BT's vision becomes clear at last

BT has finally unveiled its long-awaited IPTV service, BT Vision. BT Vision is essentially an 80GB Freeview PVR (personal video recorder), with video-on-demand facilities provided over a broadband internet connection. The company will offer a variety of content, including movies, music videos and catch-up TV over the pay-per-view service. ...more

Google Gmail inspires MSN Hotmail upgrade

Microsoft has announced a 'major upgrade' to its MSN Hotmail email service, with a huge increase in storage capacity and enhanced virus filtering. From early July Hotmail users' inboxes will grow from 2MB to 250MB and the maximum permitted size for attachments will become 10MB. They will also get MSN Calendar software. ...more

IT terrorism threat grows

The government believes the Internet will soon be used by terrorist organisations to sabotage UK businesses and is concerned that global e-crime fighting capabilities are weak. The UK's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) was established in April 2001, and the organisation claims to have made good progress in setting up the infrastructure to deal with the growing threat of cyber-crime. However, it's concerned that police forces in other countries aren't doing enough to protect the Web. ...more

Oracle, Fujitsu, Lotus - we'll all go down together

Server software giant Oracle has announced it has been hit by the US economic slowdown. On Thursday it issued a profit warning saying it was unlikely to meet targets this quarter. According to the company, economic set backs have made corporate buyers reluctant to finalise their software purchases. ...more

Instant Messaging, courtesy of a Genie

The newly-launched Genie IM service allows users to carry out real-time texting conversations via their mobile phone or a PC. Genie IM lets you see when your 'buddies' are online and then you can begin two-way communication, either through the Web or GSM and GPRS mobile data networks. The service can also be used through a non-WAP enabled phone using standard SMS texting. ...more