Previous DayNovell catches Salmon to beef up services
News The open-source networking specialist has acquired a UK consultancy company to extend the range of its service business
BT halves business broadband start-up cost
News Will taking an axe to SDSL connection fees encourage more customers to take up the service?
Blackberry makes its mark in Europe
News RIM's Blackberry device is making a big impact on the European market, with sales increasing by more than 200 percent in one year
Criminal gangs blackmail Web users with porn threat
News Email demands for relatively small amounts of money coupled with a threat to inform on non-existent child pornography are a growing problem, warns a security expert
Corporates hiring people to read staff email
News Companies are employing staff to read electronic communications because of fears that trade secrets and intellectual property are being leaked
John Thompson: Customers need security know-how
Q&A Symantec's CEO explains his views on cybersecurity - and why he is pushing the company towards more consultancy work
Nokia releases 'invisible' Bluetooth security fix
News Six months after saying the 'bluesnarfing' vulnerability in its handsets wasn't serious enough to fix, Nokia says it has released software upgrades for five of its handsets. They're just a bit hard...
Employees are vital link in the security chain
Feature Security programmes in the workplace need to be more advanced than just a warning about email attachments - well-informed staff are an important part of keeping your system safe
Sony wins landmark case against mod chips
News A UK court has ruled that modifying a PlayStation2 to get around copy protection and regional restrictions infringes on Sony's intellectual property
Medion MDPPC 250
Review There are better-featured Pocket PCs and better navigation progams available, but the MDPPC 250 is competitively priced, and if you can live with its quirks, it does a good enough job.
Australian law claims spam success
News Legislation designed to cut back on junk emails and texts appears to be having some success Down Under
Microsoft to fund anti-phishing group
News The software giant will donate money and make a full-time analyst available to an agency dedicated to fighting phishing
Mobile devices flood into market
News Shipments of cellphones and data devices in Europe, the Middle East and Africa grew by more than 50 percent the second quarter, compared to the same quarter last year
Attention switches to Microsoft's licensing programme
News With the announcement of its cash dispersal already made, some analysts have suggested that Microsoft's results will bring better news than expected
France Telecom dials up Liberty Alliance
News IBM will create the largest identity and account management system based on the Liberty Alliance specification to date for the French telecoms giant
Spammer hit with criminal charges
News A Florida man has been accused of stealing gigabytes of data from one of the world's largest electronic storehouses of personal information
SCO loses key case
News The company has failed to win its case against DaimlerChrysler for infringements of its Unix intellectual property
US anti-piracy law gathers strength
News New legislation would outlaw peer-to-peer networks and have implications for consumer electronics devices, and is provoking alarm among technology firms
