Previous DayEconomic crunch brings revamped hiring strategies
News IT managers are using various strategies to get needed expertise while keeping staffing costs down - from retraining staff to conducting 'tryouts'
AMD hit by Intel's gains
News Intel took its largest market share of the chip market for four years in the third quarter, but AMD may have been adversely affected by an inventory bloat
US airports to get Wi-Fi hot spots
News T-Mobile is to roll out wireless hot spots in airports across the United States as the popularity of Wi-Fi continues to grow
.Net finds its voice
News Developers can now sign up for the second beta version of Microsoft's speech development tools for .Net
Macromedia eases Web updates
News Away from Macromedia's developer conference in Florida this week, details have leaked out about a new product aimed at making Web updates easier
Report reveals extent of open source in government
News A new report has revealed just how much the US Department of Defense depends on open-source software, and recommends steps to ensure open source is recognised and accepted
AIM to buddy up with ICQ
News In a surprise move, the next version of AOL's instant messaging program is to allow communication with ICQ
RealNetworks reveals code in single Helix
News RealNetworks on Tuesday publicly disclosed the software blueprint to its streaming media technology in an effort to take on Microsoft
Dell: Dump the floppy
News The computer company is to offer a storage alternative to the floppy disk in the form of its USB Memory Key
Orange SPV
Review Orange’s SPV is the first Microsoft Smartphone 2002-powered mobile phone to hit the UK market. You’ll need to be a technophile to get the most out of its extensive feature set, but Orange has put...
Oracle, Siebel see trouble ahead
News Forecasts for software purchasing are still gloomy, say executives from Siebel and Oracle
Palmisano named as IBM chairman
News The current chief executive is to take over as chairman when Lou Gerstner finally says goodbye at the end of the year
Monitors: Your new flexible friend
News Three tech companies are to work together on display technology that can wrap around curved surfaces
Xbox, Gamecube fight for second place
News The race to be the runner-up to Sony in the video game console market is 'very, very close' according to recent research
Directories keep Novell on our minds
Comment Peter Judge: Directories - to administer large IT sites - are Novell's last claim to fame. But so far no one's managed to sell directories to the masses.
Sony brings Screenblast to shops
News New media-editing applications seek to boost enthusiasm for digital gadgets in time for Christmas
Thumbs-up on security for Windows 2000
News After spending three years and millions of dollars, Microsoft locks up an internationally recognised Common Criteria certification for the OS, billing it as part of the Trusted Computing programme
Microsoft Office 11: Access denied
News Microsoft has confirmed that it will drop support for earlier Windows versions in its upcoming productivity suite
