Intel PR takes it on the chin
Blog Accuracy. It's important to you, so it's important to us. No detail is too small to count. So when we published the interview Intel chipmeister Pat Gelsinger gave us last week, we were stumped...
VMware cries foul over Microsoft virtualisation
News The virtualisation battle has heated up, with a VMware white paper that takes issue with Microsoft's actions and intentions
Don
Talkback Before accepting Noc's conceited claim as a 'landmark unique programme' or the 'national focal point' for the debate around open source, it's worth looking at the track record for each founding...
O2 wades into termination rate spat
News As Ofcom prepares to regulate the cost of calling a 3G phone, O2 claims it is right to charge more because 3G networks are less busy than 2G ones
More Vista upgrade woes
Blog Yellowcave, an IT manager in Dorset, has posted an interesting Talkback detailing his company's experience with Vista uprgades. "We needed a Gateway laptop with Vista Business, but at Best Buy...
Brocade turns its back on bad times
News Storage switching and network equipment market keeps booming, as Brocade turns in good figures following its stock option problems
Yellowcave
Talkback Don't feel like the Lone Ranger yellowcave, there are a lot of people in your situation. Don't expect a lot from M$ either, they have what they want, your money. Plus, thanks to their EULA, they...
Virtual insanity
Leader Microsoft is trying to smother virtualisation technologies before they become mainstream — it must be stopped
Web based computing
Talkback I have always thought it would be wise to make apps available on the net and users access them from their PC's rather than have them installed on local systems. It should be cheaper than buying,...
Photos: Centre launched to promote open source
Photo The National Open Centre, which will help form public policy and promote open source software and standards, was launched at Parliament on Monday
Re: Grow up
Talkback I don't know who 1000023152 is, but I'm guessing he's an American, so he's probably unaware that other countries can make laws that are different to those of the US. Therefore, if say, a UK court...
BCS: Funding cuts will harm computing research
News Slashing research council budgets could have a detrimental effect on the UK IT industry, warns the British Computing Society
Hacker Scams are down the priority list compared to MS Vista...
Talkback We needed a Gateway laptop with Vista Business, but at Best Buy could only purchase with Vista Home preinstalled along with an "upgrade disc which will enable online upgrade". We were not given the...
10 Steps to better web design
Blog I've been musing over the way we've historically designed websites since completing the ZDNet redesign last year. CNET has a great reputation for site design and many years experience but with...
Free broadband vs free broadband
Blog Here's an interesting one - it seems that, in negotiating their new contract, Orange has persuaded Carphone Warehouse to sell its broadband product instore, right next to the (remarkably similar)...
BlackBerry 8800
Review Despite some minor issues, the RIM BlackBerry 8800 offers mobile professionals a well-rounded smartphone with added multimedia functions and GPS navigation. That said, messaging remains its forte.
KVM virtualisation gets real momentum
News Analysis: Open-source application has quietly seized the spotlight in the virtualisation space, with backing from some major players
Symantec releases Norton 360
News Flagship consumer product is designed to compete with the latest offerings in an increasingly competitive market
Corel to unveil WordPerfect Lightning beta
News Free, downloadable public beta is designed to serve as a key component of the company's online services model
Vista bug report probed
News Microsoft is examining vulnerabilities in the latest version of its operating system and web browser

