Search-based ads increase online revenue
News Search-related advertising now accounts for 40 percent of ad revenues
JBoss reaches certification landmark
News Builder: The new version of JBoss AS claims to be the first open-source application server to be J2EE certified
Microsoft's 'Mr Office' keeps tags on court case
News A US patent case against Microsoft brought by a Norwegian firm is attracting the attention of Redmond's top-level executives
Survey: 30 percent feel 'trapped' by by IT vendors
News Less than half of IT decision makers feel loyal to their suppliers, research has found
BlackBerry is driving market for mobile email, says Gartner
News The popular handheld device is having a big impact on the take-up of mobile messaging, according to Gartner
BT video trials to fuel broadband speed race
News Selected BT employees are testing a device that records TV and films over broadband. It could lead to the launch of faster ADSL services by next summer
Expect to see more Microsoft source
Leader Where the DoJ failed, open-source and security issues look set to prevail - at least in part. Office will not be the last Microsoft application opened up for governments
Security firm hires teenager accused of writing Sasser virus
News Sven Jaschan, a German 18-year-old who is thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for creating Sasser, could be about to start work for a security company
Wi-Fi masterplan delayed by reshuffle
News The departure of Stephen Timms has temporarily unplugged the government's plan for wireless networking in public places
UK government joins Office source-code scheme
News Whitehall will get a look at Office 2003's source code after the UK was one of the first to sign up for Microsoft's government access programme
'Microsoft will not completely protect you' says Gartner
News Gartner vice president Victor Wheatman publicly attacked Microsoft's approach to security, saying companies should not expect the software giant to entirely secure their networks
PeopleSoft expands severance packages
News Employees will receive a quadrupled payout if they are made redundant - with managers set to take away twice as much as previously planned
Orange SPV C500
Review The SPV C500 is a distinct improvement on its predecessors: at the fourth attempt, Orange has come up with a Windows Mobile-based smartphone that many people would be happy to carry most of the time.
Microsoft trials licence-checking programme
News Customers are being asked to go through an optional software-licence check before downloading any Windows updates
Linux blunder Down Under could land MPAA in court
News The movie industry body's search for illegal files has led it to make false accusations against Linux Australia - a move that could end in a lawsuit
VIA gives away disk-scrubbing software
News Tru-Delete that overwrites files with random numbers, aided by a feature on VIA's processors
Governments get access to Office source code
News Microsoft's Government Security Program is to be expanded to give agencies secure access to Office 2003 source code
VMWare locks down Windows
News Assured Computing Environment will let external PCs run an instance of Windows that can be locked down to prevent unauthorised copying or network access
Brit arrested over Cisco code theft
News Police have confirmed the arrest of a 20-year-old man following searches of residences in Manchester and Derbyshire



