Biometrics: Where is the business case?
News Lack of clear information on return on investment combined with interoperability issues are holding back adoption of the technology
Microsoft simplifies Shared Source programme
News The software giant has cut the number of licences it offers its applications' source code under from 10 to three
Seven arrested in car boot software swoop
News Joint operations between Police and trading standards net computer game and DVD counterfeiters.
Managing content as your company grows
Feature If keeping track of all your firm's data is hard work, you should look at a content management system
IBM calls PCs back from beyond the grave
Leader IBM cast out the spirit of its PC division last year. So why are scary noises still coming from the rack?
ITV launches broadband TV trial
News The TV station has launched a local broadband trial offering 7 channels on the south coast, offering both free and pay-per-view services
OpenOffice nears download milestone
News The open source competitor to Microsoft Office is approaching 50 million downloads
Ofcom drops Bulldog probe - for now
News Ofcom has dropped its investigation into Bulldog after the Cable & Wireless subsidiary promised to clean up its act
Nintendo and McDonalds sign supersized Wi-Fi deal
News McDonald's plays host to free wireless access for Nintendo DS gamers in the US but the UK will have to wait
Traditional telcos ahead in multimedia race
News The majority of UK consumers and small businesses want to continue to get their telephony services from fixed line operators, rather than mobile providers or ISPs.
HP's Lew Platt remembered
News Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday at a Stanford University church to remember the life and contribution of HP veteran, Lew Platt who died last month aged 64
Intel sells more chips but revenue disappoints
News Intel reported quarterly figures on Tuesday that showed an all-time revenue high of $7.26bn, but the 5 percent rise disappoints analysts
IBM set to launch PC by the back door
News After selling its PC business to Lenovo, IBM is expected to launch a BladeCentre running VMware ESX and Citrix client software for running large PC farms
Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
News The Bush administration is backing a US Senate resolution to stop the UN in its plans to try and move some control of the Internet away from the US
Oracle fixes bugs with mega patch
News Oracle's 'criticial patch update' fixes 82 separate problems in its database, application server and other software
Netgear SC101 Storage Central
Review More than just a networked hard drive enclosure, Netgear's SC101 provides some very useful features at a low price, making it a compelling choice for shared storage.



