Government: Our spam laws won't be enough
News The e-commerce minister has admitted that the UK can't solve the problem of junk email on its own
Rights group defends P2P in ad campaign
News A new advertising campaign in the US aims to change the terms of the debate over file-sharing networks and piracy
HP launches cheap photo-quality printers
News HP is releasing low-end inkjet printers in a bid to regain market share
AOL encrypts instant messaging
News The latest version of AOL Instant Messenger introduces secure instant messages, as AOL attempts to improve its appeal to businesses
Surveillance software keeps track of rogue MP3s
News FutureSoft's new version of i:scan is aimed at helping enterprises keep a lid on unauthorised P2P use on their networks
Mozilla releases last 'fat' browser
News The new release of Mozilla's open-source browser marks the end of a five-year-old regime, as the project prepares to shift to a leaner, simpler code base
Open-source code contains 'as many flaws' as proprietary
News Apache source code is of the same quality as proprietary counterparts, according to a study
Court upholds ex-Intel worker's deluge of critical emails
News Sending mass emails to your former employer's staff criticising the company is not trespassing, says the California Supreme Court
Noose tightens on Napster clones
News People running peer-to-peer networks cannot claim ignorance of copyright infringement, according to a US court
Californian law targets identity theft
News Businesses operating in California must notify customers if their personal data is compromised
Microsoft updates Windows to support new standard
News Microsoft has thrown its weight behind the fledgling iSCSI storage-networking standard
Linux heads for 'A list'
News DreamWorks has increased its reliance on Linux for its latest animated movie
Sun seeks to demystify Java
News Sun hopes a new version of its Java software will lure nonprogrammers by sporting a more Windows-like look and feel
NEC to launch water-cooled notebooks
News NEC has developed a water-cooling system to counter heat problems generated by notebooks' increasing power
Oracle faces formal antitrust scrutiny
News Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft will be officially investigated by the US Department of Justice



