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Blog Friday 17/05/2002 A bad day to be flying anywhere, as an overnight software upgrade to the UK air traffic control system results in the thing being stuck in night mode and unable to cope with...
ISP sacrifices file-swapping for cheaper broadband
News PlusNet is pushing broadband closer to the £20 per month price point, but its new broadband package won't allow peer-to-peer file sharing
DTI asks for help on ICANN reform
News In June the governments of the world will gather to present their views on how ICANN - possibly the most criticised group on the Internet - should be reformed. The DTI is taking submissions
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Forget the cricket and check out .Net vs Java if you want some real excitement. Just don't forget to back up your work...
UK firms fail e-security test
News Business leaders are offered advice on protecting themselves from cyberattack, as the UK government is urged to take a more active lead in IT security
Certify your XML knowledge with a Certified Developer's exam
News Strutting your XML knowledge has never been easier. The IBM XML certification path allows you to easily gauge your XML expertise
Siebel competitor offers free licences
News A Scottish company is offering to replace unused Siebel desk licences for free in a bid to promote what it claims to be a superior 'toolkit' approach to CRM
Intuit's small-business push pays off
News Earnings soar as company shifts focus to software and services for small businesses
Handspring Treo 270 details leak online
News Handspring's colour Treo will have a longer battery life than its monochrome predecessors, according to documents leaked on the Web. A budget Treo 90 may also be on the way
Email: When E stands for embarrassing
News Executives and employees alike are continuing to send inappropriate or revealing information via email, despite high-profile cases highlighting the potential dangers
Dell beats estimates by a penny
News Increased revenue and better-than-expected sales helped Dell to beat analysts' expectations in its latest financial results
NEC is king of the supercomputers
News NEC's Earth Simulator stands head and shoulders above its rivals in the latest supercomputer rankings, based on revised tests
Dell readies PC recycling programme
News The No. 2 computer maker is set to establish a comsumer recycling programme to cut down on hazardous e-waste
Can we really stop script kiddies?
Comment Most young virus writers aren't malicious, just bored. So how can we prevent them from seeking a life of crime? First we must make hacking less attractive - and give frustrated whiz kids better...
Passport-Liberty: End the phoney war and serve the users!
Comment There is a struggle, but it is not Microsoft versus Sun. It's the online industry versus user mistrust. And attempts so far to calm users' fears are having exactly the opposite effect.
Embedded Linux crying out for standards
News Linux is set to reign in the embedded operating system market, but rigid standards are needed if developers are not to be driven to Windows CE
Nokia refuses to provide XP drivers
News Owners of Nokia products are told to 'sit tight and wait for drivers that will let them use their devices with Windows XP
Landmark decision in .info dispute
News A ruling by the World Intellectual Property Organisation over a .info domain name has struck a blow against big business, say observers
E-learning project hooks school kids up to the stars
News The eScience Telecesopes for Astronomical Research project will enable British school children to control telescopes in Australia
AOL turns up the heat in browser wars
News America Online leaves Internet Explorer out of the latest beta of AOL for Mac OS X, but includes an integrated version of Netscape. Take that, Microsoft
In-car computers - headed for a dead end?
News The euphoria surrounding telematics starts to fade as automakers face up to the roadblocks involved in trying to develop embedded electronics systems themselves
Virus hoax dupes users into destroying files
News Antivirus companies are warning people of a fake virus advisory that fools victims into deleting part of the Java software installed on all Windows systems
Techs team on cure for software woes
News Microsoft, Oracle and other tech companies join a new Carnegie Mellon group that's researching safer, less buggy software. The plan is ringing alarm bells for open-source fans
Palmisano sheds light on IBM's path
News After a couple of months in the driving seat, Big Blue CEO Sam Palmisano tells analysts cost-cutting will help IBM move forward - but stays tightlipped on whether job cuts are coming
Parsons aims to get AOL 'back on track'
News After a reshuffle at AOL's online unit, the new chief exec has laid out a plan for revitalisation
Five years ago: IBM slates NT scalability claims
News The day before Microsoft attempts to wow a London audience with its Scalability Day demonstration of the prowess of Windows NT in enterprise networks, IBM is already sticking the boot in
