Nortel touts secure Wi-Fi for enterprise
News Enterprise Wi-Fi can be secure and manageable said Nortel Networks on Monday, as it launched a range of wireless LAN products
BEA launches custom tools, cuts price
News BEA has upgraded its WebLogic Java server to include tools that enable application customisation. It has also reduced the price of its 'Express' product
Security -- can you afford NOT to outsource it?
Feature Outsourced security services place a big burden of trust on your supplier. But the benefits can make that worthwhile
Via moves away from the 'monolithic PC'
News With upcoming consumer-PC blueprints and a new processing platform, Via Technologies is trying to eradicate the familiar big beige tin box
Unix takes a run at Linux
Comment Charles Cooper: The lawsuit filed against IBM by SCO is a stalking-horse for a deeper struggle between proprietary and open-source software
Contractor loses High Court IR35 case
News A contractor who sought to avoid IR35 taxation has lost his court battle, indicating more turmoil ahead for IT freelancers
Cable broadband nears the magic million
News Together NTL and Telewest are ahead of BT in the broadband stakes, and could sign up more than one million customers by the end of April
Windows XP gets Wi-Fi security upgrade
News Microsoft has updated its XP operating system so network managers will be able to assign each user with a separate encryption key
Nvidia tool enables Linux auto-update
News Graphics chip leader Nvidia released new software on Monday intended to make it easier for Linux users to update video drivers on their system
Clear pricing is the Gateway to profit
News Gateway is ditching its 'free upgrades' and rebate offers to focus on providing transparent prices - which include delivery & common peripherals - for its entire range
BT expands broadband-trigger scheme
News Good news for more than one hundred areas trapped on the wrong side of Britain's broadband divide as BT's latest ADSL triggers are set lower than expected
All Windows systems vulnerable to Jscript flaw
Feature A weakness in the Windows Script Engine for Microsoft's Jscript version of Javascript can hand over control of systems to hackers
Motorola & HP ruffled by flu-like virus
News Two-thirds of Motorola's Singapore night-shift workers are under quarantine after one of them came down with a deadly virus
New Windows release will boost Itanium
News Microsoft has released Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP 64-bit Edition, which are high-end operating systems designed for use with an Itanium 2 processor
HP updates Presario, adds 802.11g
News Hewlett-Packard has refreshed its budget line of consumer desktops and added 54Mbps wireless networking to two Presario notebooks
Congressman criticised for GSM quote
News The US congressman who doesn't want post-war Iraq's mobile phone system to be based on GSM because it is an 'outdated French standard' has been criticised by the GSM community
Canon i950
Review Canon's i950 photo inkjet is a sure winner for amateur digital photographers with a restricted budget.
Sun dithers over 'simple' Orion pricing
News Sun Microsystems is planning on simplifying the pricing of its Orion server software, but the company still hasn't decided exactly how to do it
Microsoft uses BS to target small firms
News Microsoft's Business Solutions unit is focussing its attention on providing cheaper business management software for small companies
Cisco unleashes power-over-Ethernet
News Cisco has announced a number of upgrades for its high-end switches, one of which is the ability to supply electricity to network equipment over standard Ethernet cables
Sendmail breached by new flaw
News Most small and medium-sized businesses are likely to have at least one vulnerable server, experts have warned
Adobe spins DVD software
News Encore DVD is a new tool for organising video and other content on a DVD, with close Photoshop integration
Motorola crystallises memory breakthrough
News The chipmaker has manufactured a new type of flash memory chip that could reduce prices and increase memory for mobile devices
AOL goes broadband with new software
News With a software package called AOL 8.0 Plus, the world's biggest ISP hopes to solve the dilemma of its shrinking dial-up customer base
Sun to put Java on PCs
News The server maker expects to license Java to PC makers, which would circumvent much of the legal wrangling with Microsoft, and could give Java a stronger position on the desktop

