BT Wireless gets its first chairman

BT has appointed the first chairman of its to-be-demerged BT Wireless division. David Varney will become Chairman-designate before the end of June and will join Peter Erskine, the CEO of BT Wireless. Both men will have to work on the details of the demerger of BT Wireless from BT Group. ...more

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Opera on Linux leapfrogs to version 8 beta

Opera has announced a beta version of its next browser for the Linux platform. Work being carried out on version 7.60 has developed into a major release. ...more

SCO now takes on DaimlerChrysler in Linux dispute

SCO has filed suit against DaimlerChrysler for not responding to letters sent to Unix licencees demanding they perform a software audit proving they are complying with the confidentiality provisions and other terms of the software licence. SCO is seeking an injunction to bar DaimlerChrysler from further violations of that licence, to fix past violations and be awarded damages to be decided in court as well as costs. However, the violation in question is simply that of not responding to the audit request, rather than any misappropriation of trade secrets or use of Linux as with other litigation SCO is pursuing. ...more

BT kicks off sub-Skype rates for Net calls

BT is stepping up to the Skype challenge when it comes to VoIP-based International calls. The UK telco-giant has now begun a special offer for calls via its Communicator application, which will run until 31 December. International calls to a selected group of countries are now charged at the rate of 0. ...more