Adobe buys in extra DRM

Adobe has announced the acquisition of new DRM technologies to increase the document security capabilities of its LiveCycle Policy Server. The FileLine Digital Rights Management division of Navisware has been bought for an undisclosed amount and its technologies will be deployed to persistantly protect documents in PDF, Microsoft Office and CAD formats, independent of how they are stored or delivered inside and outside the firewall. Organisations will be able to control how, when, and by whom the documents can be used while at the same time monitoring an audit log of who accessed the document, and indications of improper usage or disclosure. ...more

KFTC gives Intel Seoul food for thought

When is a 'dawn raid' an 'unscheduled visit'? When it is AMD rather than Intel describing the visit of Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) authorities to Intel offices in South Korea. AMD has stated that the evidence-gathering is part of an investigation into possible violations by Intel of Korea's Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act. 'The dawn raids in Korea make it abundantly clear that competition authorities worldwide are intensifying their investigative efforts into Intel's anticompetitive business practices because they have good reason to believe evidence of illegal monopoly abuse is there to be found,' said AMD's legal affairs and chief administrative officer, Thomas M. ...more

Fujitsu sucks up UK stalwart ICL

Thirty-three-year-old International Computers Limited (ICL) has been fully absorbed into its parent company Fujitsu. The name change will be completed by March 2002, as part of Fujitsu's three-year, $500m advertising campaign. Last year the company added the "A Fujitsu company" tag to its logo. ...more

Microsoft security: moderate to incomplete

Microsoft has published two new patches for vulnerabilities in its products it rates as moderate. The most serious, however, looks to be a flaw in Outlook 2002. Outlook 2002 clients that connect using POP3, IMAP or WebDAV protocols could be subject to attacks that cause the program to fail. ...more

Dock recycles PowerBook expansion devices

MCE PowerBook Products has developed FireBay, a docking bay for PowerBook G3 expansion bay devices that allows you to connect them to any FireWire-equipped PC or Mac. Expansion bays are a unique and expensive way to add devices to a FireWire or Bronze Keyboard G3 PowerBook. However, because of their PowerBook-specific design, they are incompatible with any other machine. ...more