25-11-2000 Essential news of the week

Catch up on the essential news of this week and find out what the movers and shakers of the IT industry have been up to. Security flaw gets under the skin of Windows Media Player Counterfeit software funds organised crime IBM saves the planet from out of space objects Nokia previews colour mobile phone Shark takes a bite out of the net And from the document chaos came eCabinet Microsoft fights antitrust charges on the European front US army starts to tool up with cyber weaponry Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just click on a story and go for the 'Comments' link on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Equal-access telecoms board open for business

Independent body to oversee fair access to BT networks is launched four months ahead of schedule The chairman of the Equality of Access Board (EAB) had already been appointed - Carl Symon, a BT Group non-executive director who is the chairman. He will be joined by Sally Davis, BT's chief portfolio officer, and three independent members. These are Sir Bryan Carsberg (an accounting expert who was a former Director General of Oftel from 1984 to 1992), Stephen Pettit (a non-executive director of National Grid, National Air Traffic Services and Halma) and Dr Peter Radley (the Chair of the IEE Communications Sector Panel and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering). ...more

Microsoft upgrades Windows Media Player 9 Series

With support from Movie Maker 2, Microsoft has launched the Candidate release of its new media player. Windows Media Player 9 includes support for HighMAT tehnology, which improves access speeds and will broaden device compatibility for optical discs. New additions include a Media link that enables you to email friends with quick links to media highlights - for example breaking news. ...more

New Intel compiler support for Prescott

Intel Corporation has released its next generation of C++ and Fortran compilers for its whole range of processors. The company claims that it provides a single environment for development for Itanium, Xeon, Pentium and Intel Personal Internet Client Architecture for mobile phones and PDAs. The compilers support the soon-to-be-released `Prescott` processor which are said to enhance graphics and other processor-intensive applications. ...more

Apple in BMW iPod deal?

Apple may be about to announce a new tie-up with BMW that will see the car manufacturer's 3 Series, X3 and X4 models fitted with an iPod adapter. MacMinute has obtained a copy of a joint advertisement, saying, 'The first seamless integration of iPod and automobile.. ...more