Retiree drives off with Porsche seized from spammer
America Online this week announced the winner of its give-a-car-away sweepstakes, and handed over the keys to a Porsche seized from a spammer to a 73-year-old man from Virginia. More...

Bot attacks vulnerable Windows Systems
It was a kind of chaos in the security space this week as Microsoft announced a bug in a patch for a critical vulnerability, and Symantec both retracted a claim that automated code was compromising one Windows vulnerability and warned that a bot network was on the loose and taking advantage of another. More...

UPDATED: Dell to open direct stores
Direct seller Dell Computer Australia has announced plans to open a series of direct stores, or ‘multi-media kiosks’, placed in major shopping centres around Sydney and manned by Dell staff. More...

Google plans auction-style IPO
Search engine leader Google this week filed to go public, hoping to raise US$2.7 billion in its long-anticipated public offering. More...

Microsoft confirms Windows XP SP2 delay
Microsoft confirmed this week its much-anticipated Windows XP Service Pack 2 has been delayed for release until sometime in the third quarter. More...

BMC grabs Marimba for US$239m
BMC Software this week said it has agreed to acquire Marimba for US$239 million in cash, using the company's technology to expand the capabilities of its software that ties systems and applications management with business objectives. More...