SAP and IBM team to take on small business
News Business software giants want to work together to attract smaller customers
European 'news rights' are all wrong
Comment Declan McCullagh: A proposal being considered by the Council of Europe would impose impossibly bureaucratic controls on Internet users
SCO wants another $2bn from IBM
News SCO Group has tripled its Linux damages claim against IBM
Linux creator takes commercial position
News Linus Torvalds has been lured from Transmeta to work full-time on the open-source Linux operating system
Monitoring staff: What the latest code of practice means
Feature The Information Commissioner has published a code of practice laying out guidelines for companies who monitor employees at work. What action should you take?
BT's rivals play the competition card
News Energis, Tiscali and Your Communications have raised the stakes in their fight against BT's allegedly monopolistic broadband pricing by launching a complaint under the Competition Act
MmO2 boss earns bonus as firm makes £10bn loss
News Mmo2's chief executive has been rewarded for hitting financial targets
Microsoft woos customers away from resellers
News Microsoft is successfully selling its software directly to businesses
Data protection report prompts European action
Feature A full review of the Data Protection Directive is in the pipeline: it could force national authorities to toughen up enforcement regimes
The price is right? New guidance for e-tailers on price indications
Feature Getting the price wrong on articles sold on e-commerce sites can be expensive - just ask Argos, Kodak or Amazon. Fines proposed under new rules could make it even more so
AMD takes aim at notebook market's margins
News Advanced Micro Devices has launched chips targeted at high- and low- powered notebooks
High street brands yet to embrace e-commerce
News Britain's big retailing chains are not touting their wares online, according to a report
Bluetooth pushes into new markets
News At this week's Bluetooth World Congress, vendors are looking to expand the wireless networking technology into everything from air conditioners to high street shops
HP takes scattergun approach to notebooks
News HP is launching a plethora of notebooks to compete in as many markets as possible
IM's missing link could ease the workflow
Comment Peter Judge: Instead of getting on the corporate IM bandwagon, Microsoft should have focused IM techniques on the real sources of office frustration: the phone and email. Luckily, its partner...
Thumb upgrade to turbo charge mobile phones
News An architecture update from ARM will boost mobile phone function by draining less battery life
Unicode report reveals risk of software crashes
News Some Unicode features may sabotage XML applications, a technical report warns
Nokia updates secure VPN line
News The latest software and appliance from Nokia use SSL to evaluate whether a system trying to connect to a company's network should be trusted
Beta feedback spurs Office 2003 update
News Based on data from beta testers, Microsoft is to issue an update to the upcoming version of its Office software - the company has also released a PowerPoint 2003 add-on
Nokia gets colourful with new handsets
News The 6600 and 3100 handsets are aimed at promoting multimedia applications, and include high-resolution colour screens and PDA functions
HP creates Linux division
News The new unit is part of HP's Enterprise Servers and Storage group, reflecting an expanding role for Linux within HP
HP downplays Compaq brand
News In a significant shift, HP is moving away from using the Compaq name in business products, despite better brand recognition in corporations
SCO seeks to halt IBM's Unix
News SCO said it has revoked IBM's Unix licence, and all installations of AIX must be 'destroyed' - but legal experts say any practical effects will take years to materialise



