Web abuse tops misconduct figures

Internet and email 'abuse' is the main cause of disciplinary action against employees, according to a new survey. The survey, by KLegal and Personnel Today found that in the last 12 months the number of disciplinary actions, including dismissals, for Internet and email abuse was greater than the combined total for dishonesty, violence and health and safety violations combined. The most common examples of abuse were excessive Internet and email usage, sending pornographic emails, accessing Web sites containing pornographic material and sending emails that may damage the company's reputation. ...more

Dell's PDA hits UK shelves

Dell has officially launched its Axim X5 handheld in the UK and across Europe. The Pocket PC-based handheld is available in two configurations and is aggressively priced. The minimum spec model, with colour screen and 32Mb SDRAM has an RRP of ?169, while more RAM and ROM will cost you ?229. ...more

22-09-2001 Essential news of the week

Brought neatly together and presented on a plate, here is a roundup of some of the week's main news stories from the world of IT. Anglo-German agreement on 3G Microsoft wants the world to share its Passport Renaissance scan.. ...more

Microsoft clones BitTorrent

Software giant Microsoft is developing an alternative to BitTorrent, the high-speed p2p software driving the sharing of video through broadband connections. The twist is that with the Microsoft version, code-named Avalanche, downloading will not be possible without a 'publisher's certificate'. In other words, it will have built in DRM technology. ...more

Cycle-A worm rides the Sasser trail

If you haven't learned from Sasser, there's a new network-aware worm plundering PCs that are unpatched against the LSASS vulnerabilities. Cycle-A exploits the buffer overrun issue patched by Microsoft's April Security Bulletin. If successful it could offer an attacker administrator privileges on a system. ...more