Newham Borough Council has tested its core business applications for compatibility with Windows Vista six months in advance of a council-wide rollout across 5,000 desktop PCs.
The ODF Alliance has greeted with scepticism Microsoft's announcement of its intention to include support for the Open Document Format in the first half of 2009.
The Home Office is considering radical plans to develop a centralised surveillance system to track in real-time every kind of electronic activity undertaken by citizens.
IBM has announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology, which could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the sun's power for electricity.