Robert Cimino, 60, of Syracuse, N.Y., has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of Virginia for his sales of more than USD250,000 worth of illegally copied software, being paid via...
Internet: Facebook's latest offer - still a trojan horse
Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg is widely quoted today as saying that the recent changes to privacy settings were that they "just missed the mark." But his proposal does not meet the issues of confidentiality that personal safety an...
Tech: Cimatron appoints MyGrowTech to cover Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
Israeli - backed Cimatron Limited, a NASDAQ listed company, has entered into an agreement with Malaysian company MyGrowTech s/b under which the latter will become an authorised reseller and tech support provider for Singapore, Malaysia and Thail...
Comms: Fraudulent SMS spam victimises Shell in Malaysia
An SMS spam in Malaysia has all the hallmarks of a fraudulent scheme claiming a large prize will be given by Shell.
Comms: new product encrypts mobile to office comms
If you've never been to a trouble spot, you've never really need to rely on your mobile: phoning to shout to a full carriage of irritated people "I'm on the train - can you pick me up at 8:04" isn't the same thing at all. But what if,...
Many US internet companies think they are protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act but not only is the Act not as protective within the...
Software: Open letter to Microsoft - your product does not work
It's ridiculous: fully paid and licensed software blocks routine maintenance tasks on a desktop PC - and then the supposed fix does not work cost...
IT Security: Microsoft issues patch against illicit code in web pages and Office documents; affects Internet Explorer
Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.
IT security: Microsoft claims "takedown" of Waledac botnet
The Waledac botnet has been the bane of the lives of millions: having lodged itself deep in the operating system of computers running its Windows...
Open Source Software: small note, huge implications as Intel and Nokia merge software
It's a very low key announcement from Nokia and Intel - but its one that will shake the world, if it comes off as planned.
