ELSA Vianect WLAN Access Point
Review The support for dial-up Internet access in this unit is simple to configure and you can use your existing serial modem. The price of the standalone unit is uncompelling, but the starter kit with a...
UK Web sites face new accessibility rules
News Companies providing services online are subject to new accessibility laws, following the publication of a Code of Practice. Lawyers expect a test case soon
Eric Raymond: Microsoft doomed by cheap PCs
Interview Microsoft's software monopoly can't survive economically once PC prices drop below a certain level, predicts open-source guru Eric Raymond
HP recycles old tech for new data centres
News Hewlett-Packard's Utility Data Center was designed for ASPs, but is now finding a home in enterprises - and it's years ahead of anything IBM has, say analysts
Watchdogs bark at eBay's privacy update
News Observers feel that eBay's latest update to its privacy policy make it easier for the auction site to release members' personal information
Hack at N.Y. Times exposes sensitive data
News A security breach of the newspaper's internal network has given a hacker access to information about employees and sources
Apple gets a Grammy
News Apple's contribution to the music and recording industry is recognised with a Grammy award
Clinton calls for IT to fight terrorism
News Bill Clinton kicks off WCIT 2002 by saying that information technology should be used to bridge the digital divide and make partners - not terrorists - of developing nations
Worms sing an ode to security
News Antivirus and software companies are investigating the possibility of hostile code being embedded in music files
Sun's blade servers coming this year
News Sun will enter the blade server market with products using Intel and Linux, as well as the proprietary UltraSparc/Solaris combination
BTopenworld drops broadband activation charge
News BTopenworld's broadband won't be the cheapest on the market, but early subscribers can save £65 on their start-up costs
Bug-reporting protocol draws flak
News A draft document by the IETF designed to regulate bug reporting has been criticised for drawing the attention away from buggy software, and for similarities with a recent Microsoft document
Opera 6 enters Linux spotlight
News The new beta of Opera 6 offers a slew of new features, but the source code remains behind the curtain
Morpheus shuts out users
News The file-swapping site blames Kazaa's software for a technical problem that shut out its users
IDF: Intel's cure for 'sick' industry
News Intel unveils three network processors and discusses how its networking strategy can make the business less risky
IDF: Intel's tri-mode future for wireless networking
News Wireless LAN standards are battling it out - but Intel has a plan for reconciling their differences
IDF: New memory technologies on the way
News The stuff memories are made of will be increasingly diverse and exciting, says Intel, as new materials promise a golden age for one of the most ubiquitous components of the digital world
IDF: AMD claws Intel with Hammer
News The chip maker holds its first demonstration of Hammer, the next-generation chip which is designed to give Intel a run for its money
Don't give me your Windows Lite
Comment Ever since a judge gave the states still dogging the Microsoft antitrust case access to company source code, one scenario's become increasingly plausible - a Windows sans browser, email, or media...
Bringing 3D to the Web
News Virtual Reality Modeling Language backers are betting that a new specification will drive a comeback
EBay nets Taiwanese auction site
News The auction giant is to leave the Japanese market with the loss of 17 jobs as it moves into Taiwan through the purchase of NeoCom
Five years ago: Dimension X strengthens VRML creation line
News Dimension X this week announced a tool for non-programmers to build real-time interactive 3D into Web sites



