Previous DayWhat’s in a domain name?
Blog I read today that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is taking another step towards its goal of bringing new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) online with the launch of...
Torvalds attacks Microsoft over open source
News Technically inferior and unable to compete on price, Microsoft has resorted to spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt, says the Linux creator
How search engines compare on privacy
Analysis Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask.com and AOL have responded to a survey asking what they do to protect users' personal information
Microsoft loses key vote for Open XML
News The software giant has failed by one crucial committee vote to get backing for its Office Open XML format from a major US standards organisation
Symantec: Surge in spam from Chinese domains
News Increasing amounts of spam are being sent from Chinese domains as the number of other countries on spam blacklists grows, claims a report
ActiveX vulnerability
Talkback Why are programmers still using activeX? It should have been banned long ago as it is nothing but a security breach. Thank M$ for more quality developer programs.
It really isn't.
Talkback There's nothing in the old UNIX codebase that is of the remotest interest to Linux, BSD resolved its legal status with regards to those copyrights years ago, IBM has a perpetual and interminable...
Computer glitch causes gridlock at LA airport
News A Los Angeles airport's systems for screening passengers entering the US failed at the weekend, stranding over 20,000 travellers for hours
Lexmark: Printers pose security threat
News Company says end-point devices such as printers must not be overlooked if businesses are to ensure the security of their network
Thieves steal police-data server
News A server used by a company working with the police to track the movements of terrorism suspects has been stolen from private offices in Kent
Web designer sentenced for hacking
News A British entrepreneur has been given a suspended jail sentence after he stole information from his client's rival website
North Wales Police deploys converged comms
News The force is hoping better policing and reduced costs will result from the implementation of Cisco IP phones and video-conferencing facilities
Hasn't this government report gone a stage too far?
Talkback Is it just me or is the recent report from the government about internet fraud going just one stage too far? While the Lord’s committee is right to highlight the threat of organised crime and...
Toshiba recalls Sony batteries again
News The laptop manufacturer has recalled potentially dangerous notebook batteries for the third month in a row
Novell defeats SCO in Unix copyright case
News A US judge's ruling that Novell is the rightful owner of copyrights relating to the Unix OS also has ramifications for other SCO lawsuits
