Key open-source code passes muster

Analysis of the source code for key open-source projects has shown fewer than 29 'defects' in every 100,000 lines of code. Analysis of the LAMP stack - the Linux platform, Apache web server, MySQL database and Perl, PHP or Python scripting languages - showed that the commonly used open-source building blocks were well below the average for some 32 open-source projects scrutinised by Coverity. These included the likes of Samba, gcc, Gnome and FreeBSD. ...more

Yahoo! partners for Enterprise push

Yahoo! has leapt on the rolling Enterprise IM bandwagon with its announcements of partnerships with with WebEx Communications and BEA Systems, Inc. The aim is to equip Yahoo! Instant Messenger with the ability to work with enterprise applications and distribute them for use with video or telephone conferencing. The move follows similar announcements of 'enterprise' versions from IBM and Microsoft. ...more

Wanadoo cuts the cost of 2Mbps broadband

Wanadoo is bringing down the price of 2Mbps broadband to ?14.99 a month. Tiscali's 2Mbps service currently costs ?15. ...more

Intel unveils 3-Series chipset

Intel has unveiled its 3-Series chipset at the Computex computer trade show. Formerly codenamed 'Bearlake', the chips will also run with Intel's upcoming 45nm 'Penryn' processors, which are expected later this year. According to Intel, they will help provide 'consumer electronics-like video and sound quality' and will be the foundation for next-generation Intel Viiv and vPro processors, codenamed 'Salt Creek' and 'Weybridge' respectively. ...more

Software analyst breaches Internet bank security

Consumer confidence is again tested as another security breach comes to light. A 28-year-old software analyst claims that bank details of more than 200 million account holders were freely accessible from the Internet. Ralph Dressel claimed he came across the information via the Fiserv Web site. ...more