Previous DayMicrosoft defends Xbox console, software sales
News Hardware and software sales are both up sharply, the company says, fending off analyst criticisms. Meanwhile, some observers wonder whether the videogame boom is already over
Looking forward to 2003
Preview Apart from death and taxes, few things are more certain than the fact that the next 12 months will see a lot of new technology products launched. We've examined the roadmaps: here are the highlights.
Mac appointment ends uncertainty at Microsoft
News The future of 150 Microsoft software products for the Apple Mac operating system is in new hands
What will change the enterprise? People not technology
Comment Peter Judge: CIOs need to get out of their box and win trust from the rest of the company if they want to achieve their goals in the business
Privacy in the UK: Where next?
News The government admits that electronic snooping laws in the UK are causing massive legal headache. Now it has to untangle the mess. A ZDNet UK News Focus
Consultation on privacy promised for new year
News Following outrage at proposals that would let a wide range of government agencies access personal data, the Home Office is to take feedback from the public
Apple bets big on synchronisation
News New software may help drive sales of devices, but a clash with Microsoft may be near. Will the software giant bump Apple into a sync-hole?
Speedy Net video codec done, but late
News When it finally arrives, the new compression technology will pave the way for streaming video over the Net at DVD-like quality
Top server makers rally around InfiniBand
News IBM, Sun and Dell say they see an important, if scaled-back, role for the technology in their servers. But HP, one of Infiniband's inventors, is staying on the sidelines
Microsoft delays CRM release
News The software giant says its much-anticipated business software release won't debut until sometime next year
W3C finalises disability guidelines
News The Web Accessibility Initiative solves problems for disabled Web users, but says its recommendations will also help make content available on mobile phones and other non-PC devices
IBM snags £1.6bn IT services deal
News Big Blue will run the European computing centres of Deutsche Bank and shift to an on-demand payment model, as it seeks to save money
SAP customers face upgrade deadline
News The company plans to discontinue support for four versions of its ERP software, in order to persuade customers to buy new versions
Ex-IT worker charged with sabotage
News An irate ex-employee has been accused of masterminding more than £2m in damage to UBS PaineWebber's computer systems in order to manipulate its stock price
New mobile phone Java holds promise
News A new version of Java holds the promise of simpler cell phone programming, richer games and software that connects to Internet services
Music file flaws could threaten traders
News Flaws in Windows XP and WinAmp could allow malicious MP3 or Windows Media files to be introduced into file-swapping systems
