E-commerce grows with popularity

A new MORI survey reveals that two million people in the UK are now using the Internet to manage their money. This news comes despite fears about security and the recent online scares. The Internet financial services sector has grown by 11 per cent in the past year, with an estimated 6. ...more

EC backs hi-tech research with a billion Euros

The European Commission (EC) is to invest €1bn into R&D in a bid to increase momentum in ICT research. The EC recently announced R&D levels across Europe were stagnating, showing a growth of just 0.2 per cent in 2002 to 2003, and that figure was now approaching zero. ...more

The Microsoft money machine keeps on turning

Microsoft has turned in its results for the quarter ended 30 September and they are powered by increased server sales. Strong performers for the quarter have been a 20 per cent growth in sales for Microsoft's Windows 2000 Servers, in particular the Windows 2000 Advanced Server, which doubled in sales, and a 30 per cent increase for the .NET Enterprise Server family. ...more

OS X takes step closer to corporate market

The next update for Mac OS X will see the platform adopt a new file system that should significantly improve its reliability, and set Apple up for a potential charge towards the corporate systems market. The update, which will probably be released as OS X 10.2. ...more

Borland builds Delphi 8 on .Net

Borland has released its next-generation Delphi development system, previously codenamed 'Octane'. It provides full .Net, as well as Win32, support. ...more