New security flaws in IE, Outlook
Private security firm eEye Digital Security has discovered two new high-risk security flaws in the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) browser and Outlook e-mail program, reports NewsFactor.
Microsoft is looking into the vulnerabilities, but has not had any customer reports of attacks.
One of the vulnerabilities is in default installations of IE and Outlook, and allows malicious code to be executed with minimal user interaction.
The company says Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems are affected.
The other vulnerability also exists in IE and Outlook default installations, but eEye has not reported which systems are vulnerable.
Ethiopia to expand Internet access
Ethiopia will expand Internet coverage from a handful of users to the entire country in three years, says Meles Zenawi, the prime minister.
Zenawi believes IT is at the heart of transforming the impoverished country, reports Associated Press.
There are currently 30 000 Internet lines in a country of 71 million people, making it one of the lowest users of IT in the world, according to a study by the World Bank. But within six months that figure will be expanded to 500 000 lines.
The government has begun laying 6 200 miles of fibre optic cables and invested around $40 million in developing its Internet service.
Nero ships Linux solution
Distributor Phoenix Global Software has released the NeroLinux solution for CD and DVD burning on the Linux operating system.
"This member of Nero`s product family is available for free to registered Nero 6 full version owners," says Jason Phillips, product manager at Phoenix.
The application supports burning data and disc images to CDs and DVDs, bootable CDs and DVDs, and audio CDs with CD text.
It also supports multi-session CD and DVDs and Double Layer DVDs.
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