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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • News: The risks of the Second Life land rush

    Businesses should be cautious about joining the Second Life land rush and consider the protection of their brands and reputations before staking out territory in virtual worlds, says research firm Gartner.

  • News: IDC confirms plummeting PDA market

    Worldwide PDA shipments continued a steep decline in the second quarter, as struggling vendors sold 719,000 units worldwide, down from 1.26 million last year, according IDC.

  • News: UK public given data-sharing guidelines

    A new guide published by the Information Commissioner could help members of the public understand how their personal data can be shared between companies and organisations.

  • News: Windows Vista SP1 preview released

    Microsoft has released pre-beta code to two forthcoming Windows service packs to testers, but the company continues to remain vague about when the final code for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista SP1 will make it to end users

  • News: HTC & iAnywhere unveil Windows Mobile plan

    iAnywhere Solutions has announced a partnership with High Tech Computer (HTC) that could help smartphones based on Windows Mobile compete more effectively with the BlackBerry, according to an iAnywhere executive.

  • News: £350 premium for Sony Vaio with flash HD

    Sony is charging a $700 (£350) extra for a Vaio laptop with a flash memory-based hard-drive offering 68GB less storage than an alternative with a traditional hard-disk.