Previous DayData protection laws still face uphill battle
News Though the Data Protection Directive was passed eight years ago, it still faces challenges from sluggish or incorrect implementation, and a critical business environment
Citizen-reporters make the best of both worlds
Comment Rupert Goodwins: Look to Asia for technology-led media ideas with the power to revitalise more than just the bottom line
Amazon improves its Web services tool
News Amazon has updated its Web services tool to allow any Web site to contain an Amazon shopping cart and product search function
SCO Group's war on Linux
News In a controversial effort to boost revenues from its Unix intellectual property, SCO Group is suing IBM for $1bn and alleging that companies using Linux may be legally liable. A ZDNet UK News Focus
The Fizzer worm: Why you should be worried
Comment Robert Vamosi: Though the Fizzer worm hasn't infected a record number of systems, it's still a dangerous piece of code
Solve Windows 2000 DNS server problems
Feature DNS is the backbone of Windows 2000 Active Directory. If it fails, so does your network; so it's important to know how to troubleshoot a faulty DNS server
You've been hacked: What to do first
Feature What should you do in the first five minutes after you discover your system has been hacked?
Opera brings Linux up to scratch
News A new release of Opera's Linux browser marks the company's effort to keep Windows and Linux software versions synchronised. But the Mac has been left out in the cold
Palyh worm hits the UK
News The latest email worm, which feigns a microsoft.com origin, is spreading rapidly in the UK. Antivirus vendors say it has a second method of spreading and could install spyware on users' PCs
Toshiba Pocket PC e350
Review If you can overlook its less than generous software bundle, Toshiba's Pocket PC e350 is a tempting entry-level handheld.
BT to bundle Wi-Fi with broadband
News BT's wireless bundle, together with a new 'hot spot in a box', is an attempt to boost its Openzone Wi-Fi hotspot service, which has seen lacklustre usage
Intel plans 802.11g Centrino this year
News Intel has brought forward its plans to launch a 54Mbps - 802.11g - Centrino product after enthusiastic support from standards bodies and customers
US arrests 130 people for online fraud
News There have been 130 arrests and more than £10m has been seized in the latest effort by US law enforcement agencies to cut Internet fraud
Sun uses Intel and AMD for budget blades
News Sun will replace its own Sparc processors with Intel and AMD chips to create a 'budget' range of blade servers
Gartner says 'ditch Microsoft Passport'
News Analysts at Gartner have advised their customers to stop using Microsoft Passport until the software company can prove its security is adequate
Fake Microsoft email spreads new worm
News A new worm - which pretends to be a support message from Microsoft - is on the loose
.Net is IT 'asbestos', says PeopleSoft
News Craig Conway has warned that enterprise software running on a PC is 'a known bad thing'
IBM customises integration software
News New versions of WebSphere target specific industries such as automotive and electronics
NASA may launch open-source software projects
News The space agency is considering using open source distribution as a way to reduce costs and improve efficiency
IRC administrators may out-hack Fizzer virus
News Internet relay chat network administrators have found several possible ways of stopping the Fizzer worm, but they might run afoul of US hacking laws
Pioneer expands DVD-rewritable support
News A next-generation drive will add DVD+R/RW support to Pioneer's line, possibly making it easier for Apple to follow suit in its Macintosh computers. The move could reduce consumer confusion over...
Microsoft to license SCO Group Unix rights
News The Windows maker has stepped into the fray surrounding SCO Group's efforts to increase its revenues from its Unix intellectual property, which include accusations against Linux
