Previous DayDistributed computing cracks Enigma code
News An open source application has broken an encrypted message from World War II, and wants your help to finish the job
Google and MSN disagree on future of search
News 'Search engines have shot themselves in the foot by providing a search box,' says MSN. Google, though, has another view
VMware launches $200,000 challenge for virtual appliances
News As if VMware did not already have enough companies lining up to catch the virtualisation wave, the company has launched a contest to spur development
Open source InfoCard rival gets heavyweight support
News Will the 'identity Big Bang' leave Microsoft in the cold?
Ask shows Jeeves the door
News A sleeker interface, easier access to tools and fewer annoying adverts are part of plans to make Ask.com 'a serious alternative'
Microsoft's gadget mystery begins to unfold
News Thursday will see the first official information provided from Project Origami, but a video has already been leaked
Mass layoffs await at troubled Cable and Wireless
News The chairman of Cable&Wireless has told staff to expect 'hell for the next 12 months', as it restructures and targets very large customers rather than small fry
Usenet under fire
FAQ Newsgroups been around for 25 years, but Hollywood has only just decided to sue. Why?
BlackBerry case adjourned amid disappointment
Special Report The Judge in the NTP versus RIM case found it hard to believe that the "very foundation of western civilisation would be shaken by wireless email or the absence of it"
Vista versions are so last century
Leader Microsoft's six versions of Vista show a lack of imagination and awareness that could critically limit the usefulness of the operating system
NHS IT failures 'left babies unvaccinated'
News New allegations of NHS IT failure have emerged, but Connecting for Health has rejected them as 'scaremongering'
Intel shows storage server for SMEs
News Intel is widening its small business offerings with a low-cost, high-capacity storage product
Vista's six versions finalised
News Home, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate... and then some more for good measure
MySQL poaches Firebird pioneeer
News Brief: Jim Starkey, who created InterBase, has joined MySQL
Orange to offer landlines to businesses
News The fixed line voice market may be declining, but Orange has picked a juicy segment to target
Another NTP patent gets a 'final' rejection
News A second patent in the NTP vs RIM case has been rejected after the US patent office took another look at it
BlackBerry case awaits verdict
News The judge hearing the battle between NTP and Research in Motion will issue his ruling soon, and he's unhappy that the case got this far at all
