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28th July 2005 Archive

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  • Vista - searching for something fresh

    New OS, same old promises

    Thousands of developers have at last received a good - if limited - look inside the guts of the delayed Microsoft desktop operating system formerly known as Longhorn. Microsoft yesterday released Windows Vista Beta 1, featuring changes in security, deployment, management and performance, seven days ahead of schedule - making …

    Software & Security 28 Jul 2005, 07:25

  • Cisco, ISS file suit against rogue researcher

    'The right thing to do here is to make sure that everyone knows that it's vulnerable'

    LAS VEGAS--Networking giant Cisco and security company Internet Security Systems filed on Wednesday a restraining order against the management of the Black Hat Conference and a security expert who told conference attendees that attackers can broadly compromise Cisco routers. The legal action followed a presentation by …

    Software & Security 28 Jul 2005, 08:25

  • CA axes 800 jobs

    On the long road to recovery

    Computer Associates is to shed 800 workers this year - or five per cent of its staff - as part of a restructuring plan designed to help it to save a further $75m a year. CA said its latest round of job cuts are focused on "improving productivity and simplifying the product portfolio in research and development, improving …

    Software & Security 28 Jul 2005, 10:03

  • Nvidia lost market share in Q2

    Integrated products dominate desktop, mobile shipments

    Intel, ATI and VIA increased their share of the graphics chip market during Q2, largely at the expense of Nvidia, figures from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reveal. Some 61.4m PC graphics chips shipped during the year's second quarter, up two per cent sequentially and 12.9 per cent year on year, JPR said. Shipments of integrated …

    PC Builder 28 Jul 2005, 11:01

  • Internet fuels trade in counterfeit goods

    Faking IT

    Microsoft and Adobe have secured the dubious honour of becoming the only IT companies to figure in a list of the world's 10 most counterfeited brands. The software giant is in there at number two - behind only Nike - as the top target for dodgy merchants in a run-down compiled by Canada's Gieschen Consultancy. Adobe makes it to …

    IT Channel 28 Jul 2005, 11:46

  • Infineon shuffles management team

    Memory division gets new boss

    Infineon today said it had appointed a new chief of the company's memory business following the resignation last week of the unit's previous head, Andreas von Zitzewitz. His replacement is Kin Wah Loh who, until today, was in charge of Infineon's communications product division. Loh's old post will be filled by Hermann Eul, the …

    IT Channel 28 Jul 2005, 14:07

  • Hackers look outside Windows for flaws

    SANS Top 20 highlights backup risks

    Security vulnerabilities are on the rise with a 10.8 percent increase in vulnerabilities over last quarter, according to a study from the SANS Institute. There were 422 new vulnerabilities in the second quarter of 2005, compared to the 381 reported in Q1 2005. SANS highlights a growing number of vulnerabilities in popular back- …

    Software & Security 28 Jul 2005, 15:08

  • Tahir Mohsan in talks to save Time jobs

    Police were present for redundancy meeting

    Tahir Mohsan, one of the original founders of Granville Technology Group, is reportedly in talks with the company's administrators and bankers, trying to broker a deal that could save hundreds of jobs. The UK's biggest PC maker and retailer, which made and sold PCs under the Time and Tiny brands, went into administration …

    IT Channel 28 Jul 2005, 16:42

  • IE7 nukes Google, Yahoo! search

    Update Where's my toolbar?

    Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 went on a limited beta release today and contains a nasty surprise for some users. Users with search toolbars from Yahoo! and arch-rival Google have discovered that these vanish. Other third-party toolbars designed to block pop-ups or aid with form filling appear to be working normally, according …

    Software & Security 28 Jul 2005, 21:46

  • Microsoft charging more, giving more?

    Introducing Office server... and more expensive CALs

    Microsoft is planning more expensive versions of Office and Windows during the next few years, to sustain growth and mitigate customer opposition to upgrades. Chief executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that Microsoft wants to increase Office revenues fourfold by the end of the decade, with a new "Office Server" product and more …

    Software & Security 28 Jul 2005, 21:50

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