Previous DayBroadband's inspectors sport varied track records
Analysis The Trade and Industry select committee is determined to investigate where Broadband Britain is going wrong, but how many of them have fought its corner in the past?
Green Party urges EU to go open-source
News Some EU politicians are claiming that shifting from proprietary software to open-source could improve security and save money
Xbox update shuts out Linux
News An automatic update for Xbox users removes a bug that allowed users to run Linux on their machines
Former spy says policy essential to good security
News Businesses should base their IT security plans on the principals used by the secret service, according to a former head of MI5
Europe heading down DMCA route, warns think tank
News European nations are repeating the US' mistakes over the draconian Digital Millenium Copyright Act in their implementation of the equivalent EU law, according to a UK think tank
Sophos Anti-Virus 3.7
Review This well-designed anti-virus program is best suited for networked PCs rather than standalone systems. It’s relatively expensive, but worth the money.
Sun takes on corporate buyers
News Sun has unveiled a cut-price software model as part of an assault on the corporate market
Security software edges into limelight
News The increasing awareness of security weaknesses, along with new legislation, will mean significant growth for the security software market. But PKI will suffer, according to Gartner
Intel and Sony push for home content-sharing standard
News Electronics manufacturers are working together to let consumers play movie and music content from any device in their homes
Intel 'peels onion' with nanosurgery
Feature The constant flow of better gizmos may seem divinely ordained, but there's more to faster chips than just cranking the physics
Australia blocks stolen mobiles
News Australia has followed Britain's lead and become the second country in the world to block the use of stolen or lost mobile phones
Sony Ericsson T610
Review Despite a few quirks, the T610's all-round quality merits a recommendation. Technically minded users will love its connectivity options, while even the average user will appreciate its multimedia...
IBM floats new ThinkPad prototypes
News Future ThinkPads could offer a desktop-like ability to separate into components, or feature keyboards that pop out for ease of typing, if IBM's latest prototypes catch on
Personal Server takes your data with you
News IDF: Why bother with a PDA when you can carry a tiny server around with you? That's the logic behind Intel's concept device
New Wi-Fi chips mix standards
News Chips sporting both the 802.11a and the 802.11g wireless standards will help draw more PCs and PC peripherals to the technology, according to manufacturers
PeopleSoft head exchanges fire with Ellison
News Craig Conway took the stage at PeopleSoft's customer conference wearing a bulletproof vest, in reference to comments made by Oracle's chief in the companies' charged war of words
HP loses two more execs
News Another two senior executives have departed Hewlett-Packard to 'pursue other interests'
US names cybersecurity head
News A Symantec veteran will oversee the US government's efforts at fighting cyberterrorism
Red Hat has 'no grounds' for lawsuit, says SCO
News SCO is attempting to dismiss Red Hat's lawsuit, arguing the Linux seller has not been specifically targeted by its copyright campaign
'Attacks threaten innovation' - Ballmer
News Microsoft's chief executive says the company must put its energy into developing new ways of thwarting attacks from 'thieves, con artists, terrorists and hackers'
