Mouse on the move

Are you a mobile computer user? Do often find yourself stuck for space when using your laptop? Is your current pointing device just not delivering the goods? Well, the Ring Mouse available from PSA Parts aims to solve such a problem. The device is like a mini-trackball with a hole in the middle so that it can be worn on the index finger like a ring. The thumb is then used to manipulate the ball and direct your pointer; the index finger clicks the main trigger. ...more

Microsoft boosts Live Communications Server 2005

Microsoft has showcased the latest in its offerings around real-time collaboration. In an international web conference, Bill Gates from San Francisco, aided by colleagues in cities across the US and UK, highlighted how updating Office with features that remove restrictions and add richness to the way people work together can benefit the 'information worker'. Gates described Office as the 'most used software application of all time'. ...more

Sunbelt Software acquires Kerio Personal Firewall

Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but Sunbelt Software has announced that it will acquire Kerio Technologies' Personal Firewall product. This will be re-branded, temporarily, as the Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall, with all existing customers receiving support through Sunbelt once the acquisition is completed, which is expected to be before the end of the month. 'The popular Kerio firewall is a clear technology leader in endpoint security for businesses and consumers,' said the president of Sunbelt Software, Alex Eckelberry. ...more

Sony appoints senior exec to oversee product quality and safety

Sony has appointed a senior executive to oversee product quality and safety, following an overheating problem with laptop batteries that it had supplied to Dell and Apple. It is the first time that the Japanese company has appointed such a high-level employee to the role. Makoto Kogure, formerly president of Sony's TV division, will be responsible for quality and safety across the company's extensive product portfolio. ...more

Intel found guilty of anticompetitive behaviour in Japan

Intel has been found in violation of anti-trust legislation by Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC). The move follows an investigation that sought to prove the company had tried to limit the sales of rival processors from companies such as AMD, VIA and Transmeta. The allegations stemmed from 1999. ...more