Oracle issues 'high' alert over E-Business Suite vulnerability

Oracle has alerted users of its Oracle E-Business Suite to vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to execute unauthorised procedures or SQL inside the database. The flaws were discovered by Integrigy, an enterprise application security company. They are termed 'SQL injection' vulnerabilities and can be remotely exploited, via a browser, by sending specially crafted URLs to the web server hosting the Suite. ...more

Mobile Phone penetration to exceed 100 per cent in Europe

The mobile phone market in Western Europe is already beyond saturation in some countries according to a new survey by market research company Analysys. Italy, Sweden and the UK have already seen their market penetration exceed 100 per cent in 2004 and the rest of the continent is likely to follow suit by 2007. However, rather than indicating that more than all of us have a mobile phone, the apparent statistical anomaly is due to many people buying multiple phones or SIM cards. ...more

Sony puts Bluetooth in Vaios

It looks like the Bluetooth hype has finally produced something solid, with Sony announcing a range of Vaio notebooks featuring the wireless networking technology to be released next week. The two models, the Vaio PCG-SR31K and PGC-C1VFK, will both have a Bluetooth antenna built in. Although Bluetooth add-ons such as PC Cards are on the market, this is the first time the technology has been built into a system. ...more

High-tech car round up

The motorcar is about to get a 21st century makeover from two leading car companies. Volkswagon is synonymous with engaging car design, well now the company has given its Golf model a high-tech facelift. The car specs seem standard, there's the power windows and locks, tilt steering and obligatory airbags, but Volkswagon have seen fit to add an HP Jordana 548 PDA to the package. ...more

iPods run short as demand outstrips beefed-up supply

Retailers are rapidly running out of iPods in the run up to the last week of Christmas shopping. Amazon's stores in the UK and the US are both out of stock of the popular 20GB model, with the UK quoting four to six weeks for delivery. Some iPod mini colours have also run out, notably silver. ...more