get ADSL or cable-based broadband? A high-speed downlink via satellite could be the answer, although equipment costs are still a big factor
Michael Dell: Challenging the rules
Comment Charles Cooper: Industry analysts are mixed over Michael Dell's printer gambit. Is Dell picking fights with the wrong hombres or is he writing another success story?
