Previous DayUK cybercops catch suspected Russian blackmailers
News The Hi-Tech Crime Unit has claimed a breakthrough in the fight against criminals who target online bookmakers
Six patents key to case against Apple and Microsoft
News UK-based BTG is seeking unspecified damages against the two US giants for alleged patent infringement, based on half a dozen patents filed over the last 10 years
Aruba announces beta trials of centralised 802.11i network
News Aruba kicks off trials of a secure, centrally managed 802.11i Wi-Fi installation
Intel rolls out four low-power Pentium Ms
News The ultralow-voltage processors are designed for notebooks and tablet PCs
Wi-Fi Alliance orders vendors to play fair
News Wireless-equipment makers who offer faster services at the expense of interoperability could lose their certification
CipherTrust adds email encryption to help fight spam
News Brief: Email security firm CipherTrust has updated its IronMail security appliances to provide secure transportation for emails and documents
Dell removes adapters' shock potential
News Recalled power adapters are being shipped again, with a fix preventing the insertion of power cords likely to cause shocks
Billion-dollar outsourcing deals more common
News Outsourcing megadeals are set to increase further in number this year, says a study
Aussie escrow service faked online
News Australian firm Trade Secure is considering closing down after fraudsters appropriated its logo and address to deceive customers worldwide
Gmail opens up to rivals
News Gmailers can now import address books stored by other email services into their email account
IBM lures students with free software
News Big Blue wants to attract university students to its programming tools by giving away software and heavily discounting hardware
Korean interest boosts open-source Asianux
News A Korean partner is close to joining the Oracle-backed, Asian Linux standard, moving it closer to a pan-Asia rollout
Microsoft decides to share the wealth
News Increasing its dividend, buying back shares and offering a one-time payout will return $75bn to Microsoft shareholders
Sun returns to growth
News The server maker has reported its first growth in revenue for three years, though without its Microsoft settlement it would have recorded a loss
Judge winds up PeopleSoft trial
News The antitrust trial's judge aggressively questioned both sides as final arguments were made
Gates gives away $3bn bonus
News Microsoft's chairman will give himself a $3bn bonus but then donate that money to his charitable foundation
Sun floats Solaris expansion
News The company may run the operating system on Intel's Itanium and IBM's Power chip lines
