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Archive - 28 Jan 2004

Library Wi-Fi trials primed to launch

News With broadband available in just 15 percent of rural villages, the government is exploring innovative ways of boosting coverage

AOL drags down buoyant Time Warner

News The media giant has reported its first annual profit since merging with AOL in 2001, though the Internet service continues to lose subscribers

Timms targets 2010 for faster broadband

News Now that almost all of the UK is likely to have access to a standard broadband service within two years, Stephen Timms wants to drive the rollout of even faster connections

Windows 98 can still be a good choice

Feature While Microsoft may be keen for all users to upgrade - and pay the appropriate fee - there are still good reasons to stay with Windows 98

Notification emails cause virus-like chaos

News Security experts are urging administrators to turn off a feature on antivirus applications that causes almost as much chaos as a virus

The FBI's top 10 online security threats

Feature The FBI has worked with the SANS Institute to develop a list of the 10 most exploited Windows threats

IBM brings storage networks together

News IBM has launched a network-attached storage gateway that lets machines on an Ethernet network connect to a SAN

Microsoft issues Word 2003 patch

News A bug that may cause Word 2003 to crash has been fixed by a recently released Microsoft patch

Wi-Fi Week: Where are the standards?

Analysis Interoperability problems are only going to get worse as more companies implement non-standard extensions to Wi-Fi devices

Wi-Fi Week: Mobility at the cost of security

Analysis The ability to log on to the Internet in a cafe or on a train has obvious benefits for workers on the road - but just how secure is it?

Toshiba T61

Review The T61 is a competent, if not outstanding, projector. Its document camera will be useful where the ability to present 'live' using pen and paper is important.

DVD Jon seeks compensation

News Following a series of court battles, the Norwegian hacker is set to seek a payout from the government

It's time to put ethics into IT

Comment A report published this week finds sweatshop working conditions at the contractors who make the components for Dell, HP, IBM and other brand manufacturers. It should be taken as a wake-up call for...

Opening up Apple's diplomatic core

Special Report Through its iPod, Apple has opened up to Windows users - but will this trend continue?

Google blocked from asking Whois

News Network Solutions has blocked Google's service allowing visitors to look up data on domain name owners

MyDoom: Prevention and cure

Help/HowTo MyDoom has the capacity to crash email servers through excess traffic, and is managing to get through filters through using the ZIP format - make sure your network isn't affected

Oracle looks past 'opportunistic' bid

News Failing to acquiring PeopleSoft would not affect Oracle's applications business, the company says

Claims to barcode patents dismissed

News A US judge has thrown out patents on barcode products

How to upgrade your PC to Windows XP

Tech Guide If your budget doesn’t stretch to a brand-new PC, why not give your old one a new lease of life by upgrading its OS to Windows XP? Here’s how to go about it.

Media Center wins starring role

News The next version of Microsoft's entertainment-oriented operating system is likely to become the company's main consumer OS

Signs not good for Microsoft in EU case

News An EU investigation into alleged anticompetitive practices appears set to rule against the software giant

SCO offers reward for MyDoom author

News SCO will pay $250,000 for information leading to the conviction of MyDoom's creator

US primes cyberalert system

News The US Department of Homeland Security is preparing to make public a system that will warn of cyberattacks

MyDoom compromises Web

News MyDoom is now the fastest spreading virus to date, with the infestation slowing down major Web sites

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