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6th July 2005 Archive

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  • Miracle in Redmond! Tablet PC memory bug fixed

    Uptime of days promised

    Microsoft has finally issued a patch for a notorious bug in the Tablet PC edition of Windows XP. The bug is a memory leak in the default digitizer that ships with the system, and has been irking users for over a year. The digitizer process gradually ate up all available system memory, grinding the machine to a halt, and …

    PC Builder 6 Jul 2005, 00:18

  • BSA slams blasé management of flexible working

    Call out the home guard

    Flexible working in the UK is growing but the rollout of technology to enable home working is frequently mismanaged. This leaves firms more exposed to security and operational risks, according to a Business Software Alliance (BSA) sponsored study A poll of 500 UK business managers by NOP on behalf of the BSA found that firms …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 01:02

  • Oracle goes shopping again

    More apps to add to database

    Database giant Oracle made another buy yesterday picking up privately-owned ProfitLogic. ProfitLogic sells software which helps retailers get inventory levels right by analysing customer demand. Financial terms of the deal were not released. The two companies already share many customers with most ProfitLogic users running …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 08:35

  • Leaked drivers reveal upcoming Nvidia kit

    G72, G70GL, NV48, C51 among others

    Nvidia has a raft of new items on the way, if product names embedded in a leaked copy of its latest ForceWare drivers are anything to go by. The software apparently mentions the as-yet-unreleased G72 - undoubtedly a variant of the recently shipped G70, better known now as the GeForce 7800 GTX - as is the G70GL, also listed in …

    PC Builder 6 Jul 2005, 09:28

  • ATI adds digital telly to All-in-Wonder line

    DVB-T support in Europe - SCART, too

    ATI this week announced the latest addition to its All-in-Wonder multimedia-oriented graphics card line-up. The PCI Express-based AIW X800 XL's core is clocked at 400MHz and the board contains 256MB of GDDR 3 graphics memory clocked to an effective 980MHz. The graphics engine contains 16 pixel processing pipelines and six …

    PC Builder 6 Jul 2005, 10:10

  • Security meltdown: who's to blame?

    We all are, naturally

    If there's one thing the security industry is really good at, it's pointing fingers. We all like to say that "security starts with you", so that everyone can share a piece of the mud pie. While we're pointing fingers, let's look at a few groups and individuals and see how they can share the blame for their own insecurity - and …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 10:38

  • AMD to drive dual-core downmarket

    Moving into the mainstream?

    AMD will next month trim its Sempron chip prices as it moves to push its Athlon 64 X2 line down-market. So claim mobo industry sources cited by DigiTimes. The Sempron tweaks will knock around ten per cent off each part's current 1000-chip batch price. The sources only mention the Sempron 2500+, but it seems unlikely AMD plans …

    PC Builder 6 Jul 2005, 10:45

  • UK PSP importer dodges sales ban... for now

    And Lumines cracked... sort of

    UK PlayStation Portable importer Nuplayer won a small victory over Sony on Monday when the Japanese giant failed to secure an injunction banning the company from selling PSPs sourced from overseas. However, the High Court judge considering Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's contention that Nuplayer has infringed its …

    IT Channel 6 Jul 2005, 11:01

  • EU Parliament bins software patent bill

    By 648 votes to 14

    The European Parliament has voted by a massive majority to reject the software patents directive, formally known as the Directive on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions. The vote to scrap the bill was passed by a margin of 648 votes to 14, with 18 abstentions. The Foundation for a Free Information …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 11:04

  • MS UK defaced in hacking attack

    Digital graffiti

    Microsoft's UK web site was defaced late on Tuesday night with a message in support of Venezuelan hacker Rafa. Defacement archive Zone-H reports that well-known defacer Apocalypse hacked into Microsoft's UK web site (microsoft.co.uk) and uploaded a picture with the message "FREE RAFA - HACK IS NOT A CRIME" (recorded in an …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 15:57

  • Open source database firm gets webMethods infusion

    All aboard EnterpriseDB

    The ex-webMethods crew at PostgreSQL database start-up EnterpriseDB has added to their numbers with a fresh board appointment. WebMethods board member Jack Lewis has been elected to the EnterpriseDB board to bring 35-years' experience in legal and business development to the young company. Lewis joins webMethods founder and …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 17:31

  • Can Sun turn SOA rhetoric into weapon against IBM and SAP?

    And erase App Server disaster

    As with asking someone you fancy out on a first date, IT strategy is often a matter of timing. Having completely missed out on the Java application server market, Sun Microsystems now seems to be positioning itself to take a slice of the SOA pie. Two events happened last week that indicate Sun is doing a lot more forward …

    Software & Security 6 Jul 2005, 19:58

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