Archive - 28 Mar 2001
Are Rozzers' radios a radiation risk?
A written question in the House of Commons has raised further doubts about the safety of the police ...
Oftel to probe telcos over 'confusing' pricing policies
Telecoms regulator Oftel is set to get heavy with the UK's telcos following complaints from business...
Email idiocy is exposing private documents
More than one in ten email users have received confidential documents in their inboxes that they sho...
Two's company, three's a taskforce: UK plc needs you
If two heads are better than one, what happens when three heads get together?
Electioneering Blair promises action on skills crisis
Tony Blair today pledged to tackle the UK's high-tech skills crisis. In a speech just days before he...
B2B buying of benefit to SMEs
SMEs stand to save up to 70 per cent in annual purchasing costs and time by using e-procurement, acc...
3G woes: Should handset makers or network operators take rap
We've heard the hype about UMTS, how third-generation mobile technology will change our lives. We've...
IBM unleashes a mainframe challenge to rivals
The latest version of IBM's operating system is now at the delivery stage, and the company is hoping...
Linux is better than Windows - says Linux vendor
The Linux operating system is seen by end users as more stable than Windows, according to the latest...
BT has one eye on camera phones
BT Wireless and Sharp are planning to develop a multimedia device called Cyclops that will enable us...
Oftel rejects BT's price control plea
BT argued that there is enough competition in the retail market to make an extension of the price co...
Reed dumps ISP offerings in new media strategy review
The New Scientist, Computer Weekly and a range of other magazines published by Reed Business ...
Adobe extends invite to step into the internet
Adobe Systems is developing software that it claims will allow designers to create 3D web pages that...
Virus 'swings both ways' to hit Linux and Windows
The first virus to attack both Linux and Microsoft operating systems has reared its head.
Palm posts profits but cuts 250 jobs
Palm has posted better than expected third quarter profits but has predicted losses for the fourth q...
Napster branded an "utter failure" by record industry
Napster has been branded an "utter failure" for its attempts to stop users downloading copyrighted m...
Storage upstart snaps at old guard's heels
The stalwarts of the storage industry have come under fire from a newcomer to the market which claim...
The Director's Cut: Joining the dotted lines
One of the big fads of the last decade was implementing a "flat structure" organisation. Business pr...