BT plays down hacker claims

BT has denied that its new online music subscription service's built-in security can be hacked. As we reported yesterday, a hacker known as Beale Screamer claimed to have successfully hacked Microsoft's Digital Rights Management System, which is designed to prevent unauthorised copying of downloaded music in the WMA format that BT has chosen for the service. However Ben Drury, Btopenworld's head of online music, claimed the hack was a one off and that Microsoft is close to releasing a fix. ...more

Cisco targets small businesses security

Network giant Cisco is attacking the SMB sector with its latest dedicated product line. Aimed at companies with between 20 to 250 staff, the Cisco Business Communications Solution will allow SMBs to deploy secure and manageable network and communications services. The system is based around the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 switch and the IP Communications Express Solution, which includes Cisco CallManager Express and Cisco Unity Express within the Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR). ...more

Internet sees new Web revival

The Web is back, according to Internet monitoring company Netcraft. In its study of numbers of websites online during the last six months, it has noted phenomenal growth 'approaching the torrid growth rate of 2000'. From May to June Netcraft counted nearly 65 million active sites, an increase of 1. ...more

Sun loses Java patent case to Kodak

Sun has lost the case brought against it by Eastman Kodak. The photographic giant convinced a Federal jury that Sun infringed its patents in the development of the Java programming language. Now Kodak is asking for $1. ...more

Microsoft seeks better-balance for XP Smart Tags

Microsoft claims that there is not enough time to complete the Smart Tags feature for Windows XP, via Internet Explorer 6 (no jokes from the back about how it has never stopped them before). And there's been pressure from content providers, too.. ...more