Previous DayMicrosoft boosts Marketplace security
News An upgrade to Microsoft's Marketplace service aims to offer a more secure environment for customers buying products over the Web
Build a patch-management policy
Feature Defining the necessary procedures and responsibilities of patch management can be a tricky process, so follow this sample policy that can be adapted to the needs of your organisation
Microsoft patches free-music hack
News A utility that could have breached the digital rights management in recent versions of Windows Media has prompted urgent action at Microsoft
Pre-standard Wi-Fi products to be certified
News The Wi-Fi Alliance will begin certifying early 802.11n products before the standard is complete, to encourage Wi-Fi momentum
Six years for copyright conviction
News Florida man must also pay $4.1m to software companies and sell all assets procured through his profits
HP says 'life means life' for switch warranties
News Company hopes web-based management and lifetime warranties will help convince small and large businesses to adopt its ProCurve switches
Wiki site involves public in patent process
News WikiPatents.com aims to become a valuable source of information, but some remain unconvinced about how useful it will be
Closed systems mean hard work for Google and eBay
Leader Google and eBay are working together. That's going to be harder than it should be, thanks to Skype's closed approach
Industry divided over future of hard drives
Feature As the hard-drive industry prepares for a major overhaul, competitors differ on how and when ideas for revamping drives should become reality
Greenpeace clashes with Apple over toxic waste
News The environmental group has drawn up a ranking of which hardware vendors are working hard at being green and which are lagging behind
Wireless 'piggybacking' threatens remote workers
News More and more staff are using the Internet to work remotely but this rise is being matched by an increase in people tapping into their neighbours' wireless networks
eBay and Google team up on text ads
News The two Net giants have announced a deal that allows them to share revenue on search-related text ads outside the US
Thousands of broadband users cut off
News A row between BT and Euro1Net has left around 5,000 people unable to access the Internet, but Ofcom may yet intervene
Google Apps for Your Domain
Preview Google Apps for Your Domain lets you brand online services with your own URL, but it doesn't absorb the costs of domain registration as Microsoft Office Live does.
IBM plans mainframe lovefest
News Massive marketing drive will push the security and reliability of mainframes, in an attempt to lure customers back from Sun and HP
Vista pricing leaks out
News Microsoft has accidentally given us a hint of the cost of its next operating system
Google moves into business apps
News Search giant's latest beta product could help your company use services such as Gmail and Google Talk
