IBM seeks business in life sciences
News IBM has formed an alliance with a Norwegian company to develop search products targeted at the life sciences industry
Vodafone chief knocks Microsoft's mobile OS
News Arun Sarin has described Windows Mobile OS as 'not quite ready for prime time'
Tiny URLs shorten Web addresses
Feature A slew of sites aim to take unwieldy Web addresses and make them short and catchy
Online growth plateaus
News The number of Internet users in the US has started to grow slowly rather than increase exponentially
Faster than speeding spam - 2004's Internet Hero
News While the Home Office guns for its third consecutive Internet Villain title, the DTI looks set to run away with the Hero award
SCO's legal fees eat up profits
News SCO has reported a loss for its fourth quarter, due to the large legal costs of its Linux intellectual-property battle
Cognizant to hire thousands more in India
News The IT services company plans to build another three facilities in India next year
Zingo takes black cabs south of the river
News Zingo, the taxi-hailing service that uses mobile phone positioning data, is treading where black cabs rarely venture, as it extends south of the river into the Dartford area
Sun wants to open up N1
News Sun is creating a software development kit that will allow other technology providers to share data with N1 systems
Home Office up for Internet Villain hat-trick
News It's the one award in the industry that nobody wants to win, and so the Home Office is gallantly stepping into the breach for the third year running
Games firm sues Microsoft over title
News Mythic alleges Microsoft has stolen its name for its "Mythica" game
Epson Stylus CX6400
Review Epson's CX6400 multifunction printer delivers office features and tools at an attractively low price.
CA plans to double Indian workforce
News Computer Associates will open another support centre in India next year
The RIAA will fight on
Comment The entertainment industry's campaign against pirates has too much momentum to be derailed by last week's setbacks
3G masts 'safer than 2G'
News Next-generation masts need lower antenna power than older 2G technology, according to the Australian Communications Authority
Hong Kong awaits New Year 3G
News Hutchison says it will launch Hong Kong's first 3G service in early January
Sober.C plans to spoil party
News A new worm is poised to wreak havoc, according to antivirus companies
Apple patches Mac OS X hole
News Apple has closed a hole in Mac OS X that potentially allowed hackers to take control of a computer
AOL quietly shifts staffing to India
News America Online's plans to hire software engineers in Bangalore, India, have been revealed by its search for an executive to manage outsourcing



