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Digital Britain: More fudge than foresight

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:32:02 +0100

Digital Britain is to be a hodgepodge of hopes, slapped wrists and best efforts. That's for the best

Why Bing is not the Wave of the future

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:47:02 +0100

If Microsoft is so powerful, why does it leave it to Google to innovate?

Windows 7 as good as it gets

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:21:02 +0100

Microsoft's latest version of Windows looks solid and useful. But it's no guide to the future of IT or Microsoft

Investment in tech could help UK reinvent itself

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:59:02 +0100

The impact of IT investment goes far beyond the technology itself, as a recent LSE reports highlights

Digital duties, not rights, should shape our world

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:37:02 +0100

The internet has the potential to right wrongs and save the irreplaceable if we let it

The warning sound of TomTom

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:50:02 +0000

Microsoft's court case and trade commission claims against TomTom are perfect examples of how power perverts process

Microsoft's secret deals on open source

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:26:02 +0000

Microsoft has been building a portfolio of open-source licence deals. It still prefers secrecy

Digital Britain needs foresight, not flannel

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:55:02 +0000

Lord Carter's Digital Britain interim report fails to challenge or convince. Foresight, not flannel, is needed

A billion internet users can be wrong

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:53:02 +0000

Global internet usage reached over one billion unique visitors in December, says ComScore. However, the web is not the net

2009's harsh realities highlight losers and winners

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:47:02 +0000

As the first round of tech-sector financial results for 2009 unfold, it seems a bleak January for the technology industry but with one ray of light

Learning from UN's security failure

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:55:01 +0000

The UN has found massive flaws in its internal IT security, for reasons that may be all too familiar in the boardroom

Apple's lack of taste mars Macworld keynote

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:07:02 +0000

Apple ended its Macworld years on Monday with a dangerous carelessness belying its careful image

Wind up the Internet Watch Foundation

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:42:01 +0000

When web services suffer in the name of censorship, freedom becomes a commercial imperative

Microsoft's Firefox surprise

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:40:02 +0000

The software giant has released a Firefox plug-in. We'll just repeat that: Microsoft has released a Firefox plug-in

Microsoft's mobile strategy has gone missing

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 +0000

Enterprise mobile technology advances on all fronts, except one. Microsoft needs to make its strategy plain

In praise of a sinful Apple

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:05:01 +0100

Apple's quarterly results are stellar, with the promise of much more to come

Getting the upside on the downturn

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:43:01 +0100

Don't smart over hard times get smart and beat them

Confusion in the jargon jungle

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:03:02 +0100

Incomprehensible marketing jargon is endemic in the tech industry, and should be seen as a warning to avoid the products in question at all costs

Sense and connectivity

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:30:02 +0100

The Caio Review sets out a logical, far-sighted plan for the future of British broadband, with no room for excuses

Open source's usability challenge

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:25:02 +0100

Ubuntu needs more usability. Getting it needs more than just good will and money

The heart of the LHC is more than science

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:49:02 +0100

Cern's Large Hadron Collider is science at its biggest. It is also profoundly human

Another day, another data breach

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Tom Espiner) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:52:02 +0100

Businesses and society as a whole need data-breach notification legislation as soon as possible

Don't fear the enterprise netbook

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:56:02 +0100

Another week, another netbook. Consumer emphasis means business IT vendors are missing a trick

Chrome needs more than just sparkle

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:07:02 +0100

There's a lot of technology in Google's Chrome browser. Its success depends on something more

The power to fix broken markets

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:12:02 +0100

Listen to your instincts when you feel ripped off and take the opportunity to just say no

Users hidden by the fog of browser wars

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:39:02 +0100

Internet Explorer 8 is tracking user concerns on privacy and security. Putting features first may not be for the best

Full disclosure: The only protocol for net security

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:37:02 +0100

The big BGP threat to the internet isn't new at all but a bigger fix is required

On roaming, fibre to the home, and the Marquis de Sade

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:50:02 +0100

Maximising broadband gain is a power game. Europe's regulators should not spare the whip

Nokia and the battle for open source's soul

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (David Meyer) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:24:02 +0100

The formation of the Symbian Foundation is good news for the mobile industry but the open-source community could see some ethical compromises

Ballmer: Out of the frying pan and closer to fired

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:00:02 +0100

Ballmer walks, Yahoo sulks. There's a lesson to be learned and not that long to learn it

AMD: The not-so-great pretender

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:23:02 +0100

With its chief technology officer gone and no replacement in sight, the company is looking increasingly at risk

The sorry state of solid state

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:29:01 +0000

Everyone wants solid-state disk drives apart from those who have them

Netscape's death marks industry rebirth

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:54:02 +0000

The Netscape browser is no more. Its legacy is ever stronger

Microsoft's virtual spin

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:48:02 +0000

The software giant loves virtualisation so much it's slapped the term on everything, for virtually no reason

YouTube's loss shows a bigger picture

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:16:04 +0000

When Pakistan pulled YouTube off the internet, it was a problem. What happened next is the solution

When narrow minds meet next-gen broadband

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:36:02 +0000

The announcement of an independent review into next-generation broadband should be a call to arms for the UK's tech innovators

World not open to Microsoft promises

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:13:02 +0000

Microsoft has promised more openness, more freedom. It looks like more of the same

Planning for the best in a consolidating market

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:49:02 +0000

2008 will be an interesting year for vendors and customers. There are opportunities in the challenges ahead

How to lead the unleadable

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:15:02 +0000

The secret of leading open-source projects is that there is no secret

Finding the why in Microsoft-Yahoo

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:19:02 +0000

Microsoft's Yahoo acquisition may not solve either company's shortcomings. It may not have to

Time for Microserfs to be heroes

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:02 +0000

Microsoft's new online cartoon has a hidden agenda. Redmond should be careful the joke doesn't backfire

Business continuity when the internet fails

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:31:02 +0000

A thin client is no good without its fat pipe. What happens to your business when your country drops off the net?

Cruel truth surfaces in the OOXML war

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:03:02 +0000

In the heat of conflict, propaganda gives way to proof. Microsoft may be feeling that heat over its so-called document standard

Different varieties of Apple are healthier

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:42:01 +0000

Apple has everything it needs for enterprise success, except the will to win

Nokia's big plans on the Qt

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:25:02 +0000

With the acquisition of Trolltech, Nokia has made its largest bet yet on changing the course of the industry

OS/2 and the path to freedom

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:12:02 +0000

IBM won't update it or liberate it. Its fans should find new ways to free the OS/2

Mr Moto falling

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:03:02 +0000

Motorola faces its toughest year in recent times. The problems go deeper than poor products

Virtual competition makes for real opportunities

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:46:02 +0000

Virtualisation gives IT managers power and flexibility, in more ways than one

Government at a loss over data security

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:09:02 +0000

You can't steal IDs you can't read and aren't there. Is this so hard to understand?

Sun proves the open market with MySQL

mailroomuk@zdnet.com (Leader) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:09:02 +0000

Sun might be buying a database company, but it's getting much more than code