Stories by Martyn Williams

APEC proposal to turn piracy fight on disc production

TOKYO (10/19/2003) - A report due to be presented to national leaders attending the APEC Thailand 2003 summit in Bangkok this week proposes strengthening regulation of optical disc production facilities as a way of reducing piracy.

Sobig.F worm could have originated on Usenet

The Sobig.F worm, which is estimated to have infected more than 100,000 computers and generated tens of millions of e-mails, could have begun life disguised as a pornographic picture in a posting to a handful of Usenet newsgroups.

AT&T snafu hits access to Microsoft Web services

An Internet routing error by AT&T Corp. effectively shut off access from around 40 percent of the Internet to several major Microsoft Web sites and services on Thursday, Microsoft has said.

Tournament boosts electronics sales

The just-concluded FIFA World Cup provided the excuse thousands of people needed to go out and buy a large-screen, flat-panel television set, according to data released by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

OECD: More needed in US telecom competition

Telecommunication regulators in the US need to do more to ensure uniformity in pricing of unbundled services, and substantially increase penalties to providers for refusing to offer such services to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and others, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in its annual Economic Survey of the US.

Sony puts a chunk of memory on a key chain

As computers and other digital devices become more pervasive, the need to transfer files between machines becomes greater. Sony Corp. on Monday joined a small number of lesser-known companies with the unveiling of its Micro Vault, a stylish and cool new keychain device designed to make this task easier.

US ATTACK: Asian markets fall sharply in early trading

Stock markets across Asia fell sharply in the opening minutes of trading Wednesday in the wake of several apparent major terrorist attacks in the U.S. After U.S. bourses stayed closed all day Tuesday, Asia provided the first major reaction to the incidents from the world financial markets.

Via hits back with countersuit against Intel

After finding itself on the receiving end of legal action Friday, Taiwan's Via Technologies Inc. blasted back at rival Intel Corp. Monday, filing lawsuits of its own alleging patent infringement, fair trade law violations and destruction of Via property.

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