Samsung strengthens notebook security with its Trusted Platform Module

Security is going to be the by-word for next year's laptops. Barely two weeks ago IBM announced its ThinkPad T42 with a fingerprint reader and data encryption. Now Samsung says its laptop range will incorporate what it is calling a Trusted Platform Module, using public/private key encryption infrastructures and fingerprint authentication. ...more

Simply changes its name to Misco

Simply Computers is to change its name. The computer reseller will now be changing its name to Misco Consumer. The name change aims to bring the consumer business in line with the better known Misco business to business computer reseller operation. ...more

Fifteen new broadband exchanges

BT has confirmed broadband ready-for-service dates for another 15 exchanges, though potential users will have to wait until January to get connected. ...more

Google blogging site suffers hack attack

Blogger.com, Google's blogging website, is susceptible to cross-site scripting attacks by hackers, according to research carried out by IT security company Fortinet. The company said malicious scripts have shown up on hundreds of blog pages and in some cases, the Stration mass mailer worm is responsible for driving traffic to these sites. ...more

SCO's Linux claims cast in fresh doubt

SCO's Linux licensing efforts look set to go up in smoke, as a revelatory email that claims 'no evidence of any copyright infringement' was found in a 1999 comparison of UNIX and Linux code. SCO's suit against IBM now includes $3bn of copyright damage, but this is put down to IBM's continuing its AIX business, subsequent to SCO pulling IBM's Unix licence. What the email does appear to destroy is SCO's campaign against Linux, claiming that the operating system contains Unix copyright code, and its efforts to extract licence fees from Linux users in respect of continued use of this code. ...more