October, 2006 Issue

Office Accounting Express 2007 is available for download, plus accessories.

A newly discovered threat might be used for 'drive-by' downloads

The case revolves around the degree to which US patent law should influence companies abroad

reporter's notebook Visiting a friend's house during a recent business trip to New York, I had an unexpected and quite shocking run-in with a rabbit.

Analysis: Demand is booming for AMD, but the company may become a victim of its own success

Open-source encyclopedia's founder asks users: What do you want for free?

Attackers have found a way to use a genuine MySpace account to trick users into disclosing passwords.

Lik-sang.com, an online game and console marketplace, says Sony lawsuits shut it down.

Microsoft's voluntary scheme for Office licensing checks is about to become mandatory

Legacy hardware difficulties caused multiple outages this week, affecting many bloggers

The Spanish start-up FON wants you to help it unwire San Francisco and other cities around the globe by providing ubiquitous Wi-Fi access.

Security firm finds a bug that could allow hackers to spoof Web sites; Microsoft says there's an issue.

GNER's trains are all Wi-Fi-enabled ahead of schedule, but one rival operator claim there's little demand for wireless on the railways

Due for delivery on November 1, new Microsoft OS may not arrive until several weeks later.

The company will spend £50m to fund software start-ups and other efforts to promote its new development tools

Two reported security flaws are 'just noise' and don't present any real risk to Firefox users, according to Mozilla

The bug appears to be the first genuine, publicly disclosed flaw in Microsoft's new browser

The software giant has revealed that the EC raised potential anti-competition concern about four aspects of Vista

Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that STURMOVIK: 1946, take off in November 2006 for PCs in Europe and Australia. STURMOVIK: 1946 is the latest instalment in the acclaimed Il-2 Sturmovik brand from award-winning developer 1C: Maddox Games.

Mobile Field Service and Siebel Wireless are now certified and available for the E61 and E62

Foundry is the latest vendor to build firewall and denial-of-service protection into the network

Microsoft has agreed to offer $37.8 million in vouchers for free software and hardware to Arkansas residents as part of a settlement of an outstanding class-action suit against the company.

Microsoft releases antispyware tool while its rivals bicker.

Computer buyers who pick up a new PC this holiday season won't get the latest version of Windows or Office, but they can score a discount if they decide to upgrade later.

By releasing the source code to Java Standard Edition and Java Micro Edition Sun hopes to get more developers on board

The company is making the anti-spam Framework available under its Open Specification Promise programme

The new browser won't display sites using Design Web Format files

Google Custom Search Engine is aimed at Web site and blog publishers

New mapping overlay serves up details about 2006 elections.

Critic receives copies of sensitive data, as election date with e-voting nears.

Anti-spam service has shaken off an attempt to have its domain name suspended

Collective Intellect has a goal: Make bloggers work for The Man.

Gartner has warned that companies running certain security products may face compatibility problems with 64-bit Vista

Microsoft says flaw is really a problem with Outlook Express.

With Version 2 of Data Protection Manager now in public beta, Microsoft is keen to show off its improved backup, restore and other storage functions

Juniper and Silver Peak both beefed up their WAN appliances this week

Software giant has doubled the average settlement from rogue traders of counterfeit and unlicensed software, but is steeled for an assault once Vista ships

Search giant nearly doubled its profits last quarter, as its advertising revenue soars

Latest browser proves popular, although some people are reporting minor problems

Certification should help Visto get its push email service onto more smartphones

Umberto Oinbarx: Good morning, Nick. Are you ready for our questions, both tough and easy?

ChatStat software is an All-in-one program, a Swiss knife of live chat support software. All its instruments and features serve one mission—customer support service. ChatStat is very suitable for those who strongly believe that business does not end with the purchase, but just begins with it. ChatStat helps to organize efficient customer support service, by text, voice, or instant messenger.

Software giant plans to discuss creation of techniques that let security companies use core components of 64-bit editions of the new operating system

Buoyed by healthy Mac and iPod sales, fourth quarter earnings beat analysts' expectations,

Eric Schmidt has expressed concerns that a generational gap exists between the average person in government and those using today's technology

Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser is now available--from Yahoo.

With Firefox 2.0 waiting in the wings, Mozilla wants to hear which browser features you'd like to see in the future

Hackers and network problems plague blogging tool.

You'll be able to transfer Vista legally to only one PC other than the one you buy Vista for.

The European Commission is keeping a firm eye on Microsoft, but some MEPs are grateful it hasn't blocked the Vista release completely

New tool aims to link diseases with treatments.

Announcements expected at Adobe Max conference.

Microsoft has agreed to make changes to its upcoming Windows Vista operating system to satisfy regulators in the European Union. Despite the changes, it will still deliver Vista on schedule, it said today.

Local government application collaboration is top of the agenda

Dozens of years ago, when computers were not devices for ordinary people, but factories for big shots, Theodore Levitt, a famous professor from Harvard Business School, said to his students “People don't want quarter-inch drills. They want quarter-inch holes.” Some people thought he was going to lecture about metal-cutting. Today some people may think that this ChatStat review is about the software Nick Matina created a month ago. Well, yes and no. It is going to be mostly about your business needs and perspectives.

Writely, Spreadsheets get a common platform, new functions and options.

Problems with Microsoft Update platform delay 26 fixes to many users.

Docs & Spreadsheets spices up the Web productivity space, but Google insists it's not gunning for the desktop

Intruder exploits a bug in Google's blogging tool, posts announcement that company has called off eBay project.

Commercial tie-up will let Skype users access VoIP whenever they're in range of a Cloud hot spot

YouTube buy lends more weight to media deals, puts it in a strong position to negotiate future agreements.

The software maker has encountered difficulties issuing 'critical' fixes, because of distribution glitches

Apex is designed for building on-demand business applications, and puts the company in direct competition with Oracle and Microsoft

Deal sees search giant leap ahead of competitors such as Yahoo and Microsoft in taking control of online video

When it comes to surveying the terrain, Hakon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.

Software maker hopes that Release Candidate 2 will be the last public test version, and says it is still on target where timing is concerned

Service Pack 1 users need to upgrade now or lose support, says Microsoft

As part of Microsoft's 'Software Protection Platform', people will be shut out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation

Google is sending subpoenas to Microsoft and Yahoo as part of its legal defense in a copyright lawsuit brought against it by authors and publishers.

Neven Vision acquisition expected to bolster portal's Picasa photo management software and service.

Misusing e-mail or browsing the wrong sites can cost you your job.

Users will be able to search billions of lines of publicly available code using Google 's new code-search Web site

A researcher who claimed Firefox was vulnerable to a zero-day attack has now admitted that he was never able to use the flaw to take over computers

The Good Hotel Guide 2007 has named and shamed hotels that charge the earth for Wi-Fi access, but analysts suggest they may still be good value compared with mobile data roaming charges

Eric Schmidt popped into the Tory party conference to insist that the Internet can help combat repressive societies

The debate surrounding Windows Security Center and PatchGuard has turned vicious, with McAfee and Microsoft both claiming that the other is motivated by commercial factors rather than security concerns

The US Government has ratified the European Convention on cybercrime, which digital rights campaigners fear could lead to countries spying on each other's citizens

Mozilla is investigating claims that its Firefox browser is vulnerable to a zero-day attack

Software giant claims businesses will rush to upgrade to Vista, but analysts paint a different picture

Analysis: European security vendors aren't making as much noise as Symantec over Microsoft's move into the security space, but they're certainly concerned

Mobile operator is taking steps to ensure new customers won't be disappointed with signal coverage

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--The open-source Firefox Web browser is critically flawed in the way it handles JavaScript, two hackers said Saturday afternoon.

The name of the game to review today is Pac's Venture. It’s one of the representatives of classic genre of Pacman. This game is brand advertising by MicroSMARTS LLC company. You will realize why it's free and distributed publicly by this company if you read carefully terms and conditions during game installation, though at company’s web-site (http://www.microsmartsllc.com/) the game is not advertised. After installation process started the game will offer to replace your browser’s homepage and even if you refuse it, the game will try to replace your browser’s default search system. This trojan manners seem to be harmful, but it’s only on the surface: all actions are legal and are mentioned in term and conditions, so a user is considered to be warned. The game was developed in Peru by CHECHESOFT in 2000, but became adopted just now.