A hopeful telecommunications company in the UK is targeting one of its services at newsrooms in particular, punting it as the answer to interview recording woes. However, it`s not as revolutionary as it sounds.

One of life`s certainties is that a live technology demonstration, no matter how good the underlying application, will die under the scrutiny of a roomful of onlookers.

An incentive recently offered by a Virgin company illustrates the potential of making customer retention a case of masterfully executed creative concepts.

Comparex`s MBO caused controversy last week, while Tel.Com Africa 2002 covered all the latest telecoms issues.

I am tired of being told off for using the word "hacker", and I`ve come to realise that most of the critics are so wrapped up in being politically correct that they often miss the bigger picture.

Sainsbury is reportedly planning to take on Amazon and Tesco this Christmas, with the launch of an entertainment section to its home shopping offering. Will the second best superstore in the land succeed?

Last week saw the continued lack of overseas interest in the second national telecoms operator (SNO) and Datatec taking top honours in the SA Global Awards.

It`s not as glamorous as in the "hacker" movies but social engineering is a dangerous and effective hacking tool that shouldn`t be underestimated.

Last week saw many profit warnings ahead of the quarterly results that are due in heavy numbers this week.

Half a million people in the UK have signed up for broadband services in the last six months, and 20 000 people per week are signing up now. Far be it from me to avoid the bandwidth bandwagon...

Always wanted to make your own browser, or even your own application? Then have a closer look at the Mozilla project, which makes it relatively easy to build your own applications using fairly standard markup, scripting and languages.

Is the Department of Communications really so incompetent that it keeps making mistakes with the information it releases, or are these miscommunications a tool to help it strengthen its own bargaining position?

Last week saw major reshuffling of the boards at AST, Dimension Data and Spescom.