SCO offers some of its Linux customers its Unix IP licence free

SCO is to offer its existing Linux customers its Unix IP licence for free, and has removed its Linux downloads from public access Following its very public attack on the legal standing of the GPL licence, under which Linux is distributed, SCO has removed Linux code on its site from public access, and asked its existing Linux customers to re-register all products to get a password for access. The reward is a free Unix IP licence. A statement on the site reads: 'SCO offers at no extra charge to its existing Linux customers a SCO UNIX IP license for their use of prior SCO or Caldera distributions of Linux in binary format. ...more

Sony recalls Vaio laptops over electric shock concern

A concern over faulty modems has lead to Sony recalling 18,000 Vaio laptops worldwide. The models involved are reported to be the Vaio FRV25 and FRV27. No machines affected were sold in the UK, however. ...more

Only on the Internet...

The power of the Internet to bring people together in a spirit of competitiveness and animosity should not be underestimated. The latest example is provided by a "Photo of the Year" competition - harmless enough, you would think - run by an America Website, MSNBC. The trouble is that a notorious event from the Middle East conflict, was voted into the lead. ...more

Laptop sales in Europe leap a third

Research analysts have reported a strong growth in PC shipments for markets in Europe and the Middle-East. According to the latest figures from Canalys, total PC shipments for the last three months of 2004 rose 17 per cent when compared with the same a period a year ago. Leading the way are notebooks, with shipments up by 30 per cent compared to the same quarter last year. ...more

Federation Against Software Theft wins big settlement

The UK-based Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) as won a cash settlement of almost ?300,000 against a US chemical transportation organisation. The unnamed company was reported to FAST by one of its members, Achiever Business Solutions (ABS), following the discovery of suspected unlicensed use of ABS software. The federation opened communications with the company, on behalf of ABS, once negotiations had broken down. ...more