Oracle plays catch-up on multi-core pricing
News The launch of the Sun Fire T1000 has prompted Oracle to establish a more generous license model for multi-core processors, its third pricing structure of the year
OFT: Printer firms have started cleaning up their act
News With complaints from IT buyers declining, the Office of Fair Trading thinks the industry has made some important improvements in recent years, despite ongoing legal battles over ink cartridges
Virgin Mobile and NTL: the UK's first quad-play offering?
Analysis The proposed deal represents an exceptional opportunity for Richard Branson to extend his Virgin brand into the heart of the UK's television and entertainment market
North-south IT pay gap widens
News Data from e-Skills shows that the pay gap between north and south is increasing in IT, even as it narrows in other professions
Enterprises 'left vulnerable' for 56 days this year
News An IronPort study has found security vendors' protection strategies woefully inadequate, but its methodologies aren't above criticism
Orange user awaits judgement over roaming bill
News Roaming Rip-Offs: An arbitration panel is to rule on whether data roaming charges are too expensive and difficult to understand
Internet TV drives broadband uptake
News Huge growth in broadband is paving the way for IPTV services, according to Point Topic
Win two copies of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium
News Competition: In today's competition you have the chance to win one of two Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software suites
Targeted hacking attacks tipped to rise
News Businesses need to be alert to the growing threat posed by those who use Trojan horses and spyware to try and steal valuable data, according to MessageLabs
Win one of three AMD dual-core Athlons
News Competition: Double your power with one of the three dual-core AMD Athlon processors we are giving away in today's competition
Cybercrime software maker hacked
News The attack went undiscovered for weeks, and was made worse by a data-retention blunder, according to Guidance Software
Billionaire seeks to derail AOL-Google deal
News An exclusive deal with the search giant would be 'disastrous', AOL shareholder Carl Icahn has claimed
Microsoft recruits user interface expert
News Bill Buxton is set to help Microsoft adapt to a world where the 'society of devices' is generating more data than ever
Hackers raid games firm
News Customer data stolen from a popular RPG publisher has now been put up for sale
Windows Vista December CTP
Preview Microsoft's December Community Technology Preview release of Vista brings the fledging operating system one step closer to being feature complete. Learn what Vista has in store for you.
Microsoft shows more Vista features
News The latest preview version of Microsoft Vista includes new security systems and tighter control of storage, with more features still to come



