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We gaze into a crystal ball and and ponder the future, or possible demise, of some well-known technologies.

As we bring our Information Overload summit to a close, we have decided to name and rank the biggest culprits for the overload, the issues which more than anything else are causing companies to drown in a deluge of data..

A comprehensive solution to the problem of maintaining the correct patch levels on networked systems.

Leigh Dyer shows how virtualisation technologies could change the server market.

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) is placing many systems at risk of attack because networking software has IPv6 enabled but users don't know it, warns a security researcher.

Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.

From Betamax to Amiga, here's a list of those IT innovations that fell under the bulldozer. Some were cruelly robbed of their advantage, others threw it away with bad management

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

Cutting edge technology is bringing powerful enterprise-grade solutions to the small and medium business sector. Read on for tips, analysis and tutorials about how you can take advantage.

Increase your internet security with a hardware firewall. Simon Edwards shows you how to get started in this step by step guide.

Content management systems promise to take the drudgery out of site maintenance. Angus Kidman looks under the hood.

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster.

It could save your business money and your data in case of disaster. Ian Murphy explains how to get started with virtualisation.

A useful, versatile partition-management tool that can cope with most current file and disk systems.

FAA concerned that passengers could hack flight systems.

Benchmarking PCs is a tricky business. You need to ensure that you stress the systems, but also that the results you get will be relevant in the real world. Previously we have relied heavily on BAPCo's SYSmark2002 for simulating home and office use, with programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and web content through Adobe Premiere and Macromedia Dreamweaver. However, due to SYSmark's history of instability as well as the sheer length of time it takes to complete a run, we have put it on the backburner in favour of PCMark04 for this Labs.