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12th July 2005 Archive

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  • Microsoft renames Open License Value program Open Value

    It's simpler

    Microsoft's mission to simplify pricing has seen the company update its volume licensing programs for small and medium business (SMB) customers. Microsoft's Open License Value program, for those running less than 250 PCs, will now be called the Open Value program and eliminate regional differences in Open License Value. Sunny …

    PC Builder 12 Jul 2005, 02:31

  • Microsoft hears mid-market knocking

    Needs to tackle IBM, Oracle, LAMP

    Microsoft is, to borrow a popular Wall St phrase, going "granular" on small and medium businesses (SMBs). The company has begun to focus on the very different needs of companies in the "S" portion and the "M" part of this over-used industry acronym, instead of seeing them at the more abstract level. The new approach became …

    Software & Security 12 Jul 2005, 09:29

  • Hitachi has case of midrange storage madness

    HP and Sun insist it's a high-end moment

    Hitachi, HP and Sun Microsystems this week all came to market with the same storage product but couldn't quite agree on exactly what they were selling. Ringleader Hitachi put out a new system dubbed the NSC55 - a descriptive name to be sure. The system is a smaller version of the fancy TagmaStore system, so much smaller that …

    PC Builder 12 Jul 2005, 09:37

  • Intel 'ditches' high-end 'Centrino 3' chipset

    955XM reportedly axed

    Intel has reportedly axed the most powerful of three chipsets scheduled for its third-generation Centrino platform, 'Napa', due to ship early next year. The dropped chipset, the 955XM, was to have provided notebook users with the ability to access up to 4GB of DDR 2 SDRAM, a DigiTimes report notes, citing motherboard-maker …

    PC Builder 12 Jul 2005, 10:08

  • Intel readies mainstream discrete dual-core chipset

    What, no integrated graphics?

    Intel will begin sampling its latest integrated chipset for desktop systems at the end of the month, but its next mainstream release will be a discrete chipset, according to motherboard makers. Sources cited by DigiTimes today claim the 945PL will ship in September for low-end dual-core Pentium D-based systems. They say the …

    PC Builder 12 Jul 2005, 10:23

  • Sony1 scores resellers

    1,500 signed up

    Sony 1, has signed up 1,500 resellers since 1 April - a month ahead of schedule. Sony 1 bundles together all Sony's AV, IT and telecom products. It offers resellers one point of contact for all Sony products, marketing funds and other initiatives. The firm believes increasing demand for integrated solutions and products …

    IT Channel 12 Jul 2005, 11:18

  • UK faces legal action over e-waste failure

    EU's green threat

    The European Commission (EC) has threatend legal action against the UK for failing to introduce new e-waste laws. The UK - along with seven other EU nations - have been given a final warning to introduce the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, which deals with the disposal and recycling of electrical and …

    IT Channel 12 Jul 2005, 11:21

  • Nvidia preps '$450' GeForce 7800 GT

    Quakecon launch?

    Nvidia will launch its next GeForce 7 series part next month, tied in to the Quakecon 2005 gaming festival. So claims an unnamed Nvidia Nsider quoted by CoolTechZone. Quakecon commences 11 August at the Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine, Texas and is co-sponsored by Nvidia. The mole reveals the part, the GeForce 7800 GT, will …

    PC Builder 12 Jul 2005, 12:09

  • OSDL establishes European open source vanguard

    The power of one

    Open Source Development Labs (ODSL) has opened up an office in Europe to support the use of Linux and open source software in the region. The non-profit corporatation, employer of Linus Torvalds, is setting up shop in the old continent five years after ODSL's inception and after already establishing offices in Tokyo and Beijing …

    Software & Security 12 Jul 2005, 12:15

  • Sophos glitch leaves PCs hanging

    SAV our souls

    A recent security update from Microsoft is tripping up users of Sophos's flagship anti-virus scanning software. Some enterprise users of Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for Windows version 5 found their machines were taking up to 15 minutes to log on to the network after applying Microsoft's Update Rollup 1 for Win 2000 SP 4. Sophos has …

    Software & Security 12 Jul 2005, 13:10

  • Adobe/Macromedia merger probed

    Feds want more info

    Adobe and Macromedia must provide more information to the Department of Justice before regulators will approve their merger. Adobe said in April it would pay $3.4bn for Macromedia, maker of Flash animation software. The two companies have now received their second "Request for Additional Information and Documentary Materials" …

    IT Channel 12 Jul 2005, 14:37

  • EC officials raid Intel offices

    Channel partners and PC makers too

    European Commission investigators today raided Intel EMEA offices in a bid to find evidence that the chip giant violated the Union's antitrust laws. The raids, which extended to Intel's distribution partners and PC maker customers, and are part of an ongoing investigation into Intel's behaviour, were confirmed by the company …

    IT Channel 12 Jul 2005, 14:44

  • British government lost 150 PCs this year

    And the Home Office is worst offender

    The Home Office might be in charge of law and order but it's not very good at keeping hold of its own property - it has lost more computers this year than any other department. Between January and June 2005 the Home Office lost 95 machines - equivalent to a theft almost every other working day. The Ministry of Defence, which …

    IT Channel 12 Jul 2005, 14:56

  • Industry coalition takes stab at defining spyware

    Grappling with semantics

    Technology companies have formed an alliance with public interest groups to tackle spyware. Membership of the Anti-Spyware Coalition (here) includes large software developers, anti-spyware companies and others. Current members include AOL, Computer Associates, EarthLink, HP, Lavasoft, McAfee, Microsoft, PC Tools, Symantec, Trend …

    Software & Security 12 Jul 2005, 15:52

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