Previous DayCritics pour scorn on Ballmer patent 'FUD'
News Analysts believe Steve Ballmer's claim that governments who use Linux face the threat of patent lawsuits could rebound on Microsoft, while open-source vendors accuse it of spreading more fear,...
Printing firms admit taking data
News But the printer manufacturers claim they are doing nothing wrong in monitoring users' printing habits
Apple shows off London shop
News London will this week see the opening of Apple's biggest shop to date, with 'Geniuses' on hand to solve customers' Mac-related problems
Sun to boost Solaris' firepower against Linux
News Sun has annouced its plans for promoting Solaris' use, and protecting the operating system's users and developers from potential IP litigation
IBM: 'Inertia' holding back government desktop Linux adoption
News Senior IBM executives claim a few key government departments will drive the momentum around Linux on the client
Cisco acquires network management firm
News The purchase of Jahi may help the development of interfaces that can talk to a variety of devices over a network
HP to show off Itanium users
News Brief: Despite weaker-than-expected sales for Intel's most advanced processor, the Itanium, HP has persuaded nearly 200 business customers to switch their servers to it
MPs call for better access to Web sites
News A group of MPs is campaigning to ensure that people with impairments such as blindness are not excluded from using the Web
European software patents not pending
Leader The convoluted politics of the new Europe have saved us from software patents. Thank you, Poland. Now we'll be able to see which is the best approach, that of the EU or the US
Microsoft aims to increase time between patches
News Microsoft's director of product security has said that he wants to eliminate patching of Windows altogether, but in the short-term wants to extend the patch cycle to six months
iZito
Review iZito is a meta search tool with added extras, notably the ability to 'park' relevant results for easy retrieval and to customise the way they are displayed.
W3C plans push for mobile standards adoption
News Numerous standards exist for the Web on mobile devices - but the W3C now plans to try and make sure developers actually apply them
Sun adds desktops to utility computing plans
News Sun Rays, terminals which rely on a central server, are the latest addition to Sun's utility pricing scheme
IE hit by more security flaws
News The much-maligned browser is under fire again, as Secunia releases an advisory directly to the public warning of three newly discovered flaws
Ofcom orders BT to play fair, or else
News The communications regulator has brought out the big stick in the latest attempt to force BT to allow true competition to flourish in Britain's telecoms market
Norton GoBack 4.0
Review Although the System Restore utility built into Windows XP is nice, Norton GoBack 4.0 delivers a lot more control and flexibility, making your PC almost glitch-proof.
Salesforce.com sounds upbeat note on revenue
News The subscription-based software company signed over 1,000 new customers in the last quarter, which boosted revenue by over 80 percent
