Aruba launches dense Wi-Fi architecture
News Aruba's Wireless Grid Architecture packs lots of access points into a managed space
Sun wins NHS desktop deal
News Five thousand NHS computers are set to move from Windows to Sun's Java Desktop System
Veritas buys UK firm
News Reading-based KVault will add email storage features to the software firm's inventory
Sun tries new tactic in Linux battle
News Sales staff will now reap rewards for selling Solaris on non-Sun hardware
Tesco puts broadband in trolley
News The retailer will offer broadband Internet access to its customers through an 'easy to understand' package
Skype launches Apple flavour
News The nine million people using Skype's Internet telephony service will now be able to chat to Mac OS X users
Massive Linux tender delayed
News Australia's New South Wales government will issue a A$40m tender next month, say officials
Longhorn deserves short shrift
Leader By opting to deliver Longhorn to a deadline rather than with all the functionality Microsoft had promised, the company is risking its edge over the competition
Opera changes tune on Microsoft smartphones
News Opera, the company that once produced a Bork version of its browser that turned MSN into Swedish chef-like gibberish, has now reached accord with the software giant
New iMac pared down
News Update: Apple's third generation iMac keeps all its components on the inside
Top instant messengers compared
Group Test Like email, instant messaging (IM) has become a part of our lives, at work, at home, at school, on the go -- even on our mobile phones. We examine four top IM clients, all of them free, and weigh...
Gates explains Longhorn changes
Q&A Bill Gates outlines why Longhorn's scope has been reined in and when it will finally see the light of day
MSN Messenger 6.2
Review An intrusive registration process keeps us from warming to this instant messenger.
Longhorn's range shrunk for greater speed
News Microsoft will remove or alter some features in the new operating system to enable its launch by the end of 2006
ICQ 4.1
Review ICQ, along with Yahoo Messenger, offers the most options for customisation and everyday use at home or in the office.
AOL AIM 5.5
Review Although it offers more business-orientated features than any of the main IM clients, AIM 5.5 will still appeal mostly to home users.
OASIS enlarges specification tent
News The standards body will take responsibility for developing an existing utility computing standard
Mobiles tick to atomic time
News Atomic clocks could be implanted into mobile phones, after one as small as a grain of rice was revealed by researchers
New tablet OS 'easier to use'
News The latest version of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition aims to boost lacklustre adoption of the device
More firms make Linux move
News Survey: A third of companies will switch some of their Windows PCs to Linux, though they will take their time
Service offers spoofing of caller ID
News New technology means people may not be able to trust who their caller identification service says is calling
AMD and Intel gear up for dual-core demos
News In an attempt to steal a march on Intel, AMD will show off its dual-core chips this week

