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Archive - 21 Oct 2005

MP calls for international body to tackle cybercrime

News An agency with international juristiction is needed to combat global cybercriminals

Police hope biometrics will provide arresting results

News Combined fingerprint and facial recognition could help UK police improve the identification of suspects and management of prisoners

Be aware of wireless threats

Help/HowTo New twists on old threats mean there really is no such thing as a trusted public wireless network

Splogs: Wreaking havoc in the blogosphere

Feature Google's blogging tools have come in for sustained abuse of late; some want to see them abolished

Christmas cheer around the corner for PC buyers

News PC makers wanting to avoid being 'marooned on the island of obsolescence' could be ready to slash prices for the Christmas shopping season

Government seeks IT industry feedback over ID cards

News A consultation document aimed at potential suppliers for the ID cards programme is now available

BSkyB swoops for Easynet

News The local-loop unbundling ISP's board has unanimously recommended shareholders accept Murdoch's £211m offer

Getting real results from virtual machines

Q&A Over the last few years, VMware has seen Virtualisation go from a niche product to a key technology

Super-3G breaks records - and the bank

Leader Ethernet speeds over a mobile phone seems fantastic, but achievable. Which is more than be said for the bills

Experts call for global biometrics agency

News The increasing use of biometrics at national borders has prompted calls for an agency to guarantee a common experience for travellers

$1.2m 'digital inclusion' fund launched

News Microsoft has put together a $1.2m programme for universities to promote research into computing for the developing world

Bush challenges EC over Internet governance

News George W Bush personally raised the arguments over Internet governance with the EC president in a meeting this week

Google's revenue (almost) doubles

News Google made twice as much in the third quarter of this year as it did last year, but is being tight-lipped about its plans to sustain its growth

DoJ 'encouraged' by Microsoft moves

News Despite an 'unfortunate' incident involving bundling Windows Media Player, those monitoring the software giant for antitrust compliance in the US are pleased

Biometric scanners updated to fight scammers

News Systems to toughen up biometric authentication have been launched in the US

Faster, sleeker blades coming from IBM

News A redesigned chassis and revamped chips will feature in IBM's BladeCenter line next year

HP opens new front in war on refillers

News One more cartridge reseller has been accused of violating some of HP's 4,000 ink and cartridge patents

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