Usenix takes Free Software campaign to Congress

The Board of Directors of Usenix, the Advanced Computing Systems Association, has followed up SCO's campaign of sending letters to US Congressmen urging them to speak out against the use of Free Software with a campaign of their own. In letters sent again to members of Congress, the Usenix Board refute the allegations of SCO and say that far from 'a threat to the US economy, security and the country's international standing in technology', as SCO would have it, Usenix asserts that keeping technology secret is not the best way to foster innovation and advance computing. And they should know. ...more

Updated: ISPs named for extended broadband test

A preliminary list of the ISPs that are participating in BT's extended reach broadband trials has been released. The trials are designed to see whether BT can successfully extend the range of current broadband services to include homes and businesses that are currently too far (more than 5.5km) from ADSL-enabled exchanges. ...more

Storm worm wreaks havoc over weekend

Security company F-Secure report says that the gang which launched a computer virus trading on people's interest in the storms that hit Europe last week has issued more malware over the weekend. First discovered on Friday, Storm Worm was spammed out over the weekend and hit Europe and the east coast of the US particularly hard. Since then, a new Trojan along with numerous variants have been spammed out in emails that make outrageous claims based on current news trends, such as missiles shooting down satellites, or that Saddam Hussein has been seen alive. ...more

Seagate ships record drives

Disk manufacturer Seagate announces record shipments for second quarter. Seagate says it has shipped a record 18.3 million for the second quarter ending 27 December. ...more

EU threatens to get tough over roaming charges

Don't go a-roaming in Slovenia. It's not the rousing chorus of a sea shanty, but rather the message from the European Commission to T-Mobile customers in the UK. According to its updated website highlighting extortionate fees charged by European operators to subscribers when abroad, T-Mobile users on prepaid tariffs pay ?7 for the privilege of making or receiving a four-minute call to or from the UK. ...more