British schoolkids overcharged for software

British schools are spending twice as much on computer hardware and software than necessary according to a report from a government IT watchdog. In a report leaked to the Times Educational Supplement, the British Educational Communications and Technology Association (Becta) says that Britain's primary schools could cut their software costs by half if they migrated to open source software solutions. Similarly, the UK's secondary schools could slash their costs by a quarter if they went the open source route. ...more

Microsoft offers enterprises time out patch for IE's Eolas legal tweak

Microsoft has confirmed that it is going ahead with the scheduled 'update' of Internet Explorer that will bring the browser into compliance with the Eolas ruling. However, the company says that it will also issue a 'compatibility patch' (deployed like a hotfix) that allows customers to turn off the change until the 2 June security update cycle The delay has apparently been made at the request of Enterprise customers who have their own ActiveX controls built into their systems and need extra time to resolve compatibility issues. However, Microsoft is strongly advising customers not to deploy the compatibility patch unless they absolutely have to. ...more

Firefox clipped with critical vulnerabilities

Two extremely critical security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Firefox Web browser. The flaws could be exploited to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and compromise a user's system. The first vulnerability involves 'IFRAME' JavaScript URLs, which are not properly protected from being executed in context of another URL in the history list. ...more

Browse your incentives online

Do you feel valued at work? Are you sufficiently incentivised? If not, perhaps your boss should check out the online TheIncentiveShop. Under the slogan "rewarding your staff has never been easier", the site tries to take all the elements of a traditional reward scheme online. You can have a wonder around the site at www. ...more

Griffin plugs in iTrip for 2G iPod nano

Griffin Technology has released a new version of its iTrip wireless transmitter for the latest version of the iPod nano. Compatible with the 2G version of the nano, released in a variety of colours in September, the iTrip transmits music from the compact portable music player to any FM receiver, typically a car stereo. It uses the nano's own screen to display tuning and set-up information, using Griffin's SmartDisplay technology to integrates all of the player's functions and features. ...more