Microsoft eyes cable TV

Software behemoth Microsoft is expected to introduce new software today aimed at digital TV cable providers. The software, entitled Microsoft TV Foundation Edition, will be supplied on the standard black box supplied to every cable TV customer. It is rumoured to enable everything from better TV listings through to programmes and videos on demand. ...more

Kaspersky launches Linux gateway antivirus

Kaspersky has updated its virus filtering email system for Linux and Unix. The Kaspersky SMTP-Gateway 5.5 checks incoming email for malicious code - detecting infected, suspicious or damaged messages - and also provides content filtering to help combat spam. ...more

12-01-2002 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Two new V.92-ready modems from Creative A new Dimension Safe computing for kids Flash in the pan The Gates to the future New OS for broadband Net access Flash and go New iMacs unveiled AMD's Athlon XP hits the virtual 2Ghz mark P4 reaches 2. ...more

MEPs reject CMBA copyright requests

The European Parliament appears to have rejected calls to include copyright infringement among the activities that may be investigated under the forthcoming EU data retention laws. MEPs decided to dismiss a request by the Creative Media and Business Alliance (CMBA), a collection of record and movie companies and trade bodies. The organisation was asking them to modify the proposed laws so that stored data could be used to investigate any offence, not just the 32 crimes that the EU classifies as 'serious': terrorism, murder, drug trafficking and human trafficking. ...more

Doomjuice infects more than 100,000

And a new variant has been discovered Doomjuice has infected more than 100,000 MyDoom-infected computers while a new variant has been discovered. Kaspersky Labs says more than 100,000 MyDoom-infected computers have been hit with the Doomjuice virus that slips in through the back door left open by the original infection. The Russian company says that it is likely the MyDoom and Doomjuice viruses were authored by the same hand, with the latter intended to cover the tracks of MyDoom - the most widespread virus ever and one perhaps drawing a lot more attention than the author would wish. ...more