Virtual PC upgrade removed

Connectix has withdrawn the Virtual PC 4.0.1. ...more

ISPs dumping 'raw sewage' on Net users

ISPs are 'pumping out raw sewage' and not protecting vulnerable users according to MessageLabs Internet service providers (ISPs) must take more responsibility when it comes to protecting users from security threats. So says Mark Sunner, chief technology officer at filtering specialist Message Labs, who believes that although users need to be security-savvy, ISPs must also step up their game. 'They're currently pumping out the equivalent of raw sewage and saying: "You sort it out,"' he said during a panel debate on security at an internet stakeholder event held hosted by Nominet this week. ...more

Napster could go offshore

A story is doing the rounds on the Net about an enterprising Canadian who intends to set up a Napster clone on an offshore island. 21-year-old Matt Goyer says he wants to establish a business on the island of Sealand, near Folkestone, which is basically a lump of rock in the sea left over from World War II. It doesn't belong to the UK or any other country and is being developed as a server farm by a company called HavenCo to host Web sites that might be deemed illegal in their home nations. ...more

Cypress unveils WirelessUSB LS for October launch

Cypress Semiconductor has been previewing its WirelessUSB technology to journalists. It has already begun sampling its 2.4GHz radio 'system-on-a-chip' with availability for manufacturers expected in October. ...more

Oftel rules no unfair advantage for BT

Oftel has decided that BT's use of joint billing and its 150 customer services number did not give it an unfair advantage in marketing broadband. David Edmonds, Director General of Telecommunications said today: 'Oftel looked at each of the issues raised by Freeserve, and considered them in detail. In this instance we have concluded that BT's marketing activity using the 'blue bill' and '150' customer service line does not prevent Freeserve competing on a fair basis. ...more