Asteroid pictures to be shown on the Net

If you're interested in following the fate of the NASA spacecraft as it approaches its destination asteroid, "eros", then check out the Web site that will be receiving any pictures beamed back. If the landing is successful, that is, and not just a fatal collision. The Web site http://near. ...more

Novell upgrades its Small Business Suite

Novell has announced version 6.5 of its Small Business Suite, for networking and collaboration. New features of this release include a doubling of the number of users supported - up to 100 users - and simplified licensing and configuration wizards. ...more

French MEP proposes 'email tax'

A French politician has come up with a new idea to help solve the European Union's budget problem. MEP Alain Lamassoure has suggested that the EU put a tax on emails and mobile phone text messages. The centre-right MEP says that all 25 EU national parliaments and governments should make computer users pay a tax of €0. ...more

AMD set to launch its new 400MHz FSB Athlon XP processors

AMD is set to launch its new 400MHz FSB (front-side bus) Athlon XP processors in mid-May, shortly before rival Intel adds the top-end 3.2GHz Pentium 4 processor into its product line on May 21, motherboard makers have revealed. AMD's upcoming Barton-core, 400MHz FSB-based offerings consist of two models - the Athlon XP 3000+ and Athlon XP 3200+. ...more

Netscape 7 due today

AOL is poised to release Netscape 7, the latest version of its Web browser, undoubtedly hoping that the release will help to revive the software's flagging fortunes. The latest StatMarket survey of Web browser usage found that just 3.4 per cent of Internet users choose Netscape, down from 13 per cent a year ago and from 32 per cent in 1999. ...more