Microsoft to put more intelligence into Office

Microsoft has announced a new business intelligence product and lifted the lid on some of the new data analysis features to be included in Office 12. Business intelligence software is a billion-dollar market, but is traditionally the domain of enterprise-scale organisations. Microsoft, however, is using its Office strengths to try to bring data analysis systems to smaller-scale businesses. ...more

Apple preens Tiger

Apple has released the first update to Mac OS X 10.4. The update includes enhancements and fixes for Mail, Safari, Address Book, iSync and Widgets. ...more

New vulnerability found in Sendmail

CERT, the US government backed research and development centre, has announced details of another vulnerability in the popular Sendmail system. This follows less than a month from a similar problem. Cert says that there is a flaw in Sendmail that might allow an attacker to gain control of a vulnerable Sendmail server. ...more

Huge new communications satellite launches

A powerful new communications satellite has been successfully launched from a converted oil platform in the Pacific Ocean. The satellite, known as Inmarsat-4 F2 has been launched to upgrade broadband and 3G communications across the Americas, the western Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific. Inmarsat-4 F2 is the second launch in the series. ...more

Amazon leaks palmOne's 4GB PDA

Details of palmOne's worst-kept secret - the new hard drive equipped PDA - have, as is the fashion these days, been leaked by Amazon. The LifeDrive is listed at a few cents under $500 with an 18 May shipping date. As we revealed last month, it will have a 4GB disk and be capable of mounting on a computer via USB 2. ...more