Previous DayMicrosoft: Vista SP1 due next year
News The software giant will release Vista SP1 in the first quarter of next year, while the third and final XP service pack is due before June
Microsoft announces launch date for SMS successor
News System Center Configuration Manager 2007 will be released in November, with Microsoft offering the chance for pre-release evaluation
The wheels come off muni Wi-Fi
Blog Municipal Wi-Fi. What a great idea, eh? The problem is, someone's got to pay for it, which means it needs to make money. And if it doesn't... then it goes the way of Chicago's planned muni Wi-Fi...
German universities embrace Linux
News A German state has signed a major contract with Novell for the supply of Linux server and desktop products to 33 universities
Computer Aid wants your old PCs
Video Tony Roberts, chief executive of Computer Aid, discusses how the organisation refurbishes PCs from UK businesses for a second life in Africa
Billy the G
Talkback Its raining and blowing a gale. Your kids are freezing and your wife is complaining about the mess in the house. The next day, you realise that what you need is some windows for those holes in the...
WGA software collects information
Talkback Nobody but M$ knows exactly what info , or how much, WGA is collecting, or what M$ is doing with the information. It just isn't right to give someone open access to your machines, for any reason.
Jericho Forum voices concerns over VoIP security
News Following the disclosure of an eavesdropping vulnerability, the security group says VoIP tech is not ready for business deployment
iSoft acquisition saga nears conclusion
News Troubled software firm iSoft looks likely to be sold to Australian company IBA, as CompuGroup withdraws from the battle
Microsoft outage down to 'human error'
News A simple mistake by a systems administrator led to the Windows Genuine Advantage problem that affected thousands of users
And they will do what?
Talkback If the latest reports are true, the comments by your helpful police will be "Tell your bank". It seems that the police are NOT interested in e-crime. Mind you they were never that interested in...
HP puts marketing millions behind printing
News The vendor has launched a marketing campaign to back its Print 2.0 concept while increasing its push into the videoconferencing space
Intel close to quad-core Tigerton launch
News The chipmaker will complete its transition to the Core architecture across its product range with the latest Xeon processor
Report: Wi-Fi to supersede wired Ethernet
News An analyst report has suggested that 802.11n Wi-Fi will start replacing wired Ethernet within the next two to three years
FSF: Microsoft cannot evade GPLv3
News The Free Software Foundation has insisted Microsoft is bound by GPLv3 and must respect its copyrights and licences
Samsung NP-Q45
Review Samsung's affordable Q45 should prove a reliable companion for mobile professionals, although it's not the lightest of ultraportables and lacks one or two key features.
Court rules against TorrentSpy in hacking case
News Ruling states Motion Picture Association of America didn't violate the US Wiretap Act, despite having purchased private email exchanges
This article is plain wrong about the Vista comparison
Talkback Not only are the US PCs cheaper, but the UK Vista PCs are also arguably cheaper than the Ubuntu ones. The article's error hinges on the phrase "the only difference being the graphics card". That's...
