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17 August 2007
News: UK techies among Europe's best trained

IT professionals in the UK have access to more training than techies in the rest of Europe, with the exception of Denmark, according to research from IT body e-skills.
16 August 2007
News: Survey shows drop in Dell customer satisfaction

A new US-based survey suggests customer satisfaction levels at Dell have fallen again.
News: Windows Vista still ignored by businesses

Nine months after the release of Windows Vista and businesses are still snubbing Microsoft's operating system, according to analyst Forrester Research.
News: IBM & Sun to team on Solaris OS?

IBM and Sun Microsystems have signed an operating system partnership which could see IBM supporting Sun’s Solaris on its Intel-based line of servers.
News: Feature: How to manage your PC assets

Managing your small business’ computer assets becomes a challenge as your number of employees increases. When you start off with just two or three PCs, one person in the business probably knows most of the details of the computers and the software they run. But once you acquire more than five or ten PCs, keeping track is more difficult.
15 August 2007
News: Microsoft beefs up 64-bit Vista defences

Microsoft has upgraded up a key defensive feature of 64-bit Windows Vista to help protect the operating system against hacks that have plagued it for weeks.
How-Tos: How to pick business backup storage media

Setting up a backup system is an essential task for any business, but it can also seem a complicated process as a full-proof system relies upon more than one technique. That way the weaknesses of one backup system can be offset by the complementary strengths of another.
News: Symantec & Intel working on security chips

Desktop PC and computer server security could soon be built directly onto chips, rather than as software running on an operating system, if a partnership between Intel and Symantec comes to fruition.
News: UK web & phone payment revolution delayed

The Faster Payments Service designed to enable real-time payments over the internet or phone has been delayed until the end of May 2008, having originally been slated to go live in November.
News: Eight 'critical' Windows & Office fixes released

Microsoft has patched 14 flaws in Office, Internet Explorer and every edition of Windows in a monster Patch Tuesday including eight ‘critical’ fixes.
News: Exchange Server 2007 SP1 preview released

Microsoft is offering a preview of the first service pack for Exchange Server 2007, an update that binds the company's latest email server closer to other so-called unified communications products.
14 August 2007
News: Use and misuse of spreadsheets

If I had to name just one application that elevated the PC from a hobbyist device to an essential business tool, it would be the spreadsheet. This happened almost three decades ago, when VisiCalc became the first killer app for the Apple II computer.
News: Rip-off Britain hits new Linux PCs

Rip-off Britain – in which consumers pay over the odds for IT goods including Windows Vista compared to our counterparts in the US and Europe – also applies to Linux systems, it seems.
News: VMware IPO set at $29 per share

Investors are preparing for what's been described the biggest technology initial public offering since Google's IPO in 2004 today, with VMware offering shares for $29 each.
News: StarOffice added to free Google Pack

Sun's StarOffice office suite has been added to Google's free Google Pack download package.
13 August 2007
News: Google charges for Gmail & Picasa storage

Google has started charging for shared online storage available to both Gmail and Picasa, the search giant's web-based email and photo services.
News: 'Windows Vista Capable' lawsuit gets go-ahead

Microsoft's request to dismiss all claims in a suit alleging that 'Windows Vista Capable' stickers the company put on PCs violated consumer protection laws and were an example of deceptive business practices have been dismissed by a judge in Washington state.
News: Microsoft releases new Windows XP build

Microsoft has developed a new build of Windows XP Professional because the six-year-old operating system's continued popularity has nearly exhausted the supply of product activation keys.
11 August 2007
News: Ultimate guide to your next mobile phone

The phone you carry says a lot about you, but you shouldn't choose it on looks alone. PC Advisor considers the latest mobile operating systems.
10 August 2007
How-Tos: How to fix the 10 biggest PC disasters

PC won't boot? Forgot your Windows password? Or just sent your boss a nasty email? PC Advisor leads you through the recovery process for some of the more common computing catastrophes.