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Archive - 25 Oct 2004

Linux kernel flaw allows DoS attack

News A bug in version 2.6 of the Linux kernel allows remote users to crash systems running SuSE's latest enterprise and consumer software

UK spam campaigner to help Europe fight back

News Anti-spam guru Steve Linford is to advise the European Commission on how to ban spam in Europe

The future is very, very small, say Intel

Feature On Friday Intel's R&D team talked about their belief that they can keep processer speeds on the up, despite the physical shortcomings of current technology

Yahoo and Adobe ally on search

News With Google and Microsoft both moving into desktop search, Yahoo is trying to keep in touch by putting its search tool onto a new Adobe toolbar

Barrett: 'We've changed our direction'

Video Intel's CEO addresses execution problems and looks ahead to a WiMax explosion

Mobile Java hit with security scare

News A security flaw has been revealed in Sun's Java platform for mobile phones, but no attempts to exploit it have yet been found

Charity sees big loophole in ethical IT code

News CAFOD, which exposed the sweatshop conditions in third-world electronics factories earlier this year, says the code of conduct from IBM, Dell and HP doesn't go far enough in addressing the problem

Time to get ethical

Leader Leading hardware vendors have drafted their own code of conduct but it doesn't go far enough

We all live in a Windows submarine...

News MPs and security experts are attacking the government for its decision to use Windows 2000 on its submarines

Firefox aims for 10 percent of Web surfers

News The Mozilla Foundation expects one in 10 Internet users to be browsing using Firefox within the next year

The Welsh to conjure up new tricks for Merlin

News The Welsh Assembly has asked for the public's opinions on e-government issues before major work begins on infrastructure next year

Social networking: the key to advancement

Feature Everything you ever wanted to know about social networking, which can be vital to career development

'Unprecedented' music piracy case hits courts

News A man is in court accused of copyright infringement due to allegations that he was responsible for two terabytes of music files that were downloaded between November 2002 and October 2003

Mac users targeted by 'Opener' malware

News Update: There has been a security alert about malware that targets computers running Apple's OSX

The end of the IT department as we know it?

Comment The role of IT is changing, which could be bad news for the unprepared

Linux under threat from 'security update'

News A piece of malware masquerading as an official security update for Red Hat Linux has been reported in the wild for the first time

Sony Ericsson P910i

Review This improved smartphone from Sony Ericsson is an excellent companion for the mobile professional.

Home PCs put cybersecurity at risk

News Internet users who are unaware of spyware on their computers are putting their own information at risk and unwittingly helping hackers and spammers, a study has found

Dell aims new servers at SMEs

News Brief: The latest PowerEdge servers are aimed at the small-business market and are available with either Windows or Linux on board

Nokia developing RFID-embedded phone

News The Finnish phone giant sees handsets being used to transfer information, but says the technology is some way off yet

PalmOne launches Treo 650

News The latest smartphone from PalmOne features Bluetooth and a faster processor than its predecessor

Microsoft announces desktop search tool date

News Redmond has announced its entry into the desktop search market, saying it will be a 'heck of a great race between Google, Microsoft and Yahoo' to see who comes out on top

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