Symantec: Beware the Microsoft 'monoculture'
Q&A Symantec CEO John Thompson discusses Microsoft, the Veritas integration and Symantec's move to being a more enterprise-focused vendor
Qualcomm sues Nokia in UK
News Qualcomm claims Nokia resisted coming to an agreement and 'talked trash' about the company
Vodafone denies responsibility for stolen SIM bill
News A Vodafone customer believes he shouldn't be liable for an £850 bill run up after his SIM card was stolen, but the mobile operator disagrees
EC: Software is not patentable
News The European Patent Office will be bound by proposed legislation that will exclude software from patentability, according to the EC, in a move that has startled opponents of software patents
Semantic Web is ready for mainstream use
News Builder@WWW2006: All the technologies are now in place to make the data-driven Web a reality, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Inside Windows Vista beta 2
Photo Microsoft has released the first public beta of its new Windows Vista operating system. Here's a screenshot gallery showing some of the key features.
Microsoft brings Virtual Earth to the UK
News Microsoft is bullish about taking on Google Earth in the UK, claiming its integration with other applications will appeal to businesses
Keep your data options open, warns Gartner
News In the wake of privacy allegations against US service providers, companies should consider whether the US is really the best place to host sensitive information
AMD: Vista does little for convergence
News Windows Vista includes features aimed at the living room, but AMD argues the industry is being held back by more than software
Vonage shares dip after IPO
News Vonage faces stiff competition from a slew of other telephony services, including mobile phones, cable telephony and free Internet calling services
Microsoft unveils new betas for Office, Vista
News The release of the test versions is a sign that Microsoft is on track with the latest version of its timetable
IBM gains share as server market picks up
News IBM's unit shipments grew faster than the overall pace of the market, while Dell and HP trailed behind
Why you should care about WiMax
FAQ The next-generation wireless technology could take us one step closer to the mobile nirvana of one bill for mobile, Wi-Fi and broadband connectivity
Never mind Dempsey, here are the Woodcrest numbers
News Intel is hyping promising server performance figures — but they are for Woodcrest, which won't arrive until later this year
Domain for mobile devices hits the Web
News The domain, .mobi, is designed to spur use of the Internet on mobile devices — but some fear it will have the opposite effect
AMD updates desktop chip designs
News The chipmaker is making modest advances as it gets ready for chips in 2007 based on a new architecture that will use four processing cores and faster HyperTransport interconnects
Study: Software licence cheating costs £18bn
News The proportion of software not correctly licensed has remained steady, but as the software market grows, the BSA has claimed ever-higher revenue losses
Microsoft advises 'safe mode' for Word
News Running Word in the restricted mode will not fix the vulnerability, but it will help block known modes of attack
Common code base for Vista, Longhorn Server
News Changes in Vista and Server will be kept in sync, finally giving Microsoft a common code base for its two main operating systems
Windows Vista beta 2: a first look
Preview Microsoft has released the first public beta of its new Windows Vista operating system.

