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News Archive January-August 2003

World War Spam       
  August 2003
        US Act could scupper EU anti-spam legislation

EMusic Here to Stay       
  August 2003
        New service finally brings online music up to date

Cache Content       
  August 2003
        Web cacheing could ease pressure of peer-to-peer burden

Microsoft - it's a Blast      
  August 2003
        New worm targets latest versions of Microsoft Windows

AOL's Big Blowout         
  March 2003
        AOL Time Warner posts largest ever US corporate loss at $99 billion

Web Virus Slam       
  March 2003
        New virus brings networks to their knees as courts get tough on virus writer

Sun Shines for Java      
  March 2003
        Ruling could force Microsoft to return Java to Windows

Wireless War Ahead      
  March 2003
        3G could fall to Wi-Fi before it even leaves the ground

Broadband Hots Up
November 2002
        After a slow start, broadband access is starting to burn

Spending Pennies Online
November 2002
        Micro payments are swallowed by the costs of making transactions

WiFi to the Regions
November 2002
        Broadband's saviour for the provinces could be wireless networking

EU Copy Protection
November 2002
        Latest copyright protection legislation contains potential fudge

Wireless and Ultrawired
August 2002
        The future is wireless - but it could kill your mobile phone

Movies and Pictures
August 2002
        Licensing agreed for MPEG4, but the future of JPEG is thrown into doubt

Browser Contenders
August 2002
        IE faces future challenges

Upturn for Broadband
August 2002
        After years of waiting, broadband suddenly begins to take off in the UK

Acclaim of the Clones
May 2002
        The Empire extends a friendly hand to rebels on the Net

Copy the Right Thing
May 2002
        New initiatives to encourage a creative copyright common

IE Bugs Plugged
May 2002
        Critical update released for security flaws in IE 6

No To Napster
May 2002
        Napster CEO quits embattled company


Battling for Broadband

April 2002
        The fight is on for British broadband.

Live Flash
April 2002
        Adobe and Macromedia push the multimedia web

VS.NET Launched
April 2002
        Microsoft throws everything behind .NET

Filtering Filth
April 2002
        Filth in Philadelphia finds files filtered

'Amazoning' Profits
March 2002
        Amazon strikes a profit, even if it is virtual

Broadband Still Waiting
March 2002
        Cable to overtake ADSL in the race for maximum connection

Press Play for Music Net
March 2002
        Major labels test market for online music

Soft on Security?
March 2002
        Security to be more important than features in new software

New Year Resolutions
January 2002
        An overview of 2001 and some predictions for 2002

New Products for 2002
January 2002
        Adobe and Macromedia strengthen their position with these new releases.

Security v Privacy
January 2002
        What will be the consequences of the USA Patriot Act?

FRIACO Driving Usage
January 2002
        UK demand boosted by flat-rate access

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