Seven companies team up to create next-generation mobile OS.

Mike MacCana ponders the wine industry, rants online, and discovers a neat tip for intra-server messaging...

Leigh Dyer shows you how to free your ASP.NET applications from Microsoft's grasp with Mono

Recognising that the Linux desktop market is only going to grow, and that there's money to made in the corporate arena, Sun's Java Desktop 2003 is squarely aimed at companies looking for a cheap, easy, and compatible alternative to Microsoft's (often expensive) dominance.

One of the longest running battles in the computer industry has been between open systems and closed proprietary ones. The term closed refers to systems where the standards are set by the manufacturer

Four years ago, I saw a picture of a very beautiful desktop interface, called 'Enlightenment', running on an Operating System called 'Linux'. I didn't know much about either, but I downloaded and installed Linux anyway in order to run that fine looking user interface. Thanks to that early interest, I now enjoy a wonderful job designing and maintaining networks in which Linux often fills an important role. There's no better way to learn something new than for it to be enjoyable. With this in mind, I'd like to present Mike's Hopefully nifty guide to having fun with Linux.