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Blog Friday 29/4/2005 Long faces at Marconi, as BT's decision not to buy any of the company's kit for its huge 21CN network initiative has halved the share price and led to predictions of the company...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Airbus takes off, Microsoft stays home and Marconi's at sea. And why are there no virtual kebab shops on the Holloway Road?
Crowds gather at Apple's second UK store
News Birmingham-based Apple fans had plenty to be excited about on Friday - the opening of the company's second European store and the arrival of the Tiger operating system
Linux targeted with two-factor authentication
News Brief: CryptoCard is offering authentication software for backend Linux servers
McNealy shoots down Sun buyout rumours
News The hardware giant's CEO has been quick to put the kibosh on a rumour that he is about to take the company private with the aid of an unnamed investment firm
BAA prepares for RFID rollout
News The airports operator is staying tight-lipped as to the nature of the project, but it admits to having high hopes for the impact of the tracking tech on its business
Asia/Pacific region to dominate developer market
News Builder: A massive increase in the number of software coders in China and India is expected, while outsourcing and offshoring mean you must refine your skills
Spyware: Time for the law?
Leader Anti-spyware vendors have come in from the cold. Now it's down to the industry to wake up and start addressing the problem
No electronic 9/11 here, says Home Office
News The Home Office dismisses claims by Lord Harris that Britain's critical national infrastructure is open to electronic attack
IT staff can't be trusted, claim self-appointed software police
News Company directors need to be wary of devious IT workers, according to the Federation Against Software Theft, whose approach doesn't convince some experts
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Review Although its new user features have mixed appeal, Tiger's technological changes and speed improvements make this an enticing upgrade, especially for those who passed on Panther.
Real-life Iron Giant invades IT recycling debate
News IT recycling campaigners have a new weapon - a seven-metre tall robot made entirely from discarded tech hardware
NTL tightens up its security
News UK cable company has turned to Openwave to try and protect its customers from malware
Intermix cited in spyware lawsuit
News The owner of social-networking site MySpace.com is being charged with offences relating to unauthorised spyware and adware installations
Intel backs up Apple in court
News The chipmaker has thrown its weight behind the Mac maker in a row over trade secrets and press freedom stemming from pre-Macworld product leaks
Outsourcing interest on the up
News Questions over whether you should let other firms deal with your company's core competencies remain, however
IBM integrates Rational into Tivoli tools
News The hardware behemoth is going to integrate tools normally reserved for developers into its systems-management lines
Smartphone users 'aware of the growing threat'
News Symantec has released details of a survey indicating that most users of high-end mobiles are aware of the possible threat from mobile malware
Tiger incompatible with Cisco VPNs
News Many business users will have to wait to get their teeth into Apple's latest operating system, after the networking firm confirmed that its VPN client would not be compatible with it
