AOL attacks BT in Brighton

ISP AOL is the latest company to attack BT, adding its dissatisfaction in a fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Matt Peacock, head of corporate communications at AOL, said that BT had been uncooperative when asked for a flat-rate payment scheme for ISPs. "Eighteen months ago AOL went to BT for an unmetered package," he said. ...more

Scottish IT company backs greener computing

Another IT company is stepping up to the mark to make computing more environmentally friendly. We've mentioned green initiatives from companies such as Via, Evesham and PC World and now Kudos IT Systems is developing a carbon neutral PC project. While the Scottish IT maintenance and consultancy company is looking to eventually build a truly carbon neutral PC, using recyclable materials and power-efficient components, it is not there yet, its MD Chris Dixon told us. ...more

Sobig, so long lasting

Sobig, the notorious mass-mailing worm has now adopted another guise. But while the signature may have changed with the latest variant, the fundamentals of the mass mailing worm remain the same. Copying itself into the Windows folder (this time as winssk32. ...more

Sony and Samsung shake hands on patent cross licensing

Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics have signed a cross licensing deal covering each other's patents. The deal is a rare agreement between a Japanese and Korean company over what are often bitter copyright disputes. The agreement covers patents from both companies on basic technologies. ...more

SCO halts Linux invoices

SCO has said it has stopped issuing commercial users of Linux invoices for a its licence. PR Director Blake Stowell told us the company was, 'very satisfied with the way things are going, so it's not something we feel we need to do at this point.' He added the caveat that this was not necessarily a permanent decision. ...more