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Archive - 06 Oct 2005

Macromedia Studio 8

Review Macromedia Studio 8 is a comprehensive and professional package that designs content for dynamic, multimedia Web sites and mobile devices.

EC slipping software patents 'through backdoor'

News The European Patent Office's practice of granting software patents could yet be ratified, despite the defeat of the software patent directive earlier this year

Microsoft announces imminent security release

News The software giant has promised a beta of an enterprise security product by the end of 2005

Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'

News Microsoft will be forced to adopt the open file format or risk 'sliding into irrelevance', according to industry observers

Tsunami appeal site 'hacker' found guilty

News A computer consultant has been fined for gaining unauthorised access to the Disaster Emergency Committee's fundraising Web site

Number's up for malware creators

Leader A proposal to be more rigorous in responding to new attacks does the anti-malware industry credit. More, please.

Linspire nears million-user mark

News The desktop Linux vendor claims to be gaining traction in the enterprise, including a pilot project at a company that has 'hundreds of thousands' of desktops

Latest Sober variants are far from friendly

News Security firms warn that the latest variants of the Sober worm pretend to come from old school friends

Microsoft may become 'major opponent of patents'

News Open source advocates believe Microsoft may stop supporting software patents if other companies start copying its approach to them

Virus naming scheme divides experts

News The antivirus community is split over the merits of the common malware enumeration system

Linux pioneer wins lifetime achievement award

News Alan Cox's efforts maintaining the Linux kernel have been recognised at the LinuxWorld awards

Oracle issues PeopleSoft updates

News The updated applications with serve as 'a launch pad to Project Fusion'

Self-employed leading teleworking charge

News About one in ten UK workers work primarily from home, and most of them are self-employed

Symantec flaw puts businesses at risk

News Symantec has become the latest security vendor to warn of vulnerabilities in its products

Nokia reacts to mobile virus threat

News Symantec has been signed up to protect Symbian Series 60 users from the growing threat of smartphone viruses

Blockades thrown up in Net turf war

News A spat between two Internet backbone firms is cutting off parts of the Internet from each other

Microsoft loses file-system patent claims

News The US Patent Office has rejected two patents which could have allowed Microsoft to seek royalties from Linux vendors

Fireworks 8

Review The upgrade to this top-flight Web graphics editor makes Fireworks 8 easier to use, but newcomers will confront a steep learning curve.