ISPs give thumbs-up to BT ad bonanza
News Internet service providers say they'll also benefit from BT's forthcoming £33m broadband advertising blitz, but Thus sounds a note of caution
Palm reinvents the PDA
News Palm has named the dates for its new £70 consumer model and the new high-end devices that will come with Bluetooth and GPRS - not to mention a totally new look
Microsoft launches home networking hardware
News Microsoft plans to release new wired and wireless networking products into the crowded and hypercompetitive consumer hardware market
Selling Web services: Proceed with caution
Feature Some service firms are quietly observing the Web services market; others are diving right in. We spoke to several consultants who believe the time is right for selling Web services but encouraged...
Is PRM playing monkey in the middle?
Comment Adrian Mello: The word "middleman" has long had a negative connotation. Part of the promise of using the Internet to do business was the elimination of the middleman.
VMware cleans its Windows
News Workstation 3.2 allows users to run multiple operating systems, and the latest version passes Microsoft's Windows certification tests
Broadband Britain moves slowly forward
News The number of UK surfers opting for always-on, high-speed Internet connections is increasing, indicating that recent price cuts may be having an effect
EasyInternetCafe faces gag in CD-burning row
News The British music industry mobilises its lawyers as the argument over copyright infringement at EasyInternetCafe's stores rumbles on
Single sign-on -- not a panacea
Feature While many tech leaders tout single sign-on (SSO) as the Holy Grail of directory services and a key to password protection, SSO is not a security cure-all
Sun releases open-source Liberty tool
News Businesses that want to start building Liberty Alliance-compliant online authentification systems are now able to download an open-source development tool
Critical Java flaws revealed
News Microsoft has warned that two flaws in the Windows implementation of the Java Virtual Machine could allow an attacker to take control of a PC
Business people take email on holiday
News Approximately one in ten business people access their work email account or corporate network every day on holiday and would check email on the beach if they were able to, according to research
PS2: 40 million served
News Sony has announced the latest PlayStation2 sales figures, which indicate that the console is continuing to increase its user base
'Subsidise broadband', says US ex-regulator
News The former chair of the Federal Communications Commission says that supplying broadband will create demand, but that the private sector won't take the risk alone
Logitech pen aims to have the write stuff
News Logitech is hoping its new Io digital pen will make the PC mightier, and easier to use, than the sword
Home LANs risk accidental hacks
News Small businesses and home networkers are at risk from hackers - but some intrusions into a wireless network may be unintended
UnitedLinux inches closer to OS goal
News The four-company effort to create a standard version of Linux sets a release date for a test version of its code and taps a top exec to spread the UnitedLinux word
HP Photosmart 130
Review If you use a digital camera and want to print photos on the road, you’ll love this little printer. But if you're looking to print large sheets, consider a more versatile photo-capable inkjet.
Red Hat broadens desktop push
News Red Hat's version 8 adds a 'personal desktop' option to make the operating system easier for home use, but the company remains cautious
Label to identify copy-protected CDs
News Following controversy over copy-protection mechanisms on some CDs that prevent the music from being played on PCs, a music industry body thinks it has the solution
Lindows 2.0 tightens Windows connections
News Version 2.0 of the operating system offers networking features for connecting with Windows-based PCs, support for more printers and a streamlined interface similar to the Windows desktop



