Previous DayFirm aims to simplify internal security
News SSH Tectia is designed to help companies lock down traffic inside the firewall by making security invisible
Medical fears may hamper acceptance of biometrics
News Biometric systems could face a backlash from users concerned that their eyes could be damaged by iris recognition systems, or that their health or emotional state could be detected
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Friday 31/10/2003OK, class, nearly time for the weekend. Here's your assignment, to be completed by Monday. Read the following extract from a question and answer session with Rob Glaser, CEO of...
Broadband booms in US
News Broadband subscriber numbers are surging, as prices drop and speed increases
Servers dealt record quarter
News Server shipments were up by a fifth last quarter compared to the same period a year ago
Handling the hardware market
Q&A Dell senior executive Joe Marengi outlines how the company is placed to improve its bottom line in relation to competitors
RealPlayer chief: Subscription will work
Q&A Rob Glaser, chief executive of RealNetworks, believes the subscription model will see the company through
Mac cluster rises in supercomputing ranks
News According to updated performance figures, an inexpensive cluster built from Macintosh G5 PCs could rank as the third most powerful supercomputer in the world
HP and IBM lead support pack
News The two companies are ranked first and second when it comes to 'high availability' support, according to Gartner
Does it matter if IT matters? Yes and no
Comment Weighing into the debate over the importance of IT
Lindows to open up Web authoring
News The open-source software firm is working on a Web-authoring tool
Yahoo cans streaming video
Feature Yahoo's streaming-video service will no longer be available as a stand-alone product, raising fresh doubts over charging for multimedia content
Motorola resorts to Intel chip
News Motorola's Linux handset will incorporate a microprocessor from rival Intel
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Review Panther adds new and useful features, but at the expense of some old standbys. Current Jaguar users need not apply.
Court gives nod to Mac OS X refund
News A refund for some Mac OS X owners has been given the green light
New platform for Linux-based phones
Preview Mobile phone manufacturers will soon have a Linux-based alternative to the Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems.
BMC backs SuSE, mostly
News SuSE Linux has won BMC Software's support for a large part of its product line
Another 80 song swappers hit by suits
News The RIAA has filed 80 lawsuits against alleged file swappers, in its second round of legal action
Net builds China's richest man
News An Internet tycoon has been tagged China's richest man
Fold-out handhelds on horizon
News An IBM team is researching handheld designs that incorporate a hinged screen, providing a viewing area nearly as large as a desktop monitor's
Robot race draws crowd
News Interest in the US Defense Department's off-road robotic-car race has been so great that it has been forced to extend deadlines
'Dubious' patents may be easier to challenge
News The US Federal Trade Commission wants new procedures for challenging patents, saying the current level of proof required is too high
HP lays 3000 server to rest
News Hewlett-Packard's venerable 3000 server line, launched in 1972, has been retired
Antipiracy feature shuts out customers
News Some buyers of Symantec's latest security package have been unable to use the software after its product-activation technology malfunctioned
Panther problem eats some hard drives
News The new Mac OS X erases some external hard drives using a particular configuration
