New virus stings Eyeball video chat network

Listens in for usernames and passwords and installs a backdoor so that the attacker can access the infected machine A Trojan that targets a video-conferencing system has been discovered. Once the virus, known as Baley-A, has infected a system, it connects to a server on the Eyeball video chat network, where it can listen in for usernames and passwords of others on the network. It also starts up an automated client on the infected machine, and then installs a backdoor so that the attacker can access not only the infected machine, but also use it to connect to Eyeball. ...more

MPA decapitates major European file-sharing server

Police and prosecutors in Belgium and Switzerland have shutdown Razorback2, the largest eDonkey p2p server. The server had indexed some 170 million files that were being shared by as many as 1.3 million simultaneous users, the majority of whom were based in Europe, according to figures from the Motion Picture Association, a movie industry pressure group. ...more

Vista and Office launch dates announced - by Amazon

Microsoft Office 2007 is slated for release on 30 January next year and is set at a price of $499 in the US. On the same day, Microsoft is also planning to launch the long delayed and much anticipated Vista operating system as the replacement for Windows XP. The US price for the 'Ultimate' version of Vista will be $399. ...more

Canon to market fuel cell driven devices next year

Japanese imaging giant Canon says it is working on fuel cell technology for its range of digital cameras and printers and expects to have products on the market next year. The company joins several other Japanese companies including Hitachi and NEC that are racing to get the new technology on the shelves. Until now, the leader of the pack was considered to be Toshiba, which earlier this year said it was developing an MP3 player powered by fuel cell. ...more

Novell bids for public sector Linux business

Novell is bidding for public sector business with a raft of announcements centred on identity and software management systems at its BrainShare conference in Spain - easing the move to the cost-savings of Linux while promising enterprise-class security. 'Governments face challenges of security and scale that few other organizations face. They have more users and are privy to more sensitive information than any other type of organisation,' said John Goggin, senior vice president and director for government strategies at META Group, a leading provider of IT research, advisory services and strategic consulting. ...more