Previous DayPoor training causes security holes
News Poorly trained staff and human error are the main causes of network security breaches, according to a recent survey
Microsoft not off the hook yet
News More than five years after it started, the Microsoft vs DoJ case is still going strong, with an appeal hearing expected this summer
AOL removes free magazine content
News AOL has decided to move all the content from its parent companies magazine sites - which is currently available for free - into its subscriber-only site
Flash memory begins to fade
News Although the demand for flash memory is as high as ever, limitations in its physical size are forcing manufacturers to look elsewhere
Xerox chip makes fibre cheaper
News Xerox has developed a chip that will greatly diminish the cost of connecting homes and offices to fibre cables
Motorola outsources IT management
News Electronic communications giant Motorola has agreed to outsource its international IT infrastructure to Computer Sciences
Put your trust in people
Comment Stuart Okin: Security and trustworthy computing are as much about skills and training as technology, says Microsoft UK's chief security officer
Al-Jazeera suffers DoS attack
News Within hours of an English version of Al-Jazeera's Web site coming online, it was blown away by a denial of service attack
Spam under fire from UK government
News A proposed crackdown on unsolicited emails will, says the government, clamp down on 'the curse of the Internet'. Critics are not so sure
DoCoMo debuts wrist-phone
News NTT DoCoMo has started taking orders for its Dick Tracy style Wristomo smartphone, which includes GPS-like technology
Free memory test
Feature When a PC begins acting strangely, it's time to test the RAM. A good utility for doing this is Memtest86. Find out what this handy freeware utility has to offer
OpenOffice updated and globalised
News The open-source version of Sun's StarOffice, which can read Microsoft Office files, has been updated to include PDF and foreign language support
Security - still in its infancy
Comment Peter Judge: How immature is the IT security market? And what would it look like if it grew up?
New law could boost teleworking
News A new employment regulation taking effect next month could mean more teleworkers in Britain
Misleading URLs may become illegal
News The US is expected to introduce a law that would make sexual Web sites hiding behind innocent-sounding domain names illegal
GoldMine 6.0 Business Contact Manager
Review One of the most versatile contact managers on the market, GoldMine 6.0 should be considered by individuals as well as companies of all sizes.
Congestion charge for spam?
News Instead of blocking out all spam from our computers, two IBM researchers believe we should accept spam from companies that buy a 'charity stamp'
Oracle's unbreakable Linux plan
News Oracle has kicked off a campaign encouraging independent software developers to create Linux products that complement its offerings
DoJ investigates Network Associates
News The US Department of Justice will join an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into Network Associates' accounting practices
BT Tower preserved for posterity
News The icon of Britain's early high-tech success has been hailed as a memento of Harold Wilson's 'white heat of technology'
US secrets order covers Internet
News A presidential order gives the US government the power to classify information about the Internet and other critical infrastructures
Electronics giants join forces on flat-panel displays
News A forthcoming Chinese joint venture between NEC and SVA will make TFT panels and modules for PCs, monitors and displays
The kitchen gets connected
News IBM, HP and others are showing off a kitchen full of appliances that can be adjusted over the Internet, hoping to win the hearts (and stomachs) of busy people
Flash goes solo
News Macromedia is to release an addition to its animation player that will allow it to work offline and outside of a browser
