Previous DayUK set for public Wi-Fi boom
News BT has ambitious plans to create a commercial network of at least 400 high-speed wireless hot spots by next summer
AvantGo chief: Forget convergence
News The chief executive of AvantGo is sceptical about whether PDA-phones can ever make it in the mainstream
NavMan GPS 1000
Review This relatively compact GPS receiver for Pocket PC handhelds has the advantage of a CompactFlash interface, but the software urgently needs an upgrade.
Yamaha drive enables laser-etched logos on CD-Rs
News With the CDW-F1 drive, Yamaha claims it has the first drive that can use its laser to etch graphics, logos and text onto the surface of a CD-R disc
Red Hat ready to tackle Microsoft's desktop dominance
News Although its primary business is in server software, Linux company Red Hat is looking at the desktop market
Danger: PCs under attack from free software
News Free software downloaded from the Web may have hidden costs in terms of privacy and security
E-commerce minister: No rural broadband subsidies
News In an exclusive interview, Stephen Timms MP says market forces - with some government help - are the best way of rolling out broadband across Britain
Q&A: E-commerce minister on BT, Wi-Fi and competition
Interview Part II: The analogue signal will be turned off by 2010, 3G will succeed, and BT won't be allowed to dominate Wi-Fi, says the e-commerce minister
Q&A: E-commerce minister on broadband rollout
Interview Part I: Stephen Timms MP tells ZDNet UK what he thinks of government subsidies for broadband, and the idea of classifying broadband as a 'universal service'
KPNQwest network nears closure as legal battle looms
News As banks and creditors clamour for an investigation into KPNQwest, the company's European network looks unlikely to last past the end of the week
Wi-Fi roams into standards battle
News A second standards group for Wi-Fi has emerged, partly because of frustration with the amount of time being taken by the original WECA subcommittee
IBM to launch lower-cost Power4 server
News The p630 costs less because it has fewer processors, giving IBM an opportunity to gain customers in the Sun-dominated market for mid-range Unix servers
Networks industry looks to the future
News At Networks Telecom, Europe's biggest networking show, companies are picking up the pieces and searching for the next killer products. A ZDNet UK News Focus
Itanium 2 and Hammer: Speed semantics
Comment Intel insists that CPU performance is measured by clock speed. If that's really the case, I wonder if Intel's Itanium 2 is destined for failure.
UnitedLinux is purely an enterprise play
Comment Four Linux vendors are banding together to form UnitedLinux. But where is the union's place in the grand scheme of all things Linux?
Sun: Hey, we're a software giant, too!
Comment At long last, Sun has rolled a slew of software into a new strategy. Here's why the company's value proposition may win converts -- eventually.
The hidden costs of .Net
News Companies moving their systems over to .Net may be surprised by the cost of conversion, according to Gartner
Making the transition from developer to manager
News Making the move from developer to manager means more money, but it also means more responsibility and headaches. Find out how to make the transition a smooth one with these best practices
Adobe, Macromedia bow out of Macworld
News The two key Mac developers say they are taking a pass on next month's show in New York, the biggest event in the Macintosh world
Windows links to iPod grow
News Developers have been rushing to create Windows-to-iPod software, filling in a void Apple left when it launched the digital music player. But the Mac maker could soon catch them up
Wireless is the word at TechXNY
News The New York show will tap into the emerging craze for building wireless Internet access hot spots in public places
Processor speeds up HP's Unix servers
News HP updates its top-end Superdome to heat up competition with IBM and Sun
Video format turns to open-source developers for aid
News On2 Technologies will blend its technology with the open-source Ogg Vorbis format in a bid to gain wider acceptance
New Pentium 4-M breaks 2GHz barrier
News The new mobile chip arriving today meets Intel's goal of producing a 2GHz chip by mid-year, and marks one of the company's fastest-ever ramps in processor speed
Banks and administrators fight over KPNQwest scraps
News The courts have backed banks' refusal to hand over cash intended to keep of KPNQWest's network running
Oracle still top of the databases in Asia
News IBM is the worldwide leader in database management software, but Oracle continues to rule the roost in Asia
Networks Telecom: VPNs still set to fly high
News Despite - or perhaps because of - the downturn, virtual private networks are still growing in popularity
Networks Telecom: A bruised industry licks its wounds
News The network industry, stung by recent problems for suppliers and service providers, is gathering in Birmingham. And despite the gloom there are some positive signs
Networks Telecom: Tiny tool from Fluke
News While voice is stretching networks, the tool supplier is shrinking testers into pockets - and came up with a positive spin on England's World Cup defeat
Five years ago: Networks '97: MS presence gives UK Java Forum early rumpus
News Microsoft's presence at a new forum grouping aimed at expanding the appeal of Java in the UK caused a rumpus at the Networks '97 exhibition yesterday
