Cisco flags DoS security alert

Cisco Systems has issued a security advisory for Cisco IOS, its widely-deployed network operating system. A vulnerability has been discovered for devices running IOS, such as routers and switches. Cisco reports that specially crafted IPv4 packets can be sent to devices that stops them processing other packets on that interface. ...more

Director 8.5 - first review

A few years ago Macromedia Director looked like it was down and out. Its sassy young sibling Flash was stealing all the Web work, just as the CD-ROM and presentation business it had excelled at was going over to the Internet. Then a strange thing happened: Macromedia sensibly rewrote the Shockwave player so it was small and fast, and Director took off as the best way to provide funky games for idle Web users. ...more

Prism sparkles for Handspring

The much-hyped Handspring Visor Prism and Platinum are finally rolling on to the highstreet. However, it's the $449 16bit Prism that has got everyone drooling. Its USP is a large colour screen capable of handling more than 65,000 colours. ...more

UK, US, Aus agree on international plan to wipe out spam

The spam cops from the US, Australia and the UK are to pool their efforts to stamp out illegal spammers. The agreement is set out in a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the governments of the three countries which recognises that spam is an international problem which cannot be tackled by countries on their own. The agreement states that the countries wherever possible to co-operate in the identification, evidence gathering and prosecution of spammers within the national borders under the provisions of the relevant local laws. ...more

CeBIT 2007: Will powerline networking outshine 802.11n?

A brief walk around the communications halls at CeBIT 2007 is enough to confirm that powerline networking is a technology in the ascendancy. Dozens of stands are pushing powerline products, which connect all of the devices on your home network through the house's electrical wiring, instead of having to trail Ethernet cable around the house or rely on wireless solutions. Why such an explosion in powerline products? Although few router manufacturers are prepared to admit it, PC Pro's tests have proved that 802. ...more