Previous DayWatchdog issues rogue-dialler help
News Consumers have been issued guidelines on what to do if rogue-dialling software takes control of their PCs and runs up huge premium rate calling charges
Hollywood chip will bring digital TV to mobiles
News A single processor developed by Texas Instruments will let mobile phone users watch digital television on the move
Cisco boosts security line-up by acquisition
News The networking giant has bought Perfigo, a company that focuses on policy analysis, compliance and access enforcement for PCs
Wi-Fi networks kiss and make up
News BT Openzone and T-Mobile have finally agreed to let each other's subscribers use their wireless hot spots
Online protection rackets target clearing houses
News SC Conference: Hackers are going to tell online clearing companies to pay up or face denial-of-service attacks on their Web sites, according to a security expert
Brazillian police arrest suspects in £45m online fraud
News Fifty-three suspects have been arrested in Brazil, charged with stealing £45m in a series of phishing scams
German parties unite against software patents
News The four main political parties in Germany are supporting the fight against European software patents
Cyberterrorism a reality 'in two years'
News SC Conference: The Royal Mail's director of information security warns that cyberterrorism will become a reality in the next two years
Death of Abbey 'whistleblower' investigated
News The death of a man who was being questioned over the leaking of a dossier that contained allegations corruption at the bank is being investigated by police
Ballmer gets it wrong in hardware blame game
Leader Expensive hardware causes software piracy in the developing world, says Ballmer. Perhaps there are other factors
SGI to announce high performance Linux project
News Brief: Silicon Graphics is set to re-affirm its commitment to Linux with the announcement of Open/SpeedShop that is expected later this week
Ballmer wants $100 PCs to combat piracy
News Microsoft's outspoken chief executive Steve Ballmer has said that emerging markets need cheaper hardware and that piracy is Microsoft's number one headache
BASDA introduces a Code for better code
News The software vendors' organisation is hoping to improve the quality of software offered by its members
Testing times for open source
Comment Builder: IE has come out the clear leader in an ad-hoc test of browser security. What does Microsoft know that others don't?
Oki C5200n
Review Oki's C5200n joins the ranks of low-cost, network-enabled business colour printers. Black text is high-quality but slow, while colour output is poor-quality but fast.
Google's first results due
News Google is set to release its first results as a public company after the close of business on Thursday, and they are expected to be good, though some analysts caution that Google stock is overpriced
Microsoft to ship SQL Server 2005 next summer
News Builder: Microsoft has pushed back the third phase of beta testing for its hotly anticipated SQL server, but has confirmed that the final product will ship 'next summer'
Check Point upbeat about security
Q&A Gil Shwed, Check Point's chief executive, makes it clear that although viruses will get more sophisticated, the Internet as a whole is still in very good shape
Google acts to cover up phishing hole
News A flaw that might have put users of Google's Web site and desktop search tool at risk, particularly those who do so in conjunction with Internet Explorer, has been closed, according to the search...
VoIP boom driven by Y2K
News The Millennium bug was painful for everyone at the time, but as equipment bought to rectify the problem is replaced it is providing a boon for VoIP companies
Security holes exposed in several major browsers
News Flaws have been exposed this week in Opera, Konqueror, all Mozilla browsers and - most seriously - Microsoft's Internet Explorer
