According to the New York Times, “smaller online retailers, and those with strong gift-certificate sales, are being especially hard hit” this holiday season by fraudulent orders, which usually involve credit [...]

The Los Angeles Times reveals that “Russia's Interior Ministry accused executives of IBM Corp. on Thursday of stealing money from the country's $57-billion pension fund.” Forbes.com reports that thousands of [...]

According to the Register, “European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has warned that efforts to establish the pan-European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) are in danger of coming to naught, after the agreement [...]

CNet News reports that Sun's chief open-source officer has backed the third version of the General Public License. According to the publication, this comes as a surprise, “given Sun's decision [...]

The International Herald Tribune reveals that “[i]n a report to be issued Wednesday, Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, will raise questions about whether importers of inexpensive goods should be [...]

According to Reuters, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) warned on Sunday that computer users who type in the same username and password for multiple sites -- such as online banks, [...]