BT begins trial of extended-reach ADSL

BT is bidding to stretch its ADSL broadband service over a greater distance. The goal is to put more people within the reach of phone line-based broadband. Currently, 5. ...more

Computex 2007 focuses on mobility

Computex Taipei 2007 is almost upon us, and we will be providing full news coverage from the show floor in Taipei. And this year, in what is now one of the world's largest computer fairs, the main focus is on mobility. As the line separating PCs and consumer gadgets continues to blur, Computex has come to look less like a computer show and increasingly reflects the PC industry's diversification into consumer electronics. ...more

Workers to cost business ?7bn Net shopping at work this Christmas

Businesses could lose more than ?7 billion in the run-up to Christmas as employees waste company time browsing the Internet for presents, employment experts said on Monday. Lured by increasingly sophisticated websites designed to keep consumers online for as long as possible, more than two million people took up Internet shopping in the past 12 months, the Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS) said. It calculated the potential cost in lost company time by estimating an average of half an hour a day spent shopping online at an average hourly wage of 12. ...more

New file format causes Mass panic at Microsoft

The state of Massachusetts has caused a stir after it has emerged that it plans to adopt the OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) open file format as a prerequisite for new productivity suites from 2007. The decision to adopt OASIS formats, pioneered by the open source OpenOffice project, has naturally angered Microsoft whose Office suite dominates the commercial market. Massachusetts is one of the most liberal states in the US and home to many of the US's leading academic establishments, including the world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). ...more

German police raid more houses in Sasser investigation

German police have carried out more raids in connection with the outbreak of the Sasser Worm. Five more homes close to the that of Sven Jaschan, the teenager arrested last week, have been searched. Although the 18-year old was originally thought to be working alone, further investigations and further releases of Sasser have led police to conclude there are others involved. ...more