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Archive - 17 Oct 2003

Small firms offered remote IT support

News PC World has enlisted Computer Associates to offer remote IT support to small businesses

DoCoMo teams with McAfee on wireless antivirus

News The two companies have reached the first stage in a project to port PC-style antivirus software to tomorrow's mobile phones

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Blog Friday 17/10/2003Hot news from Southwark Court! Aaron Caffrey, the nineteen-year-old whose computer launched a denial of service attack that crippled the Port of Houston, has been found not guilty....

Microsoft bundles security with MSN broadband

News Subscribers of Microsoft's forthcoming MSN Premium service will receive McAfee security products, in a bid to fight off viruses and hackers

Internet telephony 'is not telecommunications'

News A US court judgement could give a significant boost to the fledgling VoIP industry, after it classifying it as an 'information service'

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Comment Lightning strikes this week as Rupert wanders into the world of data destruction

Nokia picks camera phone boom

News The Finnish handset manufacturer is ramping up production of mobile phones containing cameras, and predicts it could soon become the world's biggest manufacturer of digital cameras

Real Networks scores with soccer deal

News Real Networks' latest deal will allow PC users to hear live football commentary over the Web, a service which current legal restrictions often prevents

Confusion reigns over Windows XP SP2

News After announcing that customers will see the next service pack for Windows XP this year, Microsoft now says it will be a beta only, and that final code is still some way off

Trojan defence acquits British teenager

News The UK teenager accused of launching a denial of service attack on a US port was cleared by Southwark Crown Court today

Nuts and bolts of Novell's updated CNE cert

Feature How to go about adding a new Novell acronym to your CV

Top ten gadgets

Buyer's Guide Which gadgets are the current favourites in the ZDNet UK office? We’ve gathered together ten of the best products -- for work and home – that we think you should be considering.

VeriSign's CEO hits back at critics

Q&A Stratton Sclavos explains why VeriSign undertook its domain-name redirection service, and tells of his fears for the security of the Internet's root servers

IT 'needs women'

News The vast majority of scientifically trained women are opting out of science and technology-related careers, according to new research

LCD screen shortage pushes up prices

News Strong demand for notebooks, monitors and TVs with LCD panels means price increases for the festive season

Why you must install a firewall -- now

Buyer's Guide Anti-virus software won't protect you from the latest type of worm affecting Windows systems: you need a personal firewall. Here's why there's never been a better time to take this extra precaution.

Prosecutors reverse stance on cybercrime conviction

News US federal prosecutors have asked a court to overturn the conviction of a man who notified his former employer's customers of a security flaw

Sun reports gloomy results

News Sun has suffered a drop in revenue for the 10th quarter in a row, and made a net loss of $286m for the three months ending 28 September

Steve Jobs: 'Hell froze over'

Video Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the second generation of its iTunes online music service, now available to Microsoft Windows PC users

Google France fined for trademarked terms

News The search firm must pay for selling search terms already trademarked by other companies

SingTel touts mobile karaoke

News The Singaporean telco hopes customers will start singing along with their mobile, 'particularly at Christmas gatherings and parties'

SAP rises on merger upheaval

News The German company says acquisition battles in the business-software sector have boosted its bottom line

Snooping laws may be illegal

News A privacy group is alleging that data-gathering laws being implemented in the UK break human rights regulations

VeriSign to quit domain registration

News VeriSign plans to sell its domain registration business but will keep hold of the database directing people to .com and .net Web addresses

SCO accepts $50m investment

News SCO, which is attempting to assert its rights to Linux and Unix, has announced a $50m (£30m) investment from a venture capital firm

iTunes for Windows goes live

News Apple has launched the Windows version of its iTunes music service, which allows non-Macintosh customers to buy songs

Marks & Spencer tags shirts with RFID

News The retailer has begun a trial involving the fixing of radio frequency identification tags to men's clothing

Kyocera decrees cellphone safe

News The handset manufacturer has resumed shipments of its Phantom mobile phone, after concluding that an incident of it 'exploding' involved merely the venting of dust after a battery short-circuited

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