Previous DayExpunging the myths of open source
Q&A Richard Stallman, the man responsible for GNU/Linux, tries to clear up the ethos of free software, explains where the GPL is heading and talks about the evils of software patents
Microsoft denies Ballmer Linux 'warning'
News Microsoft claims that it did not warn Asian governments against Linux and was merely referring to a study done by an open-source group, but the author of the study says his report was misinterpreted
Hardware trends may hit software costs
News Gartner has advised companies to start renegotiating software licences now, before trends in the hardware market push up the cost
UK police face increasing pressure from high-tech crime
News Chief police officers say that fighting high-tech crime is one of the factors contributing to a shortfall of £350m needed to fund police work effectively in the UK
ID cards unveiled in Queen's Speech
News The government is to press ahead with its plans for biometric ID cards and a UK equivalent to the FBI
Opera 7.60 joins the browser battle
News Opera says the next version of its browser will improve Web page rendering to make it easier to view and print online content
CA confirms Swainson's appointment
News Brief: Ken Cron is stepping down as CA's interim CEO to make way for John Swainson
Automated phishing on the rise, experts say
News Botnets and better tools are the reason for an increase in phishing scams according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group
The 3 'G's of mobile data
Leader Get easier, Go more places, Grab less money
Linus Torvalds speaks out against EU patent law
News The creator of Linux has urged the EU Council not to adopt a draft directive on software patents as he considers it 'deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate'
Who needs an OS?
Tech Guide Many notebooks can play CDs without booting into Windows. And now there's a utility to let you access Outlook's email and calendar too. So who needs an operating system?
Cisco loses market share
News Juniper won greater market share as Cisco slipped by over 10 percent in the third quarter
Mozilla backtracks on eBay plug-in
News The German-language version of Firefox has been updated after controversy over an eBay search plug-in
Firefox snaps at IE's heels
News The open-source browser has reached the five-million downloads marker, and appears to be taking some market share away from Internet Explorer
Microsoft acts on 'download warning' flaw
News Although the company argues that the flaw is more social engineering than a software vulnerability, Microsoft is to fix an IE/XP issue that allows malware to be downloaded without warning
Oracle aims at the middle ground
News The software company is investing in expanding its middleware range and is set to announce plans for a content management server
