Previous DayPhotos: Data centre in a shipping container
Photo Sun invited ZDNet UK to see what it describes as the world's first 'virtualised data centre', known as Project Blackbox
IBM challenges Sun and HP with Power6
News With double the performance of Power5, IBM believes its new processor will beat Sun and HP and be the 'last nail in the coffin' of Itanium
Europe needs Galileo to find its way
Leader Europe's satellite navigation system won't get off the launch pad until we realise how badly we need it
SecureWave makes proactive security claims
News Security software company has updated its Sanctuary product aimed at protecting networks from unauthorised devices and applications
Motorola Q9
Review Motorola's Windows Mobile 6-based Q9 is a relatively bulky smartphone, although the keyboard is large and responsive. You get quad-band GSM, GPRS/EDGE and 3G/HSDPA connectivity, but it's a pity...
WiMax in the UK strolls closer
Blog Pipex decided to launch its latest commercial trial of WiMax at the European Cup Race Walking Championships in Warwick this weekend just gone. No word yet on how the trial is going, but the event...
Getting to grips with unified communications
Feature UC has become a hot topic in the IT industry, so find out how it relates to VoIP and what it means for your organisation
Group blogs now open to all members
Blog Good news--we've made it easier for you to join in our new group blogs. Instead of having to ask me for permission to join in, all members will automatically be able to post an entry to them. ...
$100 laptop boss attacks Intel's Classmate PC claims
Blog It's all fun and games for the One Laptop per Child project. It seems that Chairman Nicholas Negroponte is not happy that Intel is trying to muscle into his organisation's plans to launch a $100 PC...
Win tickets for England v. West Indies
Blog Anyone for cricket? The next test between the old opponents gets going on Friday, and ZDNet has tickets to give away, courtesy of Vodafone. All you have to do to enter is make a posting or...
Vendors urged to end open-source confusion
News Analysts have claimed that software vendors are disagreeing over the true 'meaning, purpose and spirit' of open source
Vodafone unveils handsets for developing world
News Tie-in with Chinese manufacturer results in low-cost mobile phones designed to 'enfranchise' millions
F-Secure answers .bank criticisms
News Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of the security company, has defended its .bank top-level domain suggestion
Nortel moves beyond convergence
News Future of enterprise networking will be based around 'hyperconnectivity', the infrastructure provider claims
Symantec deletes vital XP files
Blog According to the Financial Times, Chinese language users of XP had certain inoffensive yet vital files deleted by a Symantec update on Friday. Affected PCs that were switched off could not be...
Microsoft will not sue over Linux patents
News Software giant has confirmed that it will not pursue its open-source patent-infringement allegations, while OpenOffice does not believe Microsoft will substantiate the statements
Microsoft to support Chinese document standard
News The company will sponsor an open-source project to create converter between Ecma Open XML and Chinese standard
Apple guru on the magic of electronics
News At California's Maker Faire, a crowd gathered to hear legendary Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak describes his enthusiasm for maths, science and computers
Photos: Taking the lid off Project Blackbox
Photo Sun's Project Blackbox is a working data centre that fits into a standard shipping container.
Sizing up Microsoft's Aquantive deal
News At $6bn, the software giant's biggest purchase ever sees it gaining online-advertising expertise and some much-needed ad-serving technology
Illustrator CS3
Review Although it remains an excellent vector drawing tool, there's not a lot in Adobe's Illustrator CS3 to compel CS2 users to upgrade.
