Sun's burning questions
Leader Nobody's asking if he jumped or was he pushed, but McNealy's departure from the helm leaves Sun ready to take some tough decisions
HP bids to regain the storage high ground
News Not be outdone by a raft of new announcements from arch-rival EMC, HP has made its own slew of storage software announcements and hardware updates
Lord: 'British FBI' will be private Home Office police
News Infosecurity 2006: SOCA will be outside the remit of the Police Act 1997, greatly increasing its potential powers, critics have warned
Tesco's online sales soar to nearly £1bn
News Online sales now make up three percent of the company's total UK sales, and are continuing to grow at 25 percent a year
ID cards 'taking focus away from e-crime'
News Infosecurity 2006: The government is spending millions on a programme designed to control the population, instead of tackling the real problems, according to Lord Erroll
SOCA: Beware the IT mafia
News Infosecurity 2006: Highly educated organised criminals are infiltrating British businesses, according to the UK's new crime agency
US Congress readies 'super-DMCA'
News One provision of the tough draft legislation would create a federal crime of just trying to commit copyright infringement
Study finds sharp drop in UK online attacks
News Infosecurity 2006: Businesses are paying more attention to security risks, through buying security products and by writing and enforcing policies, and it seems to be paying off
Users warned against new Wi-Fi gear
News Tests have found that pre-standard 802.11n gear is incompatible and slow
Microsoft rolls out red carpet for IE 7 test
News Testers will get free telephone support as an inducement to test drive the browser overhaul
Rambus wins $300m from Hynix in patent case
News Further Rambus actions are likely to cost the industry $1bn in royalties and damages
Sun 'Honeycomb' finally on the way?
News The key storage technology may finally be announced at Sun's product event next week
Microsoft pushes antipiracy tool to desktop
News Millions of Windows XP systems will be automatically updated with a desktop Windows Genuine Advantage notification tool, starting this week
McNealy steps down as Sun CEO
News As Sun chief for 22 years, McNealy has been a strong voice for change, but in recent years his vision hasn't translated into financial success
ID card spending doubles to £56m
News The new Identity and Passport Service is gearing up for biometric passports, residence cards and ID cards
Nokia and MIT think artificial intelligence
News A new research lab will focus on simplifying user interactions with handsets through software
Photo: Apple displays 17-inch MacBook Pro
Photo The laptop features Intel's Duo dual-core chip, like the 15-inch model currently available
Intel aims VPro at businesses
News The brand will focus on security and manageability, through Intel Active Management and Virtualization Technology



