Doom creator to start on new game

Video game developer id Software, creator of games like "Doom" and "Quake", will likely start work on its new project almost immediately after completing four years of work on "Doom 3", its chief executive says.

In an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the video game industry trade show E3, Todd Hollenshead said the game in question was new intellectual property, and was not a "Doom", "Quake" or "Wolfenstein" game.

"Doom 3" is one of the most highly anticipated PC games ever, for which fans have waited for years. Through that time, the company has had to balance that intense demand with the desire of its creative staff to continue enhancing and polishing the game.

Microsoft South Africa says the NetWhyz v2.1 software has been verified for Windows Server 2003.

Gail Moffit, ISV group manager at Microsoft South Africa, says the verification makes NetWhyz the first local software asset management tool to be successfully tested against reliability, security, supportability and interaction criteria with the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Reuters reports that Cisco Systems` long-awaited next-generation router will be launched soon.

While Cisco keeps quiet about its new product plans, customers and analysts said the world`s largest maker of gear that directs Internet traffic will unveil its new high-end HFR core router at a company event on 25 May. Phone companies would use the router to carry the increasing levels of Internet and data traffic.

The router, which could cost $500 000 to $1 million a unit, is seen as a product that will allow Cisco to regain the cutting-edge in the market for expensive, advanced networking gear, a market Cisco CEO John Chambers says he will fight for.

The US House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would outlaw 'upskirt` photos and other forms of voyeurism made possible by cellphone cameras and other miniaturised imaging technology.

Reuters reports that pornographic Web sites advertise "upskirt" pictures of unsuspecting women on escalators or other public places. Some gyms have banned cellphones or cameras because of the problem.

The Bill would prohibit taking covert pictures in locker rooms, bedrooms and other places where people should reasonably be able to expect privacy. Violators would face fines and up to a year in prison under the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act.