A NeuStar on the horizon, a new domain on the Net

NeuStar is the Registrar that has won the right to manage the newly available .us chunk of Internet real estate. The Washington-based company has now announced its intent to accept registrations from the general public on 24 April. ...more

Cisco outlines front room plans

Cisco, the US networking giant, is reportedly planning to enter the mainstream consumer electronics market. The company is considering the production of radios, phones and stereo systems, according to the Financial Times, which interviewed Charles Giancarlo, the company's chief development officer. While the Internet fridge has long been held as an example of a high-tech white elephant, Cisco apparently believes the demand for increasing Net connectivity for a range of devices presents a new opportunity for the venerable networking company. ...more

Microsoft makes final plea to EU

Microsoft will meet with European Commission officials tomorrow and Friday in a 'last chance' effort to persuade the EU that it should not begin to levy daily fines of as much as €2m. A Commission hearing officer will decide whether Microsoft has finally complied with the March 2004 ruling that compelled it to disclose complete and accurate interface documentation which would allow non-Microsoft work group servers to achieve full interoperability with Windows PCs and servers. Microsoft has insisted that it has complied fully with the conditions of the ruling and remains adamant that any fault lies with the Commission. ...more

Eight out of 10 movie cats prefer Blu-ray format

A survey being hawked round by the Blu-ray Disc Association claims that eight out of ten people polled would prefer the Blu-ray blue laser DVD format over the rival HD-DVD. One thousand two hundred people were offered a side-by-side comparison of the various qualities of the two formats including the degree of industry support, Hollywood studio support, gaming console support, disc capacity, potential movie title availability and anticipated launch dates. The result was that some 58 per cent of the 1,200 consumers surveyed preferred Blu-ray Disc, 26 per cent were undecided and only 16 per cent preferred HD-DVD. ...more

Latest Netsky points to new author using source code

Netsky-L could be the first evidence we have that the author has posted the code for the worm on the Web. Contained within NetSky-K was text indicating that this was to be the author's last and that the source code would be made available to all. It read: 'We want to destroy malware writers business, including MyDoom and Bagle. ...more