Previous DayGartner: It's business intelligence 2.0 time
News Analyst group claims that the next version of business intelligence is about fewer vendors and better data management
Vista launches with help from Da Vinci
News Microsoft called on the spirit of one of history's greatest innovators to launch its latest operating system
RE:BumpTop - putting physics in the desktop
Blog Comment Genius. While it may just seem like graphical candy I know that such a system would help older people I know, who struggle with computer concepts, to visualise files and such easier than they do...
Photos: Intel launches its 45nm chips
Photo Paul Otellini shows how Intel's Penryn chips use new techniques to drive performance levels higher
Intel's two-way punch knocks out 45nm chips
Analysis As chip features edge ever closer to the limits of physics, new problems threaten to slow down development. Intel's answer: introduce two inventions at once
Inside Office 2007's files
Tech Guide For the first time in a decade, Microsoft will introduce new file types for its Office software. Here's what you need to know to use the new files in older Office versions and how older Office...
TK Maxx owner criticised after security breach
News Visa has claimed that TJX, parent company of UK retailer TK Maxx, was violating data-storage rules when a hacker broke in and stole customer details
Get the facts
Talkback Stating a fact - FLOSS is cheaper most of the time - is not the same as showing bias. Surely, any vendor who promotes the need to "Get the facts" should appreciate this?
Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans
News For the first time, phishing attacks have outstripped the number of emails infected with malware
MS giving refunds?
Talkback Well I'm astounded. Having gone through this exercise, at the end of the day Microsoft will say "you have oversubscribed to these licences, please have all this money back" Being a cynic, I thought...
European Commission denies favouring open source
News The EC is distancing itself from a report it commissioned that found open-source software can deliver significant benefits
Reality comes crashing in
Blog The NHS "Spine" seems like a very good idea. Having once been a medical secretary myself, I know how useful it will be for staff to access patients' details anywhere in the country. It saves time...
Vista in the Dragon's Den!
Blog When we originally found out that Bill Gates was going to be in town ZDNet UK was obviously keen to be there but for some reason the Microsoft PR people were keen that we weren't. It’s a consumer...
LinkedIn raises funding to expand
News Business-oriented social-networking site refuses to comment on flotation rumours, as venture capitalists invest millions of pounds
Groundhog Day, Microsoft-style
Blog It seems only yesterday that I was posting a blog entry about Microsoft launching Windows Vista and Office 2007 — and now they're doing it all over again! Actually it was 30 November last...
Google soups up its Mini
News Security upgrade means companies can use Google's Mini appliance to index their website and intranet
Microsoft gets The Feeling at Vista launch.
Blog Conscious of the hip following that Apple has attracted around the iPod, Microsoft tried to add its own sheen of rock chic to the launch of its Vista OS in London. Rock band The Feeling were on...
Gates recruits British Library to push Vista...
Blog To add some gravitas and historical perspective to the launch of Vista, Gates was joined on stage by the chief executive of the British Library Lynne Brindley, who was on hand to discuss how the...
Vista launch underway..
Blog The UK launch of Vista is underway at the British Library and in an echo of the late running of Vista, Bill Gates was 15 minutes late on stage despite the exact timetabling of his appearance to the...
Microsoft Office Standard 2007
Review Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade if you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations to share with others, and Outlook is better than ever. However, you can stick to...
attack spam at its source; the money
Talkback Most of the spammers are trying to sell stuff. So it must be possible to let those company's pay for the spam. Send the IRS to look in their books if they have connections with spammers and let...
HP adds two thin client PCs
News New remote computing models are low on power, low on space and low on price, HP claims
PC makers well-prepared for Vista push
News After a long wait, companies are finally able to present Microsoft's new operating system to customers this week
Symantec Vaults into enterprise storage
News Security giant claims its Enterprise Vault 7.0 will help IT managers prioritise storage for messages
Vista launch kicks off in New York
News Microsoft has begun two days of events celebrating the consumer launch of its latest operating system
Video: Torvalds on the difficulties of planning ahead
Video In the fifth and final part of our interview, Linus Torvalds explains why he tends to not plan further than three months into the future
AlwaysOn opening night
Blog Started in NY tonight with Tony Perkins and Bill Cleary doing a double act where they presented video blogs from Davos and San Francisco respectively. These were a bit like "You've been framed"...
