DOS to the rescue
Feature Being able to print a listing of a directory's contents is handy, especially when preparing technical documentation. Leave it to good ol' DOS and the DIR command to save the day
Register.com wins injunction over domain names
News The domain name registrar has won a preliminary injunction against a rival for misleading its customers into switching their domain name registrations
Engineers predict computing rebound
News Swapping slide rules for crystal balls, select members of an engineering standards group say they think the computer industry will rebound faster than other sectors
IBM wins £3bn outsourcing deal
News J.P. Morgan Chase says it will transfer approximately 4,000 employees and contractors, along with some resources and systems, to IBM in the first half of 2003
Wireless is more for chip sales
News Activity in the wireless sector helped keep worldwide chip sales afloat in November, as revenue rises a slight 1.3 percent from October to £7.8bn
Giving robots the gift of sight
News Robots will be able to make their way through homes and offices thanks to a 3D vision system developed by a Carnegie Mellon University professor
The Year Ahead: The future of viruses
News In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way
The Year Ahead: Linux continues to push for the desktop
News The open-source operating system is making slow progress onto the desktop, but recent developments could mean it is there to stay
