22nd March 2005 Archive

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Novell gets suite on SMEs

Server to desktop Linux package unveiled at Brainshare

Novell is going after the small business market with what's billed as the first Linux suite for SMEs. Novell Linux Small Business Suite 9 is designed to offer an alternative to Windows as a "server-to-desktop" Linux bundle tailored to the needs of smaller firms. The technology - due to ship March 31 - will feature Linux server …

Software & Security 22 Mar 2005, 09:35
Oracle wins Retek bidding war

Biggest apps vendor just got bigger...

Larry Ellison's Oracle has fought off bitter competition from SAP to buy retail software specialist Retek for $630m. Earlier this month SAP offered $8.50 a share for Retek but Oracle made a counter offer of $9 a share. SAP increased its offer to $11 a share - an offer Retek's board recomended shareholders accept. Oracle then …

Software & Security 22 Mar 2005, 10:39
U3 signs first USB Flash drive makers

More support for 'truly portable apps' technology

U3, the company formed by SanDisk and M-Systems to develop and licence an application delivery platform for USB Flash drives, has won the backing of memory and storage firms Verbatim, Memorex and Kingston Technology, it said yesterday. Verbatim will ship U3-compatible drives under the Store'n'Go brand in the Autumn. Memorex's …

PC Builder 22 Mar 2005, 11:01
UMC to take stake in Hejian

Nothing to do with investment probe, apparently

UMC, the world's second largest chip foundry, yesterday said it may take a 15 per cent stake in the Chinese foundry at the heart of allegations that it made a "breach of trust" with the Taiwanese government. UMC said the stake, worth $110m, would be in return for advice the company gave to Hejian during its 2001 foundation by a …

IT Channel 22 Mar 2005, 12:20
Intel to cut chipset prices 3 April - report

Just as next-gen Pentium system logic ships

Intel will cut the prices of its 'Grantsdale' and 'Alderwood' chipsets next month, with further cuts coming in July, Taiwanese mobo maker sources have claimed by way of DigiTimes. The first round of cuts, said to be coming on 3 April, will see the price of the 910GL, 915PL, 915GL, 915P, 915GV and 915G fall by up to $2. Come 3 …

PC Builder 22 Mar 2005, 12:28
Business school 'hack' raises ethical questions

Trespass or plain curiosity?

Where do morality and ethics end, and criminality begin? What is the appropriate "punishment" for the crime of curiosity coupled with the act of snooping? These questions have been raised once again in the case of a number of applicants to the US' most prestigious business schools who went beyond the normal processes to sneak a …

Software & Security 22 Mar 2005, 12:57
Elpida samples 256Mb 800MHz DDR 2 chips

Volume production in two months' time

Elpida will begin shipping 800MHz 256Mb DDR 2 SDRAM chips in two months' time - the "industry's first" DDR 2 devices to reach 800Mbps operation - the memory maker said today. The chips will be available in 8- and 16-bit widths ready for incorporation into DIMMs. Elpida is sampling the 8-bit parts now, and expects to offer 16- …

PC Builder 22 Mar 2005, 13:46
Desperate housewives spam used to spread spyware

Only the lonely

There has been a sharp increase in spam messages purporting to offer the details of women looking for casual sex in recent weeks. But surfers hoping to hook up to swingers are actually directed to pornographic websites, which often harbour spyware, email security firm Clearswift warned Tuesday. The ruse is one of the latest …

Software & Security 22 Mar 2005, 14:39
Firms paying too much for software, says anti-piracy group

Shocking lack of dodgy licences...

Almost eight out of ten UK businesses could be paying too much for their software licenses. Only 22 per cent of people responding to a FAST survey were sure they had the right number of licenses. Another 11 per cent did not know if their business was over or under-licensed and 41 per cent thought they were probably over- …

Software & Security 22 Mar 2005, 15:58
Duo charged over DDoS for hire scam

Man allegedly hired teen to wipe out online rival

The FBI last week arrested a 17 year-old and a Michigan man over suspected involvement in a denial of service for hire racket. The duo allegedly orchestrated an October 2004 attack against a New Jersey company that sells sporting goods over the internet. Jersey-joe.com suffered the loss of "hundreds of thousands of dollars" of …

Software & Security 22 Mar 2005, 16:03