5th July 2005 Archive

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Brit nicked for hacking Xbox

Cambridge grad convicted

A 22-year old British man has been convicted for modding an Xbox. The Cambridge graduate was tracked down by an investigator for the trade body Electronic & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). Elspa tipped off Caerphilly trading standards and Gwent police. He was sentenced to 140 hours of community service at …

PC Builder 5 Jul 2005, 09:03
Irish distie claims top spot

Commtech buys Sentryst

Commtech is claiming to be Ireland's top security distributor following its purchase of Sentryst for an undisclosed amount. Sentryst was spun off from reseller Entropy in 1999 and has some shareholders in common. Conall Lavery, MD of Entropy and the largest minority shareholder in Sentryst, said: "Sentryst has operated very …

IT Channel 5 Jul 2005, 10:11
Chips hurt as DRAM goes down

May day, may day

Tanking DRAM prices dragged down worldwide chip sales in May, latest Semiconductor Industry Association figures show. Total sales hit $18.05bn in May, down 0.5 per cent on the previous month, but up 4 per cent on the year. While surging cellphone sales boosted shipments of related chips, DRAM prices dropped 6 per cent …

IT Channel 5 Jul 2005, 10:41
Offshoring jobs threat 'exaggerated' - WTO

What do they know?

The threat of offshoring IT jobs overseas is overblown, according to boffins at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Its annual World Trade Report finds that people's fears about losing jobs overseas to countries such as India and the Philippines are greatly exaggerated and based on unfounded concerns rather than hard facts. …

IT Channel 5 Jul 2005, 12:44
Ingram Micro adds five firms

Europe-wide additions

Ingram Micro Europe is bolstering its software product line with the addition of five new vendors. Actual availability will vary from country to country as the rollout continues. Ingram will sell products from Phoenix Technologies which offers security and data recovery software, especially for laptops. Also signed up for the …

IT Channel 5 Jul 2005, 14:01
Computacenter reorganises

End of customer units

Britain's biggest reseller is hoping a total reorganisation of its business will help it back to bigger profits. Computacenter boss Mike Norris spent today talking to analysts in the City. George O'Connor, an analyst at Shore Capital, who was at the meeting, said: "As expected he unveiled a new organisation model, moving away …

IT Channel 5 Jul 2005, 14:29
HP, Expansys waiting on the judge

End of grey market dispute in sight?

Expansys and Hewlett Packard are awaiting a High Court judge’s ruling on their grey marketing court spat. HP sued Manchester-based Expansys earlier this year for importing iPaqs from outside Europe. HP claims, amongst other things, that this infringes its trademarks. HP has been on the warpath over so-called grey marketing …

PC Builder 5 Jul 2005, 15:07
Vendors warn Euro patents bill won't add up

Abort? Cancel? Retry?

Corporate support for the European Directive on Software patents is fading fast ahead of the parliamentary vote tomorrow, with big technology companies saying no directive would be better than one muddled by too many amendments. Telecoms equipment maker, Alcatel, says that a departure from the Common Position would be dangerous …

Software & Security 5 Jul 2005, 15:21
Dell customers offered McData meal with their blades

The not Brocade option

Dell has added some networking variety to its blade server line by selling McData Fibre Channel switches as a networking option alongside the compact systems. Customers can fit up to 2 of McData's 4314 switches in Dell's blade server chassis - aka the Dell Modular Server Enclosure. The McData product joins other Fibre Channel …

PC Builder 5 Jul 2005, 17:23