Accountants blocking the progress of Open Source

Accountants are stopping small businesses from switching to Open Source solutions, according to OpenAdvantage, a business advice centre. Speaking at Linuxworld Conference and Expo in London today, Director Scott Thompson said that the lack of a small business version of Sage for Linux is 'one of the biggest hurdles we face'. 'We show them OpenOffice and Evolution, and they say "that's great, just like Office and Outlook, now show me the accounts package", and we say, well, there, isn't one,' he said. ...more

Dell to launch sub $500 notebook - report

Dell is preparing to launch a new range of notebooks costing under $500 according to reports. The new range is said to be powered by processors from AMD. Taiwanese news site Digitimes quotes notebook manufacturers in the Far East as saying that the new range is likely to be launched next month. ...more

Bulldog puts the WiFi into self-install

ADSL provider Bulldog has launched a self-install WiFi networking kit designed for homes and small businesses that want to share a broadband connection. The kit comprises a D-Link DSL-604+ wireless router, D-Link DWL-650+ wireless PCMCIA card or D-Link DWL-120 wireless USB adapter, and two D-Link 20MF microfilters. The wireless router is a combined ADSL modem, IP router, 4-port 10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet switch and wireless access point, allowing both fixed and wireless network configurations. ...more

Photograph quality monitors

IBM is boasting it has developed the world's highest resolution, flat-panel monitor. With 200 pixels an inch, the newly-announced T220 totals over 9m pixels within its 22.2 inch display. ...more

Tim O'Reilly interview - O'Reilly on books (part 3)

O'Reilly & Associates is celebrating its 25th birthday this year. To mark the event - and coinciding with a visit of Tim O'Reilly to London - we put the important questions to him regarding the battle between IBM and SCO, the fate of Linux, his involvement in the world of open source, and his love of science fiction.. ...more