Matthew Broersma

Linux has won another battle proprietary software with the decision yesterday of Bergen, Norway's second-largest city, to consolidate older Windows and Unix servers on Novell Inc.'s SuSe Linux Enterprise Server 8.

A global recovery in demand for IT is driving increased shipments of servers, microprocessors and high-end mobile phones, according to new research.

Cable & Wireless PLC has acquired broadband ISP Bulldog Broadband UK for

The U.K.'s criminal justice system is struggling to keep up with the international scope and sophistication of Internet-enabled crime, and will need a new skills framework as well as help from the private sector in order to cope, according to a study published this week.

The European Council has approved a controversial draft directive which will open the way for the patenting of software in Europe if it is approved by the European Parliament this autumn.

Linux vendors have rushed to distribute patches for a critical flaw in CVS, a widely used program for collaborating on software development, that could allow a malicious user unauthorized access to development code.

A parliamentary report due next month will call for the U.K. Home Office to increase funding to combat cyber-threats such as phishing, corporate hacks and worm attacks, according to those familiar with the plans. The report comes amid parliamentary criticism that the U.K.'s cybercrime law-enforcement operations are woefully under-resourced.

Despite significant spending on e-government, the U.K. is continuing to fall behind other countries in delivering usable electronic government services, dropping to ninth place this year, according to a new study from Accenture Ltd.