Previous DayUK head of e-government to be announced soon
News Brief: The successor to e-envoy Andrew Pinder should be unveiled before the summer
Phoenix extends Bios to enhance network security
News Bios maker Phoenix has launched a security software utility that allows network administrators to authenticate hardware devices
Unisys ventures into Indian outsourcing
News The services company will open a development centre in Bangalore
Down with standards
Q&A Standard is 'one of the most abused words in the language', according to Robert Glushko, who was involved in early efforts to create business-to-business e-commerce standards using XML
Nortel ditches CEO and CFO
News Brief: Nortel Networks has fired its chief executive and financial officers, after being forced to restate its financial results amid claims of accounting irregularities
Broadband migration charges chopped
News Prices could fall now that it costs less to move a customer between wholesale broadband packages
BT break-up back under the spotlight
News Brief: Ofcom's strategic review of the UK telecoms market will consider if its dominant operator should be sliced in two
UK firms still don't get security
News Too many companies are committing too little of their IT budget to security, according to the government
Microsoft teaches 'safe practice' computing on-screen
News Microsoft has said it will use more dialogue boxes in future software releases to educate users on 'safe practice' computing
BT sidesteps broadband trigger targets
News Nearly all households will have access to broadband by the middle of next year, even if registration triggers are not hit, says the company
Two new Zires from PalmOne
Preview PalmOne has upgraded its popular Zire handhelds, adding faster CPUs, extra memory and more. We preview the entry-level Zire 31 and the mid-range Zire 72.
Lycos sports 'for sale' sign
News Terra Lycos is considering spinning off its Lycos Web site, which would undo a merger struck at the height of the dot-com boom
Turbolinux reaches out to Microsoft
News The Japanese Linux seller has licensed Microsoft technology for playing digital music and video
IBM sees profits in smaller firms
News Big Blue is concentrating its focus on medium-sized businesses, introducing four network management packages
AutoZone asks for stay on SCO case
News The car-parts retailer wants the Linux lawsuit delayed till verdicts are in from SCO's legal attacks on IBM, Red Hat and Novell
Intel's Dothan date revealed
News The new version of the Pentium M chip for notebooks will be launched on May 10
