Previous DayThe top five IT certification stories of 2002
News The 2002 IT certification scene saw everything from the demise of a popular cert publisher to the introduction of many important accreditations. Here are the year's top certification stories.
Motorola buys embedded Linux pioneer
News Embedix will be folded into a Motorola subsidiary in an endorsement of Linux's growing importance for device makers
Mid-range MiniDV camcorders
Buyer's Guide Want to spend around £1,000 (inc. VAT) on a moderately advanced digital camcorder? Take a look at the three mid-range products we've rounded up here.
Mobile mast destroyed over cancer fears
News Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned an attack against a mobile phone base station that local people believe has caused a cluster of cancer cases
IBM stacks up storage bricks
News Groups of IBM's Collective Intelligent Bricks, each one stuffed with 12 hard drives and six network connections, are about to revolutionise storage
Online Christmas to cost £154m
News Electronic greeting cards, buying presents online, and festive emails will result in 22 million hours lost in UK businesses
Nvidia anticipates graphics recovery for 2003
News The graphics-chip maker is upping production of GeForce FX processors in anticipation that new technology and new games will spur demand
BT speeds up broadband rollout scheme
News Places where there is genuine demand for broadband should see their local exchange upgraded to ADSL quicker than they would under the previous regime
Dangerous flaw in Lib CGI
Feature Linux/Unix administrators need to be aware of a dangerous flaw in Lib CGI and some new security concerns that have been raised about the GNU C compiler
Terra Lycos rekindles HotBot service
News The new HotBot site will allow users to query the FAST, Google, Inktomi and Teoma search engines on one page
Philips hears sweet music for PCs
News The new Sound Agent 2 software analyses file types and hardware to restore sound quality to MP3s and other compressed audio files
Best approach to Linux support
Feature Supporting Linux systems and software differs from supporting other operating systems such as Windows and NetWare, so we're going to look at how administrators can best approach Linux support
Sybase readies 64-bit database
News The Itanium 2-optimised database, which is being developed with the help of HP, will run on the HP-UX Unix operating system and Red Hat Linux
Coming attraction on DVD players: PC content
News In addition to playing DVD movies, a new device will be able to access content on PCs via a wireless network connection
The Real deal for Mac OS X?
News In addition to having waited longer for the release, Mac users will find their options significantly more limited than those of their Windows counterparts
Intel postpones Wi-Fi chip
News A plan to release a dual-band Wi-Fi chip at the same time as Intel's upcoming mobile processor has been derailed by regulatory and testing needs
MandrakeSoft flirts with non-open source
News The Linux distributor is testing out a licence that carries commercial restrictions, in hopes of increasing revenues
Microsoft unveils entertainment software
News A new software package is designed to give users of standard PCs a taste of Microsoft's Media Center PC, without shelling out for new hardware
