Previous DayIndustry group demands push for faster broadband
News Giving everyone access to a 512Kbps connection is only the start of the broadband challenge, according to a leading body
2004 'will be a buyers' market'
News Shrewder customers plus too many vendors equals big cost savings for those with an IT budget, say analysts
Cisco and HP: The recovery starts here
News Is the gloom lifting? Cisco and Hewlett-Packard say they are cautiously optimistic about an upturn in 2004
SuSE's BEA partnership boosts Java on Linux
News Linux's credibility as a Java application platform has been boosted with news that SuSE has partnered with JVM developer BEA Systems
Demand for chip gear keeps surging
News Orders for semiconductors equipment are increasing faster than manufacturers are shipping products
Panama rejigs VoIP tax
News The Central American country has introduced new tax rules that treat traditional and Internet phone calls in exactly the same way
HP works with investigators on probes
News Hewlett-Packard is cooperating with European and South Korean investigators as separate investigations are pursued into the printing industry in each country
Mikerosoft.ca magnifies Microsoft's PR nightmare
News A new Mike joins Mike Rowe in Microsoft's legal crosshairs
In defence of outsourcing
Comment The knee-jerk reaction to outsourcing is that it is a bad thing - but this doesn't acknowledge that it can have benefits, and that it is probably here to stay
Bush hints door may open for more tech workers
News New proposals from the US President look set to launch another round of debates on whether a shortage of IT skills exists
High-definition video hits the Net
News AtomFilms has started showing short films in high-definition format online
Fight ends over European music downloads
News E-Data, which sued Microsoft and European music download firms for violating a patent covering the downloading of data onto CDs, says it has reached a settlement
JBoss and MySQL try cooperation
News The open-source software firms are expected to announce that they will work together to sell products to corporate customers
Web services nears saturation
Feature A shakeout looms, with a glut of Web services management companies compete for business
SuSE achieves Linux security certification
News SuSE Linux has achieved the EAL3 security standard, taking it one step closer to competing with Windows and Solaris
Outsourcing mega-deals double in 2003
News The UK and US governments drove the outsourcing market with their increased spending during 2003, according to Datamonitor
IBM bypasses Microsoft Web services spec
News Microsoft and IBM have both proposed different specifications for event tracking in Web services applications, despite having a common plan for development
Pinnacle Studio 9
Review A lot of thought has gone into making the latest version of Studio as attractive as possible to newcomers and existing users alike. Don’t expect miracles from the new toolset and you’ll be more...
Bagle.a: Prevention and cure
Help/HowTo The Bagle worm is continuing to spread, and appears to be capable of setting up a network for spammers to use
Bagle's spread cools down
News The Bagle virus appears to have peaked, with antivirus companies reporting fewer infections
Bush pushes for expansion of surveillance law
News The US President wants to renew the Patriot Act, which gives police far-reaching powers over electronic data
Balloon goes up for rural broadband
News A European project led by York University will relay broadband from high-flying robot aircraft
SCO opens new legal front against Novell
News The SCO Group has launched a lawsuit against Novell, accusing the rival software firm of falsely claiming control of Unix
