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Archive - 24 Oct 2002

Lindows 3.0 coming next month

News The desktop Linux company will begin selling its software on CD for the first time in November. The package will contain a few surprises

France battles on for data privacy

News Been wronged by your phone company? Concerned that your data isn't being kept securely? From January 2003, UK consumers can turn to Otelo for help

Kerberos allows attackers into corporate networks

News The US government warns of a 'critical' flaw in MIT Kerberos 5, used for authentication in internal networks of big businesses

Registry rapped over domain name mailing

News The Domain Name Registry of Europe has been told to stop a direct mailing because of fears that it could cause distress

Report: Web services a decade away

News Market researcher says that it'll be a long while before the ultimate promise of Web services is fulfilled

IT spending: Where does it go from here?

News Companies will spend more on technology over the next year according to a survey, with many citing security as top priority

Agere, Ericsson team on Wi-Fi

News The companies unite to offer a package of products and services intended to help Internet service providers integrate wireless technology into the community

The Dia diagram creation program

Feature Check out Dia, an open source Visio-like tool for creating charts and diagrams

Tablet PC rivalry sets in

News A group of Dell visionaries have formed a start-up company to rival tablet PC competitors

Search Microsoft's online Knowledge Base like a pro

Feature The Microsoft Knowledge Base (MSKB) is by far the most comprehensive resource for troubleshooting Microsoft products

Microsoft: Online ads 'on a monster roll'

News The software giant says online ad sales are stronger than suspected, with long-term deals by big players giving a false perception of a slowdown.

Five mistakes to avoid when buying a mobile phone

Buyer's Guide Don't lumber yourself with a mobile that feels or sounds wrong, or makes too big a hole in your budget. Follow our five-point program, and you should steer clear of the pitfalls.

Ebay execs defend IPO share grab

News Ebay executives have been slapped with several lawsuits for allegedly breaching fiduciary responsibilities to the company

AOL discs heat up on eBay auctions

News The ubiquitous program discs may usually be thought of as junk, but buyers are rushing to bid on AOL's celebrity-designed editions

Net attack flops, but threat persists

Analysis Analysis: The recent attempt to shut down the Internet's DNS root servers was unsophisticated, but smarter attacks could have more serious consequences

IBM gets behind physics research

News Four 16-processor 'Regatta' servers will be used to investigate the power source of stars

IBM puts Power in new blade server

News Big Blue puts itself a step ahead of rivals by building its high-end chip into a compact server

Two innovative keyboards for your Palm

Buyer's Guide Fed up with Graffiti? Try one of Logitech's keyboard alternatives -- the ingenious KeyCase or the more traditional TypeAway.

Bush urges ban on 'morphed' porn

News Warning of the dangers of the Internet, president Bush asks Congress to ban child pornography where no real minor is involved and praises police who patrol chat rooms undercover

Real prepares to unwind source code

News The streaming media company is looking to developers and corporations in its battle against Microsoft, as it prepares to release its Helix DNA source code

Listen.com to offer legal CD-burning

News The site gives consumers a legal way to download songs and burn them to CD, but price may be an issue

Google excludes controversial sites

News To conform with some countries' laws, the leading search engine removes some anti-abortion, pro-Nazi, white supremacy and anti-semitic site listings

Investigation leads AOL to restate revenue

News The restatement shaves £122m off of revenues - not as bad as some investors had feared. The company also reports flat third-quarter earnings