Software sharer fined ?3,400

A mobile phone engineer has been ordered to pay ?3,400 in costs and damages after being found guilty of sharing software on the Internet. Derek Butterworth from Epping was identified as part of the Federation Against Software Theft's (FAST) Operation Tracker investigation into p2p software sharing. FAST secured a court order last year that compelled several ISPs to reveal details of Butterworth's p2p activity. ...more

Wizcom updates Pen-based scanning range

Wizcom's updated Pen-based scanning range - the Infoscan, SuperPen and SuperPen Professional - is now being distributed in the UK by Widget Ltd. Aimed at anyone who works with text, you simply drag the nib over the lines you want to store, much like using a highlighter pen. Using a serial or USB connection you can then transfer the data back to a PC or laptop. ...more

Carrera Technology ceases trading

As reported last week, Carrera Technology has gone into administration. Since then many readers have reported that their attempts to buy the Carrera Octan M800, a machine that performed well in the current issue's Labs, has met with little success. An e-mail from Carrera's sales team notes that, "as we are no longer trading, our web-site has also been frozen. ...more

Firefox hits two million downloads target

Firefox has been downloaded two million times since the preview release of version 1.0 was made available less than two weeks ago. The browser's evangelists at Spread Firefox. ...more

IT Forum 2004: Microsoft revises TechNet 2.0

Microsoft has rejigged its TechNet support offering. While version 2.0 of TechNet Plus 2. ...more