The reality isn't quite so straightforward. For many people, the issue isn't one of Java versus .NET. These are, to them, just the base languages, and it's the business frameworks built on top of them

Jon Honeyball looks at Silverlight, Microsoft's potential Flash killer, from a business perspective

Craig Grannell reveals quick, efficient ways to add interactive components to websites.

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, has a vision for newer, smarter web. Tim Dean looks at how the future of the web might work.

All the pieces were in place for a royal battle. Sun and Microsoft had fallen out, but Java was well established and had a growing band of followers. In the Redmond camp, things were moving apac

Why do GNOME and KDE compete for the Linux desktop?

The Internet is booming again, but this time it’s very different. PC Authority brings you up to speed with the global Web 2.0 phenomenon.

Leigh Dyer looks at Sun’s attempts to keep Solaris relevant in a Linux world.

The other consideration in the above figures is tax. The Internet is not exempt. Transactions that take place on the Internet are subject to sales tax, customs, duties and excise. The issue is: how do

The sheer scope of the .NET and HailStorm initiatives is exactly what you'd expect from Microsoft.When it gets pushed into a corner it comes out fighting, and its competitors really need to be sure o

Fortunately, there are some enterprising groups that are hoping to make filtering easier through the use of ratings classifications.

The web was designed to be a simple publishing medium but over the years it’s been extended by a range of technologies. Here’s a list of jargon busters...

Then the heavens fell in. In 1995, Bill Gates decided that the Internet was going to be huge. Everything had to take on an HTML nature and the battle was on with Netscape. One of the fir

Jon Honeyball wonders why the Xbox 360 is better than Vista for the large screen, while contemplating Microsoft’s Live 2.

You can be proud of an interface you developed, but this is taking it too far.

Want to kick your website up a notch? Jacinta Thomler gives you 10 ways to make your site stand out.

Microsoft has started from scratch with Vista’s networking features — but are they any better than those found in XP? We log-in and find out.

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

To many peoples surprise, Microsoft liked Java too: it invested heavily in the technology and the capabilities of the platform, writing both development tools and the JIT run-time for the Windows plat

Lets first look at the implications on connectivity: at present, the Internet is defined, for most users, by the needs and demands of the World Wide Web. This is the space they see and work with on a