Acrobat 8 somersaults into Adobe's Creative Suite

Adobe integrates Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional software into its Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Premium. As well as the updated Acrobat 8 bringing the creation and management of PDF files to the CS party, the Premium version of the suite will now also bundle Dreamweaver 8, Adobe's Web design and development tool, which it acquired with its purchase of Macromedia last year. ...more

64-bit editions of Windows made available on MSDN

Microsoft has released the 64-bit editions of its Windows platform to members of the MSDN network. The final version is now available to the thousands of businesses and developers in the group to download and test. 64-bit editions were released to manufacturing last week (30 March), but the appearance on MSDN marks the first time Microsoft has made the final code available. ...more

Manager's rebuke e-mailed around the world

It's a modern phenomenon: the private communication that becomes horribly public, on a global scale. This time it's a company boss lambasting his workers.. ...more

The Cornish embrace broadband

BT has announced the widespread adoption of fast Internet access in rural areas of Cornwall. The Actnow project - launched back in February 2002 - was a test case for providing ADSL service in rural areas. The apparent success of the project means that four new exchanges will be upgraded. ...more

UK broadband market maturing claims ISP

British broadband consumers are benefiting from a maturing market that provides greater package flexibility, claims Pipex in response to the PC Pro broadband survey. The survey, of over 2,000 readers, revealed that many are unhappy with their current connection speeds, the prices they're paying and the level of customer service they're receiving. PlusNet lead the way as the broadband supplier that most people are joining (followed by BT and Pipex. ...more