Dell certifies laptops, desktops for SUSE Line

Dell is working with Novell on certifying some of its laptops and desktops for the SUSE Linux operating system. The decision follows a recent initiative by Dell to improve customer feedback, in the form of its IdeaStorm, where the public is invited to post ideas that it would like to see taken on by Dell. The call to offer Linux was made thousands of times by users looking to have non-Windows platform options on Dell products, as well as the opportunity to have less bundled software and a choice of open-source products such as OpenOffice. ...more

SIM card to credit card

Edinburgh-based software company Aspects Software has secured ?12m in funding to develop secure SIM cards allowing mobile users to pay for things using their handsets. The SecureSIM card is a product of mobEcom, a subsidiary of Aspects Software, and boasts a security level meeting the European standard ITSEC E6(H), which brings it in line with other credit, debit and charge products such as MasterCard and American Express. Users will not only be able to buy products at the touch of a button, but also pay their own phone bills and put credit on the handset they are using. ...more

BT cuts broadband price

BT Wholesale has announced cuts in the price of its broadband services to ?14.75. This is the price that BT Wholesale charges Internet service providers (ISPs) for its BT IPStream services, which allow the ISPs to supply broadband Internet connections to the end user. ...more

mailto:happy@30th.birthday

Thirty years ago today one Ray Tomlinson sent what became acknowledged as the first ever email, using a 200-line program he wrote himself. Thirty years ago today one Ray Tomlinson sent what became acknowledged as the first ever email, using a 200-line program he wrote himself. Tomlinson was involved in the early development of Arpanet, a US defence department network that was the forerunner of the Internet. ...more

Dumaru worm twists again

The Dumaru worm is continuing to evolve. First appearing only in mid-August, it has now reached its fifth generation in the wild with the Dumaru-E variant. Purporting to come from 'security@microsoft. ...more