A leading IT supplier to the UK government has cast doubts over its plans to deliver all public services online by 2008. Mike Stock, director of government and public services at Bull Information Systems, said: "To get it finished by 2008 is a...
Anti-virus company Symantec is warning IT users of a virulent new worm seen in the wild with the ability to overwrite files and infect Microsoft Word documents. Called W32.Alcarys@mm, the worm has so far not spread widely, but Symantec classifies...
Mobile phone thieves are being targeted by an alarm system that will alert the public to their snatch and grab tactics. A cord wrapped around the user's wrist and attached to the alarm system on the phone at the other end completes a circuit which...
The clock in question can be wired up to the internet and checks the latest traffic news in your neighbourhood - and delays the time the alarm rings if the roads are clear. What do you get the busy executive who's got everything?
Exploit code for a new flaw in Internet Explorer could put systems at risk of remote attack, security experts warned on Monday. The exploit code, made public on Monday, aims to take advantage of the "extremely critical" vulnerabilities in IE 5.5...
Since its introduction in 2006 FWD has raised the alarm with 99 per cent of users within 30 minutes of an alert being issued by the EA. The FWD system alerts emergency services simultaneously with residents, raising the alarm through telephone, fax...