Ingres goes open-source
News Computer Associates has released its Ingres r3 database under an open-source agreement, marking its full entry into the open-source arena and the latest in a long line of open-source products to...
There's no worm in your Apple - honest
News After a week of contemplation, Apple has announced that the 'Opener' malware program blighting OS X is not a virus - although the security community disagrees
BT's all-in-one phone to debut next year
News BT's Bluephone, a device that should be able to act as a landline, mobile and VoIP phone device looks set to make its market debut next year
Microsoft's new weapon against Linux questioned
News Microsoft says its IP indemnification provides better protection than that offered by rivals Red Hat and Novell - but not all lawyers agree
Dell’s new blade – home grown or not?
Feature Dell's second-generation blade server is set for release in the near future, but there is some debate in computing circles as to exactly who designed it...
Toshiba laptops hit by memory problems
News Twenty-seven different Toshiba laptop models contain flawed components that could cause data loss or the Blue Screen of Death
Former Wonderland Club member jailed again
News A convicted member of the Wonderland Internet paedophile ring has offended again, and been sentenced to four years in prison
Europe plans VAT integration
News An electronic portal is part of the EC's plans to simplify the current VAT situation across Europe
Back to school for spam victims
News Australians are being targeted in a spam scam that teaches an expensive lesson
Ballmer's attack on open source boosts Linux, say OSIA
News Steve Ballmer has acknowledged Linux as the 'only game in town' when it comes to competing with the Microsoft's offerings, Australia's leading open-source body claims
MoD targets £174m savings from £4bn IT deal
News But it's all in 'non-cashable' efficiency benefits, which should mean no job losses
People, not passwords, are the key to security
Leader People are the biggest security threat facing IT, a report says. That is not where the problem lies
Virus top 10: Can Netsky's march be stopped?
News Netsky teams up with Zafi to dominate the October top 10 listings - how long will it stay up there?
Laughing from Sunday mornings all the way to the bank
Feature The recent spin-off of Dreamworks' animation unit has emphasised quite how important animation has become to today's cinema industry, and we look at the technology behind the phenomenon in more detail
Millions of Bagles knock out Windows firewall
News Three new variants of the Bagle worm, which can disable the latest firewall protection in Windows, were discovered on Friday and antivirus companies are bracing for a surge of infections during the...
Firefox donations hit $250,000
News The Mozilla Foundation has raised a quarter of a million dollars in its 10-day fundraising campaign - over 300 percent of its original target
PC-cillin Internet Security 12
Review PC-cillin Internet Security 12 delivers speedy virus scanning and a host of other Internet protection tools -- all for the price of most antivirus-only programs alone.
DreamWorks spins off animation unit
News Brief: The success of recent films such as Shrek 2 has been reflected in the positive start to DreamWorks Animation's IPO
Oxford students suspended for hacking university network
News Two students face rustication after exposing security flaws in Oxford University's computer network
Videophone calling gets cheaper
News Polycom's latest offering demonstrates how prices have fallen in the videophone market
VMWare goes four-way
News VMWare's latest software aims to give each virtual machine the power of four processors
HP puts RFID on the rack
News Hewlett-Packard's 'smart rack' will use RFID to help data centre staff manage servers and alert them to problems
Greatest security risk: Social engineering, says Gartner
News Old-fashioned techniques for conning people are being applied to new technology in order to break into networks and computers, warns the analyst firm
Intel sets the date for Madison 9M
News The chipmaker plans to launch the latest in its Itanium 2 line in early November, sources have indicated



