Businesses get global view of malware war
News The Prevx Point Monitoring Service, now for sale in beta form, lets firms see how their security systems are coping compared to other users worldwide
SugarCRM closes in on proprietary vendors
News Business users get customisation help in the next version of the open source firm's customer relationship management software
British ISPs admonished over cybercrime
News The FBI has criticised the way British law is hindering the international fight against cybercrime
Redmond introduces CRM Elixir
Feature In at attempt to increase the uptake of future versions of its Office suite, and perhaps increase its market share in the CRM field, Microsoft is planning to roll out a new feature for Outlook...
Fur trade activists planning DoS attack
News A denial-of-service attack is being planned for next month by protestors exploiting loopholes in the law
What lies ahead for OpenSolaris?
Analysis Sun is starting the process of opening up its flagship operating system in an attempt to make up lost ground. What problems are they going to face, and what does the process mean for the rest of...
Chip ushers in the disposable mobile
News By squeezing most of the computing functions needed by a mobile phone onto one chip, Texas Instruments might make handsets so cheap that companies can dish them out like confetti. Bad news for the...
Vienna to softly embrace Linux
News Open source has won another convert in the local government sector, with soft migrations to Linux imminent across Vienna's municipal authority
Open is as open does, Sun
Leader Sun's president and COO wants IBM to be more open. An excellent idea, but why stop there?
Workplace gets an update
News IBM has updated its collaborative software, and has introduced a new hosted application to help companies deal with compliance regulations
Somerset to get e-government broadband boost
News Michael Eavis, the organiser of Glastonbury Festival, is backing a project aimed at encouraging the use of e-government services through broadband technology
Spyware threat not recognised
News Survey: Most IT administrators believe that spyware is a greater threat to their organisation than viruses, but senior executives have not yet caught up
AV firms slam 'irresponsible' virus writer
News Antivirus firms have criticised a Brazilian programmer for writing and distributing source code for the first potentially serious mobile phone virus
Start-up aims to improve internal security
News The main security risk for most companies doesn't come from the outside, but from within: in an attempt to reduce this risk, a Californian start-up is trying to help companies secure their networks...
Firefox lead programmer now a Googlista
News Firefox's lead programmer is now in the employ of Google, but claims that even though his source of income has changed what he's working on won't
Windows HTML flaw persists
News Despite having had a flaw patched recently, security problems persist with Windows' HTML Help ActiveX control
Solaris code due today
News The first piece of Solaris source code will be released today, but it will be several months before all the code is in the open
Bluespoon AX Bluetooth headset
Review Although it looks like few other Bluetooth headsets, the Bluespoon AX is a solid performer.

