August 2000

Intel outlines peer-to-peer vision

Nick Huber

Intel's grand vision of peer-to-peer computing, outlined at its developers' forum last week, will have only a limited impact...

ITers unfazed by surveillance

While companies are embroiled in a war with the Government over whether the security services should have access to their...  Continue Reading

Intel recalls 1.13GHz P3

Lindsay Clark

Intel has been forced to recall its fastest Pentium processor because of problems while under software testing....

IBM wins linear tape protocol race

Eric Doyle

IBM will release its first tape storage products under the new Linear Tape-Open (LTO) protocol next month, with Fujitsu...

Web techies buck downward trend

The IT jobs market may have fallen to its lowest level since 1995, declining again during the second quarter of this year, but demand for IT professionals...  Continue Reading

You are watching Big Brother

As if there was ever any doubt that we are indeed a nation obsessed with the Big Brother phenomenon, the latest rankings from...  Continue Reading

Restore faith in e-banks with digital certificates

David Bicknell

Viacode, the Post Office's digital security operation, has called for wider use of digital certificates in a bid to...

Triumph of the super nerds

IT-phobic bosses are in danger of being superseded by their more computer-friendly staff, as technological advancements in the...  Continue Reading

Tivoli network software limbers up for Olympics

Tivoli's Software Distribution technology will be deployed at the forthcoming Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, writes Paul Phillips  Continue Reading

Inland Revenue hunts 'missing' files

Tony Collins

The Inland Revenue is at odds with a Government software supplier over the hunt for millions of "missing" tax...

Huge increase in thin client sales

According to a report by market analysts at IDC, worldwide sales of thin clients are showing a 90% increase but Western Europe is seeing much greater...

RIP: a well-intentioned act that only hits the good guys

Jack Schofield

Opinion

The European proposals on cybercrime, reported in last week's issue, are strangely similar to Jack Straw's...

Safeway site is still down after hack attack

Supermarket giant Safeway has failed to get its Web site up-and-running two weeks after a suspected hacking attack led to its closure.

The delays in...

Reality hits integrators after Y2K boom

It has been a case of boom and then bust for many ERP suppliers, but some wily consultants are still on six-figure salaries,...  Continue Reading

Are you the irritant in your office?

With the growth of open-plan offices, irritating and unsavoury personal habits have the potential to sour staff relations as...  Continue Reading

Branson faces lottery software queries

David Bicknell

Sir Richard Branson's People's Lottery bid faces question marks over its technology as well as its finances as the consortium...

Bounty offered to catch spoofers

Ross Bentley

A leading software supplier is offering its staff £25,000 for information leading to the identification of those responsible for a...