Previous DayBT pulls the plug on 2,200 call centre jobs
News The telco groups says the cuts will be part of the modernisation of call centres, and do not involve any compulsory redundancies
Eric Raymond: Microsoft could have killed Linux
News Linux and the open-source movement could have been thwarted if Microsoft had launched its propaganda campaign early enough, says the open-source guru
Microsoft shares source code with students
News The software giant is to open up a million lines of source code to university students, a move that some observers say is an attempt to thwart open-source rivals
Rupert Goodwins: Confessions of an Easter egg writer
Comment ZDNet UK's Technology Editor throws light on the secret art of hidden messages in code, and 'fesses up to an Easter egg or two of his own.
Big price cuts ahead for Pentium 4-M
News Intel's mobile Pentium 4 chips is proving popular in the consumer notebook market, which is primarily driven by price
Intel, Aberdeen attack AMD speed ratings
News An Intel-funded report accuses AMD of confusing consumers with its 'beyond megahertz' campaign to downplay clock speed as a marketing tool
Tiny PC owners hit by warranty row
News Up to 80,000 people are caught up in a disagreement between Time and the credit card industry over the future of their technical support cover
Frequent fliers: The biometric guinea pigs
News Biometric security is being touted as one of the answers to the question of security at airports and other workplaces. But some experts doubt whether it can live up to the hype
ITV Digital to go into administration
News The collapse of the terrestrial digital broadcaster could scupper the government's plans for universal Internet access
Web developers wary of AOL switch
News If AOL was to move to Netscape as its default browser rather than Internet Explorer, it would have a huge effect on Web developers
IT think tank opens doors to supporters
News A leading think tank, which has done more than any other to influence the UK's online privacy laws, has a new proposition for its supporters
Scotland signs up to e-procurement
News A new e-procurement service for the Scottish Executive means staff can order goods from approved suppliers without leaving their desks
Tech group backs MPEG-4 audio licence
News MPEG-4 audio compression has been endorsed by the Internet Media Streaming Media Alliance, avoiding the controversy of its sister video technology
Programmers: Coming out of the back room
Analysis The trend is for developers to cross-train combining business analysis skills with programming abilities
McNealy: Don't let Microsoft steal the Net
News In his keynote at JavaOne, Scott McNealy implores programmers not to simply allow Microsoft to take over the Internet by default
Apple: Looking for a few good converts
News The computer maker introduces a new survey to improve its efforts at luring PC users to the Mac
Web services: Security nightmare?
Comment In its rush to embrace Web services, the computer industry is unknowingly inviting hackers to waltz through gaping structural holes. It's a ticking time bomb that needs to be defused.
Sun speeds Java for mobile phones
News A new technology called 'Monty' is said to greatly speed up the Java virtual machine, paving the way for better mobile games and wireless Web services, and forming a tougher challenge for Microsoft
Picture looks bright for digital cameras
News Ownership of digital cameras continues to grow as consumers move away from film as their primary means of photographing
Five years ago: K6 launch is CPU milestone
News AMD ushered in a new era of competition when it formally announced its AMD-K6 MMX processor today in London
Novell: 'Come back here and I'll bite your leg off!'
Comment Novell still sees itself as a big player, but Peter Judge argues that its faith in itself is misguided.
