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Ginger - believe the hype?
News It is a mystery invention that could start a revolution more significant than the Internet. It could build a multi-billion dollar industry and change the way we live our lives. On the other hand, it might just be a scooter.
[January 15, 2001, 15:50]
Little Davinia worm wipes company data
News At least four European companies have reported catastrophic loss of data after a malevolent worm dubbed Little Davinia burrowed its way into their respective networks, according to antivirus firm Panda.
[January 15, 2001, 13:41]
European banking boom online
News Europe Internet users are warming to the idea of Internet banking, according to the latest figures from Jupiter MMXI. The figures show that more than a third of European Internet users visited a financial site during November, particularly sites...
[January 15, 2001, 6:19]
A Year Ago: Monkeys cloned with breakthrough technology
News Technique is completely different from sheep-cloning method The cloning of monkeys has finally been achieved by researchers at the University of Oregon, who employed revolutionary new technology to achieve the multiplication of the creatures.
[January 14, 2001, 6:07]
A Year Ago: Animated capers on a desktop near you
News Remember Morph? He's coming to the Web in a big way along with a few pals, both old and new. Animated legends including Morph (Tony Hart's Gallery for those of you old enough to remember) and the marvellous Wallace and Gromit will be running riot...
[January 13, 2001, 6:06]
Zoom in email security scare
News Internet service provider Zoom is investigating the security of its free email system after a customer complained that her private email accounts could be accessed by others. Zoom said Thursday that it could not confirm whether there was a security...
[January 12, 2001, 16:01]
News Burst: European banking boom online
News Europe Internet users are warming to the idea of Internet banking, according to the latest figures from industry analyst Jupiter Media Metrix. The figures show that more than a third of European Internet users visited a financial site during...
[January 12, 2001, 9:39]
A Year Ago: Space-aged millennial school chooses Linux
News Linux at school. Open Source is getting them young Perhaps heralding a new era in education, the first school in Britain to open this millennium has put all its faith in the open source phenomenon, Linux.
[January 12, 2001, 6:03]
Nuclear hacker fuels security review
News Security at nuclear power stations in the UK is being increased after a security guard at one plant attempted to sabotage its computer system. A patrolman is believed to have hacked into a computer network at a nuclear power station in Bradwell...
[January 9, 2001, 15:06]
Romanian hacker bombs chat network
News A Romanian hacker has launched a major distributed denial of service (DDoS) forcing one of the largest IRC (Internet Relay Chat) networks, Undernet, to shut down much of its service, system administrators said Monday.
[January 9, 2001, 10:24]
Express newspaper abandons Web sites
News The Daily Express newspaper's Web sites will go into liquidation Tuesday having been shut down as part of cost-cutting measures to combat failing circulation figures. The sites were sold for the nominal sum of £1 several weeks ago to SP Investments...
[January 9, 2001, 9:20]
Red Hot Ant halts unmetered signup
News Internet service start-up Red Hot Ant has stopped accepting new customers for its unmetered access service and blames the freeze on confusion over the rollout of BT's unmetered package for ISPs, Friaco (Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination).
[January 8, 2001, 15:51]
PHP virus sparks debate
News Antivirus company Central Command says that a new strain of viruses written in the popular scripting language PHP could be on the way, although other antivirus experts believe the danger is limited. Central Command last week found a "proof of...
[January 8, 2001, 10:10]
A Year Ago: Linux community rallies around victimised penguins
News Site calls for aid to 'fairy penguins' caught in oil slick The Linux community is rallying to the aid of minute penguins injured in an oil leakage in the Phillip Islands off the coast of Australia. One Linux news site, DiBona.com, was so taken by...
[January 7, 2001, 6:01]
Ten sacked over 'lewd email'
News Ten employees have been sacked and about 75 suspended at insurance company Royal and Sun Alliance (RSA) in Liverpool for distributing "lewd email". The offending emails featured a doctored picture of Bart Simpson in a sexual clinch, although a...
[January 5, 2001, 12:28]
Oftel warns BT over property sell off
News Telecommunications watchdog Oftel said Thursday it would seek assurance from BT that selling off its property to pay debts will not affect phone and Internet services in the UK. David Edmonds, director general of Oftel, said that BT must not go...
[January 5, 2001, 9:21]
FTSE boosted by tech and telecom stocks
News The FTSE 100 index closed up 145 points at 6,185 on Thursday as UK technology and telecom stocks benefited from Wednesday's cut in US interest rates. Colt Telecom (quote: CTM) showed the biggest percentage gain, and was up 18 percent at the close.
[January 4, 2001, 17:36]
Bluetooth boost gives UK firm a lead
News Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR), a UK company that manufactures Bluetooth solutions, has won investment from Sony to complete a round of fundraising worth £30m-£33m, the company said Thursday. The investment will be used to develop BlueCore, its...
[January 4, 2001, 15:53]
Macromedia investigates Flash security
News Software giant Macromedia is investigating reports that its Flash Player plugin for Internet browsers could allow malicious hackers access to computers connected to the Internet. An advisory reported to the popular security mailing list Bugtraq on...
[January 4, 2001, 14:24]
Exclusive: SuSE Linux goes handheld
News Suse -- Europe's leading distributor of the Linux operating system -- plans a strong drive towards mobile and embedded computing in coming months, sources said Wednesday. There is massive interest in Linux on next generation handhelds like the iPAQ...
[January 4, 2001, 6:49]
