Previous DayMicrosoft readying RFID products
News The software giant is targeting large corporations and small businesses with a raft of new RFID products
Cut-price Windows to be launched in Thailand
News A basic version of Windows XP will be sold to novice computer users in Thailand for about £20
AOL buys online ad firm
News America Online has spent $435m on an interactive marketing company
UK to get RFID educational centre
News The Department of Trade and Industry is partnering with Microsoft and Intel to create a centre where companies can learn more about the emerging bar-code replacement technology
Vodafone UK planning October launch of 3G handsets?
News Reports suggest that Vodafone has picked a date for its entry into Britain's consumer 3G market but the operator is keeping quiet
NetSuite gives small business an 'Amazon-like' customer interface
News NetSuite has expanded its combined CRM and ERP application suite so that small companies can provide their customers with a rich e-commerce experience
British Library plans to archive whole UK Web
News The British Library is starting the first phase of a project that may eventually lead to it archiving all UK Web sites
Red Hat and Oracle launch Linux centre
News The two software firms are setting up a joint facility in Singapore to promote the open-source operating system to businesses
E-government 'not yet serving citizens'
News The chief executive of Citizens Advice says the government's electronic services are neither user friendly nor customer focused
Microsoft plugs gaps in business intelligence tool
News Brief: Microsoft has released the first service pack for its SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services tool
Is new legislation protecting contractors?
Feature Some recruitment agencies are using underhand tactics to get around new legislation that was designed to curb questionable practices in the industry
Samsung leads South Korean charge
Feature A company once synonymous with budget televisions has reinvented itself as a mobile giant
Sophos updates Mac antivirus
News Sophos has released a new version of its Mac OS X antivirus package, despite Mac user scepticism about the level of threat that viruses actually pose
NEC Versa M340
Review This is a sound general-purpose business notebook with battery life approaching six hours: there are no frills, but it's good value for money all the same.
South Korea: High-tech hothouse
Feature The mobile revolution is a step ahead in South Korea, where cellphones are ubiquitous and sport many applications
Microsoft wants Windows on supercomputers
News The software giant is preparing a version of Windows for high-performance computers, a market in which Linux is flourishing
Yahoo IM blocks Trillian access
News Yahoo's instant messenger will no longer allow communications from people using third-party services such as Trillian
Stronger Wi-Fi security spec nearing approval
News The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers standards board will decide on Thursday whether to make the 802.11i specification an industry standard
IBM extends WebSphere's back-end reach
News An add-on to the server software lets corporate customers better manipulate the infrastructure supporting business applications
Hotmail lifts storage limit
News Users of Microsoft's free email service will have access to 250MB of storage from the start of next month
Comdex 2004 cancelled
News Update: The organiser has pulled the plug on this year's Comdex, a trade show that was once the tech calendar's standout event
