In brief: Web services Linux worm spreading

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• A worm that affects Linux systems and spreads by exploiting Web server-related vulnerabilities has been reported by anti-virus companies, but so far Linux.Plupii, which is also known as Lupper, hasn't spread much and isn't seen as a serious threat. The worm spreads by exploiting Web servers hosting vulnerable PHP/CGI programming language scripts, according to McAfee. The worm is a derivative of the Linux/Slapper and BSD/Scalper worms from which it has taken its propagation strategy, McAfee said on its Web site .
• The unrest among Palm OS developers over Palm's forthcoming Windows Mobile-based Treo smart phone has prompted Ed Colligan, president and CEO, to write a letter to developers with promises to continue releasing Palm OS products. The letter, a copy of which was sent to IDG News Service, pledges Palm's commitment to developing Palm OS-based PDAs and smart phones even after the launch of the Windows Treo early next year. Palm says it is posting the letter on the Web site for its members-only PluggedIn community for software and hardware developers."This is not a zero-sum game! This market is in its infancy, and if we can expand out opportunities by being a strong cross-platform provider of world-class smart-phone products, then we should do so," Colligan wrote.

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