VoIP stands for happier punters
News Don't want your customers getting irate as helpdesk staff play pass the parcel with calls? Converged communications could be the answer
New Lindows shuts out spam and pop-up ads
News The latest version of software-maker Lindow's Linux operating system for consumers provides souped-up support to ease installation
European software patents 'a done deal'
News Linux User Expo: Widespread opposition to software patenting is being ignored as the European Parliament prepares to vote on a proposed directive on Monday, according to an industry lobbyist
Latest Harry Potter shared for free online
News Fans are downloading J.K. Rowling's novel from illegal Internet file-swapping sites
SCO smear campaign can't defeat GNU community
Comment Richard Stallman: I didn't say 'Linux is a copy of Unix', no matter what SCO might try to say
Microsoft anti-spam campaign 'hypocritical'
News Critics are urging the company to put its own house in order before attacking spammers
Windows 2000 SP4 leaks on Web
News A link to the long-awaited fourth service pack for Windows 2000 appears to have been posted on Microsoft's site, but the software giant says it knows nothing about it
Zoo keeps Bluetooth tags on wild children
News Nature may be red in tooth and claw, but civilised children use Bluetooth to keep out of the lion's den
Stamps.com rips into PayPal and eBay
News The online-postage seller says the e-commerce sites failed to uphold a deal directing customers to its service
Help & HowTo: Sobig.e worm
News New worm gives us yet another reason not to open attached email files
IBM shakes foundations of chemistry
News IBM has convinced thousands of molecules to rearrange themselves into designer crystals
Dell gives 64-bit processors another chance
News Dell is releasing a server based on the forthcoming 'Madison' version of Intel's Itanium 2
Running Linux with Office XP: Is it ready for business?
Feature Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. That all just changed
Explorer flaw creates 'critical' worm-hole
News Microsoft's Web browser contains a vulnerability that could admit damaging Internet worms, according to security experts
Group releases formal Web-services standard
News The World Wide Web Consortium has approved the latest Soap protocol
PeopleSoft pleads for customers' support
News PeopleSoft is urging customers to buy more of its products to boost its financial performance
Gates: Orwell was wrong about Big Brother
News The Microsoft chairman says his technology will make the US more secure without infringing on personal privacy
New Sobig strain hijacks PCs to relay spam
News The latest variant of the Sobig virus lets spammers use victims' PCs to send bulk email, according to MessageLabs
Microsoft patches 'important' security hole
News Flaws in Windows 2000 Server and Windows Media Player 9 raise security and privacy concerns
Billions poured into nanotech
News Investment in the fledgling technology will top $3bn this year



