Iomega launches 20GB portable

Media specialists Iomega today announced the latest in its range of portable media solutions. The Iomega Peerless is a disk drive system that can hold up to 20GB of data, but is small enough to fit in your jacket pocket. The unit uses removable media that comes in either 10GB or 20GB formats. ...more

Really big memory chip

A British scientist has come up with the technology that could see the entire content of the British Library being stored on a single chip! Ted Williams, a professor at Keele University, has already patented the technology, which can hold 86Gb per square centimetre of surface area. The new memory storage device is based on a magneto-optical system similar to CD-ROM and there's enough storage capacity to fit 3.4 Terabytes of information on one of the chips. ...more

Warning lights still flashing for public sector IT contracts - National Audit Office

British government IT contracts still run the risk of going badly wrong despite new safeguards put in place says the National Audit Office in a report published today. In 2002, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) introduced a 'Gateway' review scheme which put in place a system whereby a review should be undertaken of a project at critical stages such as feasibility, procurement strategy and investment decision. At each stage, a project is designated red, amber or green. ...more

Secunia flags second PowerPoint flaw

Secunia has reported a second critical security vulnerability discovered in PowerPoint. According to the company, the vulnerability is due to the application 'using data taken directly from a PowerPoint presentation file as a pointer when saving or closing the presentation'. This can lead to memory being corrupted and the program flow being manipulated. ...more

Symantec launches Norton 360 security suite

Symantec has launched its eagerly awaited Norton 360 security suite in the US today. A UK launch isn't due until March, and will cost ?59.99 inc VAT. ...more