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Blog Friday 18/06/04 Our forceful, thrusting News Editor, Michael Parsons, thrustingly forces his way to a PR conference where clients, PR types and journos get together to quest for vision. He enjoys...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Magic cloaks and silly ships are no help if you're trapped in Digital Home Hell with your Oyster in the washing machine. Then comes the email from beyond the grave...
Free consumer intrusion-prevention system launched
News With an estimated one in three PCs falling victim to spyware, home users can now protect their systems for nothing, claims Prevx
Nokia invests in Mozilla mobile browser
News The Finnish company is handing over cash to fund the development of a Mozilla browser for mobile phones
'Shared risk' approach under consideration by BT services group
News BT Global Services is looking at ways of providing organisations' communications and IT services and being paid according to the business benefits that result
Byte Night: Industry event to help the homeless
News IT executives from around the UK are set to raise money for homeless young people - find out how you can get involved
Siberian coal mine digs out FreeBSD funding
News Builder: A FreeBSD programmer has hit his funding targets - with donations coming in from firms as far afield as Siberia
'Operational issues' force back US biometric passport deadline
News The US House of Representatives has voted to extend the deadline for 'visa waiver' countries to add biometric data into their passports
Wimbledon moves from AIX to Linux
News Brief: Wimbledon will be served up on Linux this year as the tennis tournament moves away from AIX
Scientists 'teleport' atomic particles
News US researchers have sent atoms through space without movement, which could mean faster data transfer in the computers of the future
Mitac Mio 8390
Review This SIM-free Windows Smartphone has its good points, but it's relatively expensive and lacks Bluetooth support.
IP phones can create network security risk
News The increasing adoption of Internet telephony may be opening up a significant security risk for companies
IBM branches out with utility computing
News Brief: A deal with a hosted design software service is a sign that utility computing is moving into more specialised areas
Intel partners with Proxim on WiMax
News The companies are to work together on fixed base stations and other WiMax products
Yahoo logs out of enterprise IM
News The consumer and enterprise products are to be rolled into one, as Yahoo pulls away from the corporate IM market
Salesforce.com readies for IPO launch
News The company, which will trade under the ticker CRM, is set to launch its IPO after two false starts
Red Hat revenues rise
News The Linux company has reported revenue growth, and is now seeking a new chief executive
Intel opens up new chips
News Intel has revealed details of its 915 Express and 925 Express chipsets as well as new Pentium 4s
Windows Media Player 10 Beta
Preview Microsoft's Technical Beta release of Windows Media Player 10 features a redesigned interface that provides easy access to online media stores. It also syncs better with portable devices.
