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18th July 2005 Archive

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  • Amazon.com goes nuclear on Avis, Orbitz

    Patent infringement

    Amazon.com Holdings has launched a legal offensive against a number of websites including Orbitz and Avis, claiming that they've infringed Amazon patents. Both brands are owned by Cendant, the travel and property services giant with twice the turnover of Amazon. Through Avis and Budget, Cendant owns owns a third of the car …

    Software & Security 18 Jul 2005, 07:25

  • Infineon memory boss quits

    Police raid, corruption allegations

    The boss of Infineon's memory business has quit the company and the board while police investigate corruption charges. Andreas von Zitzewitz offered his resignation on Saturday following police raids on Infineon's offices on Friday. Von Zitzewitz faces possible charges relating to "payments made for contracts regarding …

    IT Channel 18 Jul 2005, 09:21

  • Malware maelstrom menaces UK

    Post-St Swithin's deluge

    Lock up your email servers - there's a blizzard of Windows malware out there. Email security firm MessageLabs has blocked more than a thousand copies of an email worm called Breatel-A (AKA Reatle or Lebreat) which attempts to launch a denial of service attack on security vendor Symantec and opens up a backdoor on infected PCs. …

    Software & Security 18 Jul 2005, 10:00

  • Time to turn on to power over Ethernet?

    Quocirca’s changing channels Old idea, new energy

    With the uptake of IP telephony continuing apace and the proliferation of IP devices in general, has the time finally arrived for an old concept – power over Ethernet (PoE)? For certain deployments of IP based technology, PoE is not only cost effective but arguably essential. IP enabled devices like telephones and surveillance …

    IT Channel 18 Jul 2005, 10:44

  • Kingston signs IBM for support

    Contract expansion

    Memory maker Kingston Technologies has signed IBM to provide its customers with on-site support in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Customers signing up to KingstonCare programme will get help from IBM engineers and replacement memory should anything go wrong. The service also provides telephone support and "excellent response …

    PC Builder 18 Jul 2005, 11:48

  • Sophos changes channel programme

    Survey leads to changes

    Anti-virus specialist Sophos is tweaking its channel programme in response to a survey of its resellers. The firm's new business development team will generate qualified sales leads at firms with between 100 and 1,000 seats. Sophos is also increasing availability of its training courses - they're now run every month and it has …

    Software & Security 18 Jul 2005, 13:11

  • Exabyte buddies up to Northamber

    Tape disty deal

    Exabyte is getting Northamber to distribute its products in the UK. It said it chose Northamber to open up new channels especially those aimed at small to medium sized firms. Exabyte makes back up tape systems - its best known products include VXA Packet and LTO Ultrium tape drives.® Related stories Northamber doubles interim …

    IT Channel 18 Jul 2005, 13:18

  • Enta and MAXDATA

    Disty deal for all products

    Enta Technologies will now distribute all of MAXDATA's products. MAXDATA is best know for its Belinea range of monitors but Enta will now sell its MAXDATA branded desktops, notebooks and servers. It will be a challenge because the brand is not well-known in the UK. Enta said MAXDATA had a "first-class set of products". The …

    IT Channel 18 Jul 2005, 14:06

  • EC raids Dell in Intel anti-trust probe

    Channel really quite pleased

    The European Competition Commission raided Dell's office last week at the same time as it was rifling through Intel's files, as part of an anti-trust investigation into the chip-maker. A spokesman for the Competition Commission told us that it had visited Dell's offices, and that this was linked with the Intel investigation. He …

    PC Builder 18 Jul 2005, 15:11

  • Cost of US cyber attacks plummets

    But watch out for ID thieves

    The cost of individual cyber attacks fell dramatically in the US last year but unauthorised access and the theft of proprietary information remain top security concerns. The 10th annual Computer Crime and Security Survey, put together by the Computer Security Institute (CSI) in conjunction with information security experts at …

    Software & Security 18 Jul 2005, 16:17

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