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Blog Friday 27/5/05 One of the single most annoying things about Microsoft is the way it misuses information. Today's kerfuffle over its habit of patenting the blindingly obvious is rebuffed by the...
UK workshops find patent directive faulty
News Those who attended Patent Office workshop around Britain have highlighted problems with the EU software directive, but a change in UK policy doesn't appear likely
HP-UX to get better virtualisation support
News HP is moving its Integrity servers' functionality closer to its 9000 range
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment How you gonna get him back on the farm, now that he's seen BT? Rupert considers various futures, and pulls on his wellies
Doubts over WiMax's mobile future
News Analysts predict that WiMax will achieve success in the fixed access market within a few years, but are less confident about how its mobile variant will perform
Via announces cheap laptop chip
News The chipmaker is going to launch a new low power-consumption chip for light, low-cost notebooks next week
Microsoft launches anti-spam site
News MSN Postmaster should help cut out spam and help ISPs locate, quarantine and disinfect zombie PCs
Phishing line used to sell ID cards
News Having failed to win enough support trying to sell ID cards on the basis of protection from terrorism, the government is now selling them as an anti-phishing measure
Patent absurdities are plain unsporting
Leader In sport if you don't play by the rules, you don't play at all. The patent office should take note
Microsoft defends its patents
News The software giant claims its innovations are 'among the most significant across any industry', after the award of a patent for XML serialisation sparked anger
Compliance: Aligning IT and strategic goals
Feature IT spending on compliance issues is growing. We examine how compliance with financial regulations will affect on the role of IT in the enterprise
Is your patch programme up to scratch?
Help/HowTo As your Windows network grows, so do your patch management duties – unless you find a way to automate the process. We give you a few pointers to keep your systems up-to-date
ZombieMeter keeps tabs on hacked PCs
News CipherTrust is trying to keep a record of hijacked PCs - no mean feat with over 170,000 machines being compromised every day
Siebel tries to keep staff onboard
News Can an employee retention programme keep disgruntled Siebel employees from jumping ship, in the face of growing takeover speculation?
Vendors 'slow to fix' hyperthreading flaw
News A researcher claims that Microsoft and some Linux vendors have put small businesses at risk with their slow reaction to a vulnerability in Intel's hyperthreading chip technology
HP to help with identity checks
News The HP National Identity System could appeal to governments who want to keep closer tabs on their citizens
Pentium D hits the desktop
News Intel's latest dual-core chipsets support are aimed at businesses and power users who want support for wireless networking, better security and VoIP
