Cisco takes stake in VMware
News Networking vendor buys a small chunk of the virtualisation specialist after revealing its Data Center 3.0 strategy earlier this week
Ozzie shines light on Microsoft's Cloud services
News Software giant's chief software architect has spoken in detail about the technical components at the heart of Microsoft's online services push
Locating the real threats to corporate security
Feature With organised criminals seizing the opportunities of cybercrime, how accurate is the established belief that company insiders are the biggest threat to IT security?
Microsoft teams up with SpikeSource
News Software giant hopes a tie-up with SpikeSource will give it more credentials to win over open-source sceptics
Microsoft readies Silverlight release candidate
News Software maker is set to release several web tools as it looks to replace Adobe's Flash platform with its own browser plug-in, Silverlight
Photos: Nasa deploys NAS Storage
Photo Space agency's flight research centre is using network-attached storage software from Exanet
Sales rocket for Microsoft SharePoint Server
News Interest in Microsoft's collaboration engine is increasing rapidly, with the UK leading its adoption
McAfee launches free anti-rootkit tool
News Rootkit Detective is designed to help administrators detect hidden malicious code
Mozilla defines new structure for Thunderbird
News The open-source email client will find a new place within the Mozilla organisation, but its future remains uncertain
How messy is your server room? Show us and win
Blog It's System Administrator Appreciation Day--a reminder to thank the hard-working folks who keep it all going, and who usually only hear from others when things go wrong. To mark it, we're launching...
Toshiba Portégé G900
Review Toshiba’s Portégé G900 is a well-specified Windows Mobile 6 handheld with a good set of wireless connectivity options and an excellent 800-by-480 display. If it was a bit slimmer and integrated GPS...
Worry not
Talkback Don't fret about being selfish and don't worry about cheap secondhand stuff disappearing. The WEEE directive is a crock. It is, in my opinion and others', a waste of considerable effort and money...
Celebrate your sysadmin today
News Annual appreciation day for systems administrators entitles hard-working IT staff to cakes, ice creams and Apple iPhones, say its organisers
Cisco: Home devices will end up in businesses
News Networking supplier says it wants to break down barriers between its consumer and business offerings
Microsoft study reveals security frustrations
News Developers are passionate about security code but they are hindered by time, staffing and budget constraints
Switched-off PCs may save council £40,000
News Software developed by Staffordshire County Council saves money and energy by turning off computers left on outside office hours
Community key to businesses' Web 2.0 success
News Companies can exploit Web 2.0 to extend their reach, but understanding the technology and building a user community is crucial for success
Building with bugs
Blog I heard an argument at a techie press conference recently that put forward what I considered to be a good argument for releasing a software build with known bugs on board. The code guru in question...
Skype finds favour with enterprise
News VoIP provider prepares to ramp up its enterprise offerings, as it claims almost one-third of its customers use its software for business
Ballmer: Microsoft 'hell-bent' on success in ads
News Microsoft chief executive argues that unprofitable services and consumer-device businesses will blossom into more revenue and diversified business models



