Windows XP Professional x64 Edition makes public beta appearance

The long awaited public beta of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is now available. Owners of a 64-bit PC can now obtain a free trial version either through download or by ordering a CD. Microsoft says that the public beta will run on an AMD Athlon 64 or Opteron. ...more

Microsoft eyes business process management with BizTalk

Microsoft has announced the imminent release of BizTalk Server 2004. Part of the Windows Server family, it is business automation software that covers business to business communications, application integration and business process management (BPM). Applications built with BizTalk Server 2004 run on the Microsoft . ...more

BitTorrent swarms towards a CE future

File-swapping phenomenon BitTorrent has teamed up with US home networking kit builders to bake in its software into their devices. Asus, Planex and QNAP will include BitTorrent's download manager and client software in their various wireless routers, media servers and network attached storage (NAS) devices. BitTorrent is no longer the maverick it once was, and is cleaning up its act. ...more

Festive Internet traffic doubles from 2003

British Internet and email use on Christmas Day and Boxing Day was double that of 2003 according to the London Internet Exchange (Linx). Internet traffic through Linx hit a peak of around 45 Gb/sec on Christmas Day and 50 Gb/sec on Boxing Day. Although Linx says the numbers are not directly comparable, the figures are double those for 2003, when the peaks were 25 Gb/sec on Boxing Day and around 22 Gb/sec on Christmas day. ...more

New magazine launch for the dedicated modder

Custom PC is aimed at those who are serious about modding, it's everything you want to know about turning your humble PC into a superfast monster. Check out the site at www.custompc. ...more