8-12-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Cable rules OK in the UK The PC gets wireless gaming 3G live within the UK States may request bare bones Windows MS Developer Conference: Bill Gates bets on XML Don't be a Goner Whitehall's new broadband measures announced IBM announces 'double-gate' transistor Don't forget, we welcome your comments. Just fill out the 'Comments' fields on the right-hand side of the screen. ...more

Twenty-one new broadband exchanges

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Davey Winder scoops security journalism award

Well done to our very own Davey Winder who has just scooped the award of 'IT security journalist of the year'. The inaugural BT IT Security Journalism Awards 2006 were held yesterday, and Davey Winder was cited with impressing the judges with 'the breadth and consistency of his coverage and his clear, well written articles'. Journalists Bill Goodwin and Pete Warren were runners-up. ...more

Microsoft defends RSS rebranding

Microsoft has defended its decision to rebrand RSS feeds in the forthcoming release of Internet Explorer 7 after accusations that it is trying to 'reinvent the technology'. Having watched RSS blossom from a bloggers' tool into a key component of rival browsers Firefox and Safari, Microsoft has embraced the technology, although its implentation will be known as Web Feeds. With good reason claims MSN Spaces lead program manager Mike Torres in his blog, because Microsoft is adding additional functionality to the underlying RSS technology. ...more

Novell turns to Immunix to strengthen Linux security

Novell has bolstered security in its Linux portfolio with the acquisition of Immunix. Immunix builds host-based application security technologies for Linux with its AppArmor product. It can enforce preset and custom policies that define how applications can interact with each other. ...more