Join the Serial Attached SCSI roadshow

On 15 September, Fujitsu Europe will be partnering with LSI Logic to promote the use of Serial Attached SCSI. Joe Lever from LSI will reveal how to take advantage of converging serial technologies by using SATA II 3Gbit/sec and SAS to improve server flexibility, performance, reliability and scalability. Also, Andrew Batty from Fujitsu Europe will be discussing enterprise-level serial drive technology. ...more

Microsoft invents new word (and promotes MSN Explorer)

The Internet experience is about to get a little more integrated if you are a fan of the Microsoft MSN network of Internet services. In an attempt at "marketisation", Microsoft is rolling out its new MSN Explorer software to 30 different world markets. The new software brings together MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger and MSN Search into one application, allowing you to surf the Internet, receive and send e-mail, send instant messages and search the net without switching applications. ...more

ANALYSIS: Trust me I'm a developer

What a difference a year makes, or so the saying goes. It's a maxim that can be applied to many IT issues, but what about Microsoft's push to develop Trustworthy Computing? Even the software giant itself would urge caution. It announced the campaign in early 2002 amid much scepticism - the focus seemed to remain on Microsoft's past transgressions rather than its future assurances. ...more

Let me just say, if I may, please don't interrupt...

Political skulduggery has already started out in cyberspace with a number of URLs not serving up the party line you may expect. Braving a descent into the cyber world of electioneering (it is Friday afternoon, after all), we can report that the political parties have not covered all-corners, as far as domain names go. "New Labour", for example, surely that bit of cyber real-estate has been taken by the boys in Millbank Tower? Apparently not. ...more

Aqua XP

Almost 150,000 Windows XP users would rather be looking at Mac OS X, it seems... ...more