COMMENT: Happy birthday iMac

RIP Easy PC. Yesterday Apple celebrated the third birthday of its revolutionary iMac computer. Three years ago it was hailed as radical because it combined a 15in monitor with the guts of a 233MHz G3. ...more

.NET to be Linux friendly

News is emerging regarding Microsoft's plans to extend the .NET framework beyond its Windows-based heartland. InfoWorld. ...more

IT staff confess to perusing confidential data

According to a new survey, a third of IT staff take advantage of their position to look through private files, wage data, personal emails, and HR details. Access to special administrative passwords means that IT department workers can rifle through confidential information with privileged and anonymous access to virtually any system within an organisation, the survey said. One respondent to the survey of 200 IT professionals said that if people had the kind of access to files they had they would do the same. ...more

SCO keeps the litigious hat with Novell

In a teleconference on Friday, SCO refuted Novell's claimed ownership of Unix copyrights and patents, with CEO Darl McBride saying: 'We'll be settling these issues in court'. Novell's assertion that the 1995 sale of Unix to SCO did not include the transfer of copyrights and patents is wrong, claimed McBride - a former executive at Novell. He described Novell's actions as 'a desperate measure to curry favour with the Linux fraternity', and that its statement was deliberately timed to tarnish SCO's quarterly results announcements. ...more

Email banking scam moves on to Lloyds TSB

The email scam that spoofed a security announcement from Natwest on Monday has now moved on to Lloyds TSB. The email, which has been sent to both customers and non-customers of the bank, reads: 'Our new security system will help you to avoid frequently fraud transactions and to keep your investments in safety.. ...more