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Sony to restart its PlayStation Network by end of May
Sony is planning to restore its online PlayStation Network (PSN) in full by the end of May.
The company shut its online video game network on 20 April, after discovering a major security breach.
Spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka admitted the company had missed a self-imposed deadline of restarting a partial service by the weekend.
He said Sony continues to investigate the case, after personal details from 100 million accounts were compromised.
The company had originally hoped to restart some of the services on the PSN last week.
However, it then emerged that another large network - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) - had also been compromised, potentially putting a further 25 million accounts at risk.
This is in addition to the 77 million accounts hacked on the PSN.
The discovery was a major set-back in the company's attempts to get the networks up and running again.
"We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers," Sony's Head of Communications Nick Caplin wrote in a blog post.
"We are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system."
'Frustrated and upset'
The extended downtime is causing headaches for businesses which rely on the PSN as a key distributor of their content.
Christian Svensson, Senior Vice-President of Capcom, shared his irritation with users on the Capcom-Unity forum.
"I'm frustrated and upset by it for a number of reasons," he wrote.
"As an executive responsible for running a business, the resulting outage [is] obviously costing us hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in revenue that were planned for within our budget.
"These are funds we rely on to bring new games to market for our fans."
He said the knock-on effect of the hack makes it "impossible to be sympathetic to their 'cause'".
War of words
The latest announcement comes after a war of words with hacker group Anonymous over who is responsible for the attack.
The collective has suffered its own hacking issues after one disgruntled user known as "Ryan" apparently attacked the Internet Relay Chat channel used by the group to co-ordinate its activities.
A list of usernames and corresponding IP addresses has been published by "Ryan" on the AnonOps site.
In a letter to the US Congress last week, Sony accused "leaderless" Anonymous of orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack at the same time the data theft occured.
Sony claimed a file planted on the network bore the trademark Anonymous "We are legion" slogan.
The group retalliated, describing Sony as "incompetent".
"Whoever broke into Sony's servers to steal the credit card info and left a document blaming Anonymous clearly wanted Anonymous to be blamed for the most significant digital theft in history," the statement read.
Last month, US lawyers filed a lawsuit against Sony for negligent protection of personal data and failure to inform players in a timely fashion that their credit card information may have been stolen.
Mr Fukuoka declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The company shut its online video game network on 20 April, after discovering a major security breach.
Spokesman Satoshi Fukuoka admitted the company had missed a self-imposed deadline of restarting a partial service by the weekend.
He said Sony continues to investigate the case, after personal details from 100 million accounts were compromised.
The company had originally hoped to restart some of the services on the PSN last week.
However, it then emerged that another large network - Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) - had also been compromised, potentially putting a further 25 million accounts at risk.
This is in addition to the 77 million accounts hacked on the PSN.
The discovery was a major set-back in the company's attempts to get the networks up and running again.
"We were unaware of the extent of the attack on Sony Online Entertainment servers," Sony's Head of Communications Nick Caplin wrote in a blog post.
"We are taking this opportunity to conduct further testing of the incredibly complex system."
'Frustrated and upset'
The extended downtime is causing headaches for businesses which rely on the PSN as a key distributor of their content.
Christian Svensson, Senior Vice-President of Capcom, shared his irritation with users on the Capcom-Unity forum.
"I'm frustrated and upset by it for a number of reasons," he wrote.
"As an executive responsible for running a business, the resulting outage [is] obviously costing us hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars in revenue that were planned for within our budget.
"These are funds we rely on to bring new games to market for our fans."
He said the knock-on effect of the hack makes it "impossible to be sympathetic to their 'cause'".
War of words
The latest announcement comes after a war of words with hacker group Anonymous over who is responsible for the attack.
The collective has suffered its own hacking issues after one disgruntled user known as "Ryan" apparently attacked the Internet Relay Chat channel used by the group to co-ordinate its activities.
A list of usernames and corresponding IP addresses has been published by "Ryan" on the AnonOps site.
In a letter to the US Congress last week, Sony accused "leaderless" Anonymous of orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack at the same time the data theft occured.
Sony claimed a file planted on the network bore the trademark Anonymous "We are legion" slogan.
The group retalliated, describing Sony as "incompetent".
"Whoever broke into Sony's servers to steal the credit card info and left a document blaming Anonymous clearly wanted Anonymous to be blamed for the most significant digital theft in history," the statement read.
Last month, US lawyers filed a lawsuit against Sony for negligent protection of personal data and failure to inform players in a timely fashion that their credit card information may have been stolen.
Mr Fukuoka declined to comment on the lawsuit.
100,000 net champions recruited
More than 100,000 volunteers have promised to help a campaign to get more people on the internet.
Government digital champion Martha Lane Fox hopes they will "engage people with the joys of being on the internet".
It is part of the Race Online 2012 campaign which is trying to get millions more people using computers by the end of next year - 9m people in the UK have never used the internet.
A range of cheap computers is being made available to further entice them.
The low price recycled PCs will be available from Microsoft, among others, for about £95.
Ms Lane Fox was appointed as the UK's digital champion in 2009, at which time she was tasked with getting the poorest four million Britons online by the time of the London Olympics in 2012.
Race Online 2012, as the campaign is known, has changed its focus and now aims is to make the UK "the world's first networked nation".
Ms Lane Fox explained what she wanted the volunteer army to do.
"I'm not asking people to sit down and go through the complications of a presentation or train somebody in complex coding - I just want to enthuse people and inspire them and I think the rest will take care of itself," she told the BBC.
"For those people, it's a very simple task - they need to engage people with the joys of being on the internet," she said.
"It might be a parent on the school gates, it might be somebody in your GP surgery, it might be someone in your local pub or another network that you're in," she said.
The 100,000 formal volunteers are just the start.
"It will lead a ripple effect of informally people thinking 'oh yes, I know somebody I work with who can't use the internet,' so hopefully the 100,000 will become many, many more than that," she said.
Prime Minister David Cameron has backed the campaign.
"Today there are nine million adults in the UK who have never used the internet - and nearly half of them are among our most disadvantaged people. That's why the work Martha Lane Fox is doing as the UK's digital champion is so important," he said.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the majority - 7.3 million - of those are aged over 55.
Part of Ms Lane Fox's remit is to look at ways of making savings by putting more government services online.
Last year she conducted a review of current government online services and concluded that they needed to be revolutionised.
A new site has now gone live and will be tested for a couple of months to gauge public reaction.
"It is off the back of the report done by Martha Lane Fox. We accept that we need to make massive improvements and this is the result of three months work with a small team," said project director Tom Loosemore.
The site will be much simpler, more searchable and be based on the user's location within the UK.
Dozens of government services are now available online. Some 70% of tax returns are now done via the web and other services, such as renewing car tax, have proved popular.
The BBC is launching its own media literacy campaign, which like Race Online, aims to mobilise people to help a relative, friend or neighbour take the first steps online.
At the heart of the campaign is its First Click website which offers advice and tips on how best to support others.
The BBC's director general Mark Thompson is among a host of people lined up to speak at a conference in London tomorrow aimed at discussing the best way to get more people online.
Government digital champion Martha Lane Fox hopes they will "engage people with the joys of being on the internet".
It is part of the Race Online 2012 campaign which is trying to get millions more people using computers by the end of next year - 9m people in the UK have never used the internet.
A range of cheap computers is being made available to further entice them.
The low price recycled PCs will be available from Microsoft, among others, for about £95.
Ms Lane Fox was appointed as the UK's digital champion in 2009, at which time she was tasked with getting the poorest four million Britons online by the time of the London Olympics in 2012.
Race Online 2012, as the campaign is known, has changed its focus and now aims is to make the UK "the world's first networked nation".
Ms Lane Fox explained what she wanted the volunteer army to do.
"I'm not asking people to sit down and go through the complications of a presentation or train somebody in complex coding - I just want to enthuse people and inspire them and I think the rest will take care of itself," she told the BBC.
"For those people, it's a very simple task - they need to engage people with the joys of being on the internet," she said.
"It might be a parent on the school gates, it might be somebody in your GP surgery, it might be someone in your local pub or another network that you're in," she said.
The 100,000 formal volunteers are just the start.
"It will lead a ripple effect of informally people thinking 'oh yes, I know somebody I work with who can't use the internet,' so hopefully the 100,000 will become many, many more than that," she said.
Prime Minister David Cameron has backed the campaign.
"Today there are nine million adults in the UK who have never used the internet - and nearly half of them are among our most disadvantaged people. That's why the work Martha Lane Fox is doing as the UK's digital champion is so important," he said.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the majority - 7.3 million - of those are aged over 55.
Part of Ms Lane Fox's remit is to look at ways of making savings by putting more government services online.
Last year she conducted a review of current government online services and concluded that they needed to be revolutionised.
A new site has now gone live and will be tested for a couple of months to gauge public reaction.
"It is off the back of the report done by Martha Lane Fox. We accept that we need to make massive improvements and this is the result of three months work with a small team," said project director Tom Loosemore.
The site will be much simpler, more searchable and be based on the user's location within the UK.
Dozens of government services are now available online. Some 70% of tax returns are now done via the web and other services, such as renewing car tax, have proved popular.
The BBC is launching its own media literacy campaign, which like Race Online, aims to mobilise people to help a relative, friend or neighbour take the first steps online.
At the heart of the campaign is its First Click website which offers advice and tips on how best to support others.
The BBC's director general Mark Thompson is among a host of people lined up to speak at a conference in London tomorrow aimed at discussing the best way to get more people online.
Microsoft confirms takeover of Skype
Microsoft has confirmed that it has agreed to buy internet phone service Skype.
The deal will see Microsoft pay $8.5bn (£5.2bn) for Skype, making it Microsoft's largest acquisition.
Luxembourg-based Skype has 663 million global users. In August last year it announced plans for a share flotation, but this was subsequently put on hold.
Internet auction house eBay bought Skype for $2.6bn in 2006, before selling 70% of it in 2009 for $2bn.
This majority stake was bought by a group of investors led by private equity firms Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowit.
Other major shareholders include tech-firm Joltid and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Shares in Microsoft ended the day in New York down 0.5% at $25.68. In contrast, eBay - which owns a stake in Skype - saw its share price rally 2.5%.
'Defensive move'
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said: "Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world.
"Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world."
Skype will now become a new division within Microsoft, and Skype chief executive Tony Bates will continue to lead the business, reporting directly to Mr Ballmer.
"It's a strategic asset and a defensive move [for Microsoft]," said Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC Financial.
"If they can put it on Windows 8, it gives them an advantage. It helps them in the tablet market."
Other analysts say Microsoft's aim in buying Skype is to improve its video conferencing services.
Price concerns
Although the price tag of $8.5bn will not stretch the US giant, some experts have questioned whether it is paying too much for a company that has struggled to turn a profit.
Michael Clendenin, managing director of consulting firm RedTech Advisors, said: "If you consider [Skype] was just valued at about $2.5bn 18 months ago when a chunk was sold off, then $8.5bn seems generous.
"[It] means Microsoft has a high wall to climb to prove to investors that Skype is a necessary linchpin for the company's online and mobile strategy."
This view was echoed by Ben Woods, head of research group CCS Insight.
"The big unanswered question is how do Skype assets work for Microsoft... how do you justify the price?" he said.
Skype was founded in 2003.
Calls to other Skype users are free, while the company charges for those made to both traditional landline phones and mobiles.
The deal will see Microsoft pay $8.5bn (£5.2bn) for Skype, making it Microsoft's largest acquisition.
Luxembourg-based Skype has 663 million global users. In August last year it announced plans for a share flotation, but this was subsequently put on hold.
Internet auction house eBay bought Skype for $2.6bn in 2006, before selling 70% of it in 2009 for $2bn.
This majority stake was bought by a group of investors led by private equity firms Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowit.
Other major shareholders include tech-firm Joltid and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Shares in Microsoft ended the day in New York down 0.5% at $25.68. In contrast, eBay - which owns a stake in Skype - saw its share price rally 2.5%.
'Defensive move'
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said: "Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world.
"Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world."
Skype will now become a new division within Microsoft, and Skype chief executive Tony Bates will continue to lead the business, reporting directly to Mr Ballmer.
"It's a strategic asset and a defensive move [for Microsoft]," said Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC Financial.
"If they can put it on Windows 8, it gives them an advantage. It helps them in the tablet market."
Other analysts say Microsoft's aim in buying Skype is to improve its video conferencing services.
Price concerns
Although the price tag of $8.5bn will not stretch the US giant, some experts have questioned whether it is paying too much for a company that has struggled to turn a profit.
Michael Clendenin, managing director of consulting firm RedTech Advisors, said: "If you consider [Skype] was just valued at about $2.5bn 18 months ago when a chunk was sold off, then $8.5bn seems generous.
"[It] means Microsoft has a high wall to climb to prove to investors that Skype is a necessary linchpin for the company's online and mobile strategy."
This view was echoed by Ben Woods, head of research group CCS Insight.
"The big unanswered question is how do Skype assets work for Microsoft... how do you justify the price?" he said.
Skype was founded in 2003.
Calls to other Skype users are free, while the company charges for those made to both traditional landline phones and mobiles.
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