Top viruses for November

Counting on a quiet weekend, Sophos has released its chart of virus activity for the month. In first place is Sober-A, which was actually discovered 27 October. Taking 32. ...more

Overture adds local sponsored search

Online advertising specialist Overture has added local sponsored search to its range of products. Searchers using parent company Yahoo! as well as MSN, Dogpile, Excite and other web portals in the US will receive local products listings. The company claims that the new services Local Match allows advertisers to target customers right down to a specific neighbourhood. ...more

Apple stores shoot down shuffle whisperers

Reports of the demise of the iPod shuffle appear to have been exaggerated. The 1GB version of the diminutive portable music player has reappeared on the US Apple Store. Its brief absence, Apple explains, was simply due to the fact that it sold out over Christmas and supplies are still limited. ...more

SCO now takes on DaimlerChrysler in Linux dispute

SCO has filed suit against DaimlerChrysler for not responding to letters sent to Unix licencees demanding they perform a software audit proving they are complying with the confidentiality provisions and other terms of the software licence. SCO is seeking an injunction to bar DaimlerChrysler from further violations of that licence, to fix past violations and be awarded damages to be decided in court as well as costs. However, the violation in question is simply that of not responding to the audit request, rather than any misappropriation of trade secrets or use of Linux as with other litigation SCO is pursuing. ...more

UK online sales top ?23bn

The Office of National Statistics has published figures showing that last year online sales leapt 39 per cent to ?23.3bn for UK firms doing business online. The big guys had the lion's share, with companies employing 1,000 people or more accounting for 52 per cent of the pie. ...more