Previous DayFirms to splash cash on IT security
News Analysts predict that identity management solutions are the next hot security technologies
Opera 7 for Windows (beta)
Review Opera Software has released a public beta of version 7 of its paid-for browser. Will it rekindle the ‘browser wars’?
Stop wasting money on security
Comment Peter Tippett: Organisations can prevent costly attacks on their infrastructure when they stop following security dogma and chasing vulnerabilities and fancy new security devices.
Make the open door policy work for you
News The open door policy has become almost a management cliche, but not every manager is comfortable with it. Scott Robinson examines the pros and cons of this effective but demanding and...
Who has the best desktop vision - HP or IBM?
Comment Rich Castagna: HP sees a modular desktop with lots of connectivity, IBM sees a go-anywhere, do-anything computer core. Crystal balls, or just balls?
Stumble across rogue wireless access points
Feature Your users could be compromising the network's security by adding unauthorised wireless access points. Here's how to use NetStumbler and MiniStumbler to detect rogue access points
Sharp ZQ-800
Review The ZQ-800 is superficially appealing, but under the surface there are too many limitations and quirks to justify the price tag.
New graphics chip enters crowded market
News A week after Nvidia's launch of the GeForce FX, SIS has brought out its latest entry for price-conscious gamers: the Xabre 600
The seven Rs of high availability
Feature For most companies, continuous uptime has become a necessity for business survival. Here are seven approaches the IT manager can take to maximise availability and make this expectation a reality
Homeland Security bill becomes US law
News A higher level of Internet surveillance may be one consequence of the latest US security law
Patching up bad patches
Feature One of the new security segments gaining market traction in the last few months has been in the area of patch management
IT employers look for business skills
News Firms are hiring more business-aware staff as an alternative to taking on computer science graduates, according to a new report
Microsoft MSN 8
Review MSN 8 is a family-friendly alternative to AOL. It's worth a subscription if you need parental controls and junk mail filters.
Administer Windows from Linux with rdesktop
Feature Terminal Services provides handy remote administration capabilities -- and now, it's not limited to Windows. See how rdesktop allows Linux systems to connect to Terminal Services and administer...
Perens takes on Internet standard body
News The co-founder of the Open Source Initiative is encouraging like-minded people to join the Internet Engineering Task Force in order to get their voices heard
IT professionals face tough market
News Information technology professionals, once rewarded with fat salaries and enticing stock options, are having a tough time finding work, and a new study shows little relief ahead
Navy raids student pirates
News Students at the US Naval Academy have had their computers seized as part of a crackdown on the unauthorised use of copyright material
MPEG-4 adoption gets closer as licence released
News Hopes for the widespread adoption of the multimedia standard were raised with the release of its licence by patent-holding companies
Attack targets .info domain system
News The top-level domains of Ireland, Norway and nine other countries were hit in an attack on the DNS provider of the .org and .info domains
TeraGrid supercomputing project expands
News A £22m grant will expand the TeraGrid in a project known as the Extensible Terascale Facility, connecting different varieties of supercomputers at five different sites
Three charged in huge identity scam bust
News US federal authorities say they have broken an identity theft ring that siphoned funds from bank accounts and made fraudulent purchases over three years
Intel plans flash memory price hike
News Demand for processors with flash memory is rising as equipment makers add new features, such as digital cameras and colour screens, according to the chipmaker
Court blocks DVD-cracking suit
News A ruling in California deals with just one part of Hollywood's multifaceted attack on DeCSS, a controversial bit of computer code that can assist in the copying of DVDs
VideoLogic Sonic Xplosion DVD
Review Less expensive than Creative Labs’ Audigy 2 and with support for more 3D audio and surround standards, the Sonic Xplosion DVD is a good choice for the budget-conscious, but not the audiophile.
AOL blocks instant spam
News The online service has made a few technical changes to stop marketers from using the Messenger Service in Windows to cause unsolicited advertisements to appear on a PC's screen
Intel hopes for new connection
News The giant plans to push a standard that it expects will put it in the express lane for communications equipment
