Previous DayOxford University targeted by MPAA
News The Motion Picture Association of America gets heavy with a student's web page...
Boo hoo dot com
Comment Today (Thursday) the troubled internet 'street and sportswear' start-up Boo.com finally crashed and burned after failing to get additional funding from its investors - and all this only six months...
Techies wage war on copyright cartels
News Cyberrights advocates and librarians are teaming up to take on the media giants in film, music and software
Mobile phone worms pose massive threat
News Mobile phone worms will be far more virulent than current desktop versions according to IBM anti-virus experts
Standards bearers
Comment It doesn't take long for word to get around when a company attempts to turn a "standard" into a piece of proprietary code. Especially when the company in question is the increasingly...
Supermarkets add WAP phones to shopping lists
News That's a bag of spuds, two cans of tuna, oh and don't forget the WAP phone...
Jane Wakefield: Oh Boo - where did it all go wrong?
News Knock knock. Who's there? Boo. Boo Hoo? Boo Hoo Boo Hoo
The Day Ahead: Ciena, Sycamore stoke fibre optic love affair
News Wall Street's love affair with fibre optic networking stocks won't abate -- especially when Ciena and Sycamore Networks unveil strong quarters
Liberty Surf hits out at over-priced Internet charges
News 8.5m Brits are put off going online because it is too expensive.
Rupert's Weekly Roundup (15/5/2000)
Comment Each day I gather, translate and give my take on the breaking stories of the day in an easy-to-swallow format at the News Digest. In order for you to catch up on the week in one fell swoop the fab...
First British companies report NewLove virus
News Two UK companies have been hit by a new, much nastier version of the LoveBug dubbed NewLove, according to anti-virus firm, Symantec
Music industry at odds with BT over Napster
News Music industry says ban Napster as BT puts on its boogie boots
Netscape secure socket not secure
News A flaw in Netscape's browsers won't validate a site against its secure certificate, allowing malicious users to impersonate a secure site. An update is available
AMD readies mother of all chip launches
News Chip maker tipped to debut 10 new chips in June, possibly on the same day, led by its 'Thunderbird' and 'Spitfire' processors
Messaging's not-so-instant revolution, Part II
News Industry still forging ahead
IM - a not-so-instant revolution
News If you listen to its boosters, instant messaging is set to revolutionise communications and business. But can it overcome the AOL factor?
Worm alert! LOVELETTER gets nastier
News Several Symantec customers have revealed a new, destructive variant on the loose. Damage has been limited ... so far.
A Year Ago: Linux games: It's no Myth
News First published: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:02:21 GMT
Without Peer
Comment Open source code is not infallible. It is prone to some of the glitches that plague its commercial counterpart. Yet, at the same time, it contains a number of safeguards and checks against any one...
