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Archive - 18 Apr 2002

Tech support - interplanetary style

Comment Fed up with waiting for an answer from tech support? Just look up to the stars and think about the astonishing work goingon in the Voyager programme.

Digital Rights Management - the European debate begins

Feature The Copyright Directive must be implemented by December - how well can the European system cope with digital rights?

Broadband in a box to hit the shops

News Shoppers will be able to pick up a Freeserve broadband Internet package on the high street

Is AMD losing its supercomputing lustre?

News Academics once picked up on AMD's processors for supercomputing because they were inexpensive and performed well. But while the chips continue to conquer more of the desktop market, their...

Europe moves away from cookie clampdown

News It is looking increasingly unlikely that the European Commission will insist on tough restrictions on the use of cookies, although the UK could still follow a more pro-privacy approach

Protocol analysers are good for admin work

Feature It used to be that protocol analysers were expensive pieces of hardware and requiring special training to use. Things have changed!

What's hidden in your hard drive?

News The Kazaa/Brilliant controversy has highlighted the issue of spyware - many Web users are allowing software to be installed by agreeing to terms and conditions they haven't read or don't understand

Microsoft Smartphone deals out a pack of games

News Microsoft and Sendo, the UK-based makers of the upcoming Z100 smartphone, have unveiled the first applications for the long-awaited device. Games are seen as key to the platform's success

Workers, managers at odds over email - or are they?

News A survey leads employers to recommend a workers' communications behaviour guide

Microsoft puts its weight behind Bluetooth

News Bill Gates is to announce that Microsoft is to release Bluetooth-enabled hardware, and encourage developers to support the technology

Sun creates new security posts

News In a move that underscores the importance of having staff thinking about security at the highest level, Sun has created high-ranking new posts

City angst as Nokia cuts global handset sales targets

News Finnish mobile giant warns that its Q1 sales were down 12 percent compared to last year. Investors fear the mobile market may be in for a tougher year than had been expected

Pick the proper hardware for your Exchange 2000 server

Feature Whether you're using low-end or high-end servers, you can create an Exchange server that will service your company's requirements.

Microsoft urges support for IPv6

News Microsoft has urged hardware engineers to add support for the Internet Protocol to all devices that they design

IBM drops Internet patent bombshell

Feature A recent IBM patent claim could threaten royalty-free access to a key Internet standard protocol backed by the United Nations.

Sega forms mobile games division

News The Japanese games publisher is looking to extend its mobile gaming products outside of Asia, with handheld computer and mobile phone-based software

Survey: MS Passport required, not wanted

News Microsoft may have doubled the number of Passport users, but a new study shows it's because the authentication system has become a required feature of many Microsoft products

AMD: Chips shipped in record numbers

News The chip maker's financial results show that the PC market may be recovering its strength

Xbox price slashed in UK

News The Microsoft games console gets a £100 price cut just over a month after its UK introduction, as sales are reported to be flagging

Klez worm on the loose again

News An altered version of the worm is able to slip past virus scanners and has infected computers in many countries. It emails itself to other victims and can spread via a LAN

Microsoft looks to extend digital media reach

News Digital media use is increasing, and Microsoft aims to be a big player through a host of software products

Five years ago: BT preaches Net marketing practice

News BT has taken a practice what you preach approach in trying to convince small to medium enterprises (SMEs) that using the Internet as a marketing tool makes perfect business sense

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