7th July 2005 Archive

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Sun UK cans Phoenix, 60 support engineers

IT phone India

Staffers at Phoenix IT in the UK have become the latest technology experts to start training their Indian replacements after Sun Microsystems informed the firm that it's looking for cheaper labor. Between 60 and 100 Phoenix staffers trained to handle Solaris/Sun support calls are fighting for their survival. The workers once …

IT Channel 7 Jul 2005, 08:20
ATI R520 to ship 'mid-Q3'

90nm teething troubles

ATI's upcoming next-generation graphics chip, codenamed the R520, may yet be launched later this month, but it won't ship until mid way through the quarter. The R520 has recently been the subject of speculation that ATI had delayed the part's introduction. Today, ATI's Taiwanese operation confirmed the 90nm chip would ship "mid …

PC Builder 7 Jul 2005, 09:17
TSMC, UMC Q2 sales slide

Brighter times ahead?

The world's top two chip foundries saw their second-quarter sales fall well behind the totals achieved during the year-ago quarter, the company's latest monthly sales figures reveal. TSMC achieved sales of TWD56.02bn ($1.76bn) during the three months to 31 May 2005, 13.6 per cent below the TWD64.87bn ($2.03bn) it reported for …

IT Channel 7 Jul 2005, 10:22
AMD ships 64-bit Semprons

Head to head with Intel

AMD has begun shipping 64-bit Sempron processors in a bid to counter Intel's launch of 64-bit Celeron chips earlier this month. Overnight, five Sempron desktop chips were added to AMD's official price list: the 2600+, 2800+, 3000+, 3100+ and 3300+. All five chips are Socket 754 parts, and were already available as 32-bit …

PC Builder 7 Jul 2005, 10:27
European governments cautious on IT spend

Outsourcing still popular

Government IT spend is likely to increase again this year, according to analyst house IDC, but at a more cautious rate than has been seen recently. A pan-European survey found that almost a quarter of central government bodies plan to find extra money for new IT initiatives, but only one in ten expects to spend more on …

IT Channel 7 Jul 2005, 10:31
Rambus unveils 8GHz XDR 2

Five times faster than GDDR claim

Rambus has announced the second generation of its XDR high-speed memory technology, which the company claims will run five times faster than today's GDDR graphics memory. Dubbed XDR 2, the technology will provide initial clock speeds of 8GHz. XDR 1 operates at up to 6.4GHz. The new version of XDR incorporates four key …

PC Builder 7 Jul 2005, 12:02
Linux lovers must wait until 2007 for SCO vs IBM showdown

Trial delayed for bit of Palmisano

The SCO Group's quest for software IP righteousness looks set to linger on until at least 2007 after a judge pushed back the trial date for the company's battle with IBM. A five-week jury trial will now begin on Feb. 26, 2007, as a result of a recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Dale Kimball. As the case hobbles to trial …

Software & Security 7 Jul 2005, 19:44