New worm hijacks webcams
A new worm can spy on users by hijacking their web cameras, a security firm has warned. More...

New EU competition chief gave honorary degree to Gates
Facing hearings on her nomination as EU Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes is virtually certain to be asked whether the honorary degree she awarded to Microsoft's Bill Gates in 1996 could influence her handling of the ongoing EU antitrust case against the software giant. More...

Microsoft revisits web service plan
Although Microsoft Office generates between 30 and 50 percent of the software giant's revenue each year, Microsoft is concerned about slowing sales of the last two releases, Office 2003 and Office XP. More...

McAfee strengthens WebShield
The security vendor this week unveiled WebShield 3.0, software suited for McAfee's line of gateway appliances, the McAfee e250, e500 and e1000. More...

Workshare scrubs Office docs of embarrassing data
Workshare this week unveiled Protect 3.0, the newest edition of its metadata-scrubbing that wipes potentially confidential information from Microsoft Office documents. More...

US$1.3 million contract awarded for fuel cell driven tablet PC
General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a US Air Force contract to develop 10 prototype tablet computers powered by direct liquid fuel cells that could be used to set up portable air traffic control computers. More...