Open source CRM firm targets Oracle customers
News Customers using Oracle 9i will now be able to use SugarCRM's latest application
Teenager jailed for Web attacks
News The US is taking a tough line on those responsible for DoS attacks, sentencing one teenager to five years behind bars
VMware takes dual-core licensing plunge
News While other software companies are waiting before pricing for dual-core processors, VMware has challenged them by adopting single-processor pricing
Novell targets Chinese Linux market
News The Linux vendor plans to open a number of facilities in China, as it looks to gain a foothold in the emerging market
Drive density breakthrough from Toshiba
News Perpendicular recording will let drive makers cram more data onto the tiniest drives, and Toshiba has brought the first product using it to market
Windows 2000 users face multiple attacks
News Worms exploiting a flaw in Windows 2000 are running rampant, with widespread infections reported from three different malware families
Zotob worm highlights security failings
News The lesson of Zotob for UK businesses: keep the patching process up to date, consider upgrading some of your older software, look at intrusion-detection systems, and close port 445
BT's broadband officer moves on
News After 24 years hard labour at BT Alison Ritchie can look forward to parole, leaving a Broadband Britain that is vibrant but facing new hurdles
The ABCs of .XXX
Leader The US Government is leaning on ICANN to reconsider the XXX domain. This is no way to develop a universal resource
Security consolidation continues
News Symantec has revealed that its latest acquisition is Sygate, a specialist in access management software
ViewSonic VP231wb
Review ViewSonic's 23in.VP231wb offers great features, excellent image quality and a huge amount of screen real estate.
Windows worms wreak havoc
News Internal systems of several major media organisations have been hit by a wave of worms that exploit flaws in Windows 2000, but the Internet as a whole is largely unaffected
Linux pioneer moves onto OpenVista
News The ex-CEO of VA Linux systems is now selling software based around public domain code to hospitals
Podcasting firm gets investment boost
News The podcasting venture from ex-MTV star Adam Curry has recieved almost $9m in venture capital funding
$8m advertising patent victory for Yahoo
News The search firm has won another battle over the enforcement of its patents pertaining to the technology behind pay-per-click ads
ID theft scandal hits outsourced call centres
News Another undercover operation looks to have revealed serious security flaw in the data security of BPO operations in India
Profits up for HP
News Increases in shipments of PCs, servers and storage systems all helped HP beat analysts' expectations in its third quarter
Geico decision rocks Google
News The ongoing row over one of the Internet behemoth's major income sources has taken a turn in insurance firm Geico's favour



