Santy.A sparks messageboard infection epidemic

A new virus exploiting popular messageboard software is creating an epidemic of infections according to security experts Kaspersky Labs. Santy.A infects vulnerable versions of the phpBB bulletin board software. ...more

National Gallery and HP provide 'print on demand'

The Madonna of the Pinks may be in the news currently, but Van Gough's Chair is now also bidding for our attention. This particular Van Gough is the centrepiece of a new 'print on demand' initiative launched at the National Gallery in London today. With a new computerised system for storing works of art, visitors to the Trafalgar Square gallery can now generate their own choice of prints. ...more

PC Pro Awards

The winners of the PC Pro Awards 2001 were announced last night. The illustrious list of companies, found by PC Pro's readers, staff and contributors to have provided outstanding quality in the past year, includes IBM, Evesham.com, Iiyama and Microsoft. ...more

From all-free to all-paid

In the face of declining online advertising revenues, Terra Lycos has signalled its intent to introduce charges for all its services. The Spanish-based Internet services company, like other online competitors, is facing up to the challenge of generating revenue directly from its own users. The story has emerged from the Spanish newspaper El Pais. ...more

Gearing up Java on handhelds

There's a developer release from Sun, for the Palm platform, of Java 2 (the Micro Edition, J2ME) and the Mobile Information Device (MID) profile. Sun and Palm are also collaborating to define a programming interface specifically for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Effectively, Sun are producing a Java technology roadmap for the handhelds. ...more