IBM attacks SCO's copyright claims

IBM has filed a motion seeking a summary judgement in its favour against SCO's claims of copyright infringement because it has yet to provide any evidence of this. SCO added copyright claims and another $2bn to its mammoth $3bn suit against IBM in February after dropping one of its main thrusts in its original suit - that IBM had misappropriated its trade secrets. At that point SCO amended its case with the claim that IBM had infringed its copyrights, after revoking its Unix licence in July last year. ...more

LaCie plugs FireWire for rich audio

LaCie has unveiled what it claims to be the first FireWire computer speakers to plug into the power of FireWire, the LaCie FireWire Speakers. The speakers take advantage of FireWire 400's inherent superiority as an audio connection, LaCie says. Speakers attached to a headphone jack must contend with noise distortion from the circuitry within the computer while USB speakers vie for limited bandwidth and power, having to share the bus with the keyboard, mouse and other peripherals. ...more

And also today (28-September-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Virus writer sentenced Remember "Anna Kournikova"? The virus, that is, not the occasional tennis player. Well, the Dutch creator has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service for his crimes. ...more

Opera browser beta unifies platform support

Opera has released the first version of its eponymous Web browser to be consistent across all supported platforms - Windows, Mac, Linux, FreebSD and Solaris. Opera 7.5 beta 1 also extends the software's capability beyond browsing to include an email client and an IRC-compatible chat client. ...more

Microsoft extends product lifecycle

Microsoft moves to provide 'predictable and consistent' guidelines on product support. Microsoft has unveiled a Support Lifecycle Policy. This contains official guidelines for product support availability at the time of product release. ...more