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BT's Wi-Fi Adventure Snubs 3G
News BT announced on Wednesday that it has made deals with BAA, Welcome Break and Hilton that should help it to reach its target of 400 Wi-Fi hot spots by this summer, and 4,000 by June 2005, as it aims to dominate Britain's commercial Wi-Fi market.
[January 29, 2003, 15:39]
The Patent Poison Spreads
Leader If you don't want it free, you're welcome to pay. Patents break this model. IBM has released hundreds of them to open source developers, which is a welcome commitment. Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad - or software developers.
[April 14, 2005, 13:40]
Microsoft Finally Launches Hyper-V
News Tony Lock of analyst firm Freeform Dynamics said that he expected users to welcome the launch of Hyper-V, which, he said, was "probably ready for the market". For suppliers of hypervisor software, performance is a key issue that can make or break...
[June 26, 2008, 17:23]
DEF CON: Fear And Fascination In Las Vegas
News Many of the actual hackers were clustered around local area network connections attempting to break into six servers that the DEF CON über hackers had set up for that purpose. For the last six years, the conference has worn out its welcome and has...
[August 4, 1998, 14:09]
Avoiding 10 Common Web-application Flaws
News It's a big mistake that makes it easy to break into a Web-based application. The keys are under the welcome mat This practice is a lot like hiding house keys under the welcome mat, or a spare set of car keys on top of the visor.
[February 19, 2004, 10:40]
Dell Admits Indian Mistake
Talkback When you talk about the recruitment it is one of the toughest to break through. Here it is -- If Dell gonna break the boundaries and take these Indian brains outside it'll cost them much with all the requisites and legalities.
[January 4, 2006, 18:03]
Mission Impossible System Destroys Itself Rather Than Reveal Secrets
News But the product can withstand the most determined efforts of any hacker to break into it, Decra claims. We let him try anything to break into it. Decru represents a big gamble for NetApp, which bought the company in order to break out of the...
[November 15, 2005, 9:00]
Don't Broadcast Info About Windows Servers To Hackers
News The mere fact that these services are disabled may be enough to discourage a hacker from going to the next level -- actually attempting to break into your system. However, the FTP banner or the welcome message that appears before the user logon is...
[January 21, 2003, 8:14]
Town Clock Screensaver
Downloads Have you ever wished to set out on a journey during a lunch-break? Welcome on board. Now you finally have such an amazing opportunity. Town clock will take you on an unforgettable balloon tour around rome where you will be able to see each house...
[October 17, 2008, 21:16]
Shopmania
Downloads Welcome to your first day of work at the world's largest department megastore, Spendmoore. Willy give you a break. Shopmania is completely addicting arcade game fun. You are Lewis, a retail clerk trying desperately to earn money to buy medicine for...
[July 12, 2006, 8:01]
No Patches This Tuesday From Microsoft
News The patch break could be a welcome respite for IT managers still busy testing the dozen fixes Microsoft released last month. Microsoft has no new security updates planned for Tuesday, despite at least five zero-day vulnerabilities that are waiting...
[March 9, 2007, 8:22]
Windows Trojan Confusion Abounds
Talkback Once most people would understand what kind of kid stuff is being talked about here hell would really break loose. Comments are welcome. Fact is that security is so much more then just trying to keep up-to-date with whatever is released as a...
[November 11, 2005, 21:39]
Microsoft Launches Anti-spam Court Action In UK
News Aggressive moves by any large company against spammers who break the law are very welcome," said Stephen Cobb, senior vice president of ePrivacy Group, which this week released spam-fighting software for Internet service providers.
[June 18, 2003, 8:54]
NTL Follows Telewest With Faster Broadband
News Customers of Britain's two cable network operators had a welcome start to the week with the news that they'll be getting more broadband for their money. This means Telewest will become the first residential service to break the 3Mbps barrier.
[April 26, 2004, 17:40]
Avecho Tempts Fate With £10,000 Hacking Challenge
News An antivirus firm is lining itself up for a potential smack in the chops by inviting Internet users to break its product. The firm had offered $100,000 to anyone who could break its Web server, but instead hackers decided to break the registration...
[September 27, 2004, 13:10]
Ofcom's BT Deal Wins Cautious Support
News The agreement struck between Ofcom and BT this week on the future of telecommunications regulation in the UK has been given a cautious welcome. Even Energis, which had demanded BT's break-up, has made positive noises.
[June 23, 2005, 17:45]
Avecho Delays £10,000 Hacking Competition
News Antivirus company Avecho has delayed its £10,000 competition, which invited people to try and break its product. Last Monday, Avecho told ZDNet UK that anyone was welcome to try to sneak a virus past its GlassWall product.
[October 4, 2004, 12:15]
Nuggets: The Keyboard With A Hot Key For Everything
News If your PC is sprouting a rash of peripherals then you'll also welcome the keyboard's two USB ports. For PCs with Power Management capability running Windows 98, there is also a Sleep Hot Key to suspend your PC while you're taking a break.
[September 1, 1999, 13:58]
Cisco Pushes WAN Optimisation
News He said hostilities would not break out between companies that historically have maintained a close partnership. We welcome competition, it keeps us focused," Kurian added. Cisco has launched a network module which it claims will make it easier for...
[September 7, 2006, 14:05]
Government Hails EC's 3G Green Light
News More infrastructure-sharing deals are expected to be announced in the coming months, as cash-strapped mobile firms try to get 3G off the ground -- something the UK government would welcome. Any future UK-only 3G network sharing deal would have to...
[September 12, 2002, 13:39]
