Retailers may spend less on IT
Retailers worldwide are expected to spend a bit less this year on information technology due to reduced infrastructure costs from technology they bought in 2004, a US-based global market research firm said. More...

Hackers hijack wireless access
An 'evil twin' that hijacks unsuspecting wireless transmissions is the latest security bugaboo, UK academic researchers have said. More...

Internet Explorer loses ground
Under attack from Mozilla's Firefox, the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) share of the US browser market is in danger of dipping below 90 pecent, a web analytics firm said. More...

Microsoft redrafts Exchange plan
The next version of Exchange, E-12, will build on an improved version of Exchange's current JET engine and surface in the Office 12 time frame, Microsoft executives said this week. More...

Intel speeds virtualisation
Intel is speeding up deployment of virtualisation technology on the desktop, saying it will release its Vanderpool technology in desktop processors and chipsets in 2005, a year earlier than planned. More...

Almost 100m Chinese can't be wrong
The number of internet users in China climbed to 94 million by the end of 2004, according to a survey just released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), with broadband users jumping by nearly 150 percent to almost 43 million. More...