Jeremy Kirk

A group of Iranian firms are displaying products at Cebit under a large banner that says "Islamic Republic of Iran" with the bold green, white and red stripes of their country's flag. It's the fifth year they have come to Germany for the massive annual IT show, to promote both fledgling and established businesses.

Security companies have reported what may be the first virus to target InfoPath, Microsoft Corp.'s product for sharing information in forms using the XML (Extensible Markup Language) format.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced three additions to its family of dual-core Opteron processors for servers and workstations, boosting the speed of the chips to 2.6GHz.

A mystery is deepening around a report about the emergence of a virus that can pass from a PC to a mobile device, with some antivirus vendors saying they have not seen the code to confirm it.

The British government has proposed sharply increasing penalties for computer crimes that are taking a financial toll on U.K. businesses.

A security association is reporting what it says is the first virus that can pass from a PC to a mobile device and then erase files. The proof-of concept virus is not yet threatening users.

IBM Corp. and Novell Inc. announced their support for an open-source project aimed at giving users more control over how information such as passwords and financial details are shared across multiple Web sites.

Several hardware and software vendors announced Thursday the opening of two educational centres dedicated to helping teachers integrate new technology into their lessons.