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2nd August 2005 Archive

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  • Novell moves for sudden death in SCO case

    Copyright KO?

    Novell has bustled a request for judgement in front of the Utah Judge responsible for hearing its defense against SCO's copyright suit. It puts the controversial question of who owns the Unix copyrights foursquare, and is well armed enough, it hopes, to deliver a knock out blow. SCO bought Unix and UnixWare in 1995 for $100m, …

    Software & Security 2 Aug 2005, 09:21

  • World chip sales slide

    Industry looks to better H2

    Global chip sales slipped again in June, falling half a percentage point sequentially to $18bn, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said last night. That's the same rate of descent seen in May. Then, though, sales were up four per cent year on year - in June they were up just 0.8 per cent over June 2004's total. Second …

    IT Channel 2 Aug 2005, 09:37

  • Intel cans XScale line

    PXA26x series scheduled for termination

    Intel has formally announced the death of the PXA26x series of ARM-based XScale chips for PDAs, according to company documents seen by The Register. PXA26x parts were the de facto standard for Pocket PC devices until the chip giant began shipping the more advanced PXA27x family, aka 'Bulverde', just over a year ago. Since then …

    IT Channel 2 Aug 2005, 09:44

  • AMD Q2 market share slips

    Big Xbox chip order to blame, apparently

    AMD lost market share to its arch-rival, Intel, during Q2 - despite big gains in its share of the server arena. To put it in perspective, AMD lost less than a single percentage point of market share during Q2, according to Mercury Research numbers cited by e-week.com. Intel's share rose 0.7 per cent; AMD's declined 0.7 per …

    IT Channel 2 Aug 2005, 09:58

  • Elpida samples 4GB FB-DIMMs

    Next-gen memory for servers

    Elpida has begun sampling 4GB fully-buffered memory modules, a preface to volume production later in the year, the company said today. The FB-DIMM is pitched at servers, and is based on technology developed by Intel but offered as an open standard. Instead of the usual parallel memory channel bus, in which every DIMM can be ' …

    PC Builder 2 Aug 2005, 10:03

  • WestCoast buckles up Orion deal

    Consummated

    WestCoast Ltd has strengthened its hand in the UK printer market with the takeover of consumables distributor Orion Media Marketing WestCoast has long been a dominant player in the UK’s HP printing channel. Orion’s supplier relationships include HP, as well as Lexmark, Sony, Canon, Imation and Epson, and was described by …

    IT Channel 2 Aug 2005, 11:52

  • Logicalis snuggles up to HP with Hawke deal

    Storage-tastic

    Logicalis Group is continuing its growth-by-acquisition strategy, with the purchase of Berkshire-based Hawke Systems for an undisclosed sum. The infrastructure reseller says the addition of 3i-backed, privately-held Hawke's £15m annual revenues to its books will take its own UK revenues to over £100m. Ian Cook, CEO of Logicalis …

    IT Channel 2 Aug 2005, 14:39

  • Apple hauls mouse technology into 1990s

    Three-buttoned beastie unleashed

    If you thought Apple's decision to adopt Intel processors was a sign of a seismic shift at the Mac maker, today's announcement of a new mouse will really rattle the continents: it's got more than one button. Yes, while the rest of the computing world has long since adopted mice with at least two buttons and a scroll wheel, …

    PC Builder 2 Aug 2005, 15:21

  • IBM takes D-W-L for undisclosed sum

    Wheel of acquisition

    IBM has purchased data hub specialist DWL for an undisclosed sum, adding yet another niche software maker to the giant's middleware portfolio. As far as start-ups go, DWL is relatively mature, having been in business since 1996 and selling a fifth-generation of DWL Customer. Such experience has the firm making bold statements. …

    Software & Security 2 Aug 2005, 15:26

  • Spear phishers launch targeted attacks

    Criminals oust mischief makers as malware goes mafia

    Customised malware attacks are becoming more commonplace with virus-laden emails up 50 per cent in the first half of 2005 despite a decrease in volumes of spam and simple computer viruses, according to an IBM security report. The industry giant said that targeted attacks against specific organisations and industries - apparently …

    Software & Security 2 Aug 2005, 15:56

  • Bank on us Oracle tells I-flex customers

    IBM still welcome

    Oracle has promised "business as usual" for hundreds of banks and financial institutions running software from I-flex Solutions, by pledging continued support for IBM after Oracle decided to take a majority stake in the IBM partner. Oracle announced it was buying a chunk of the banking software specialist I-flex on Tuesday, in …

    Software & Security 2 Aug 2005, 19:03

  • Black Duck and Palamida plug-in to Eclipse

    Know your code

    Software licensing specialists Palamida and Black Duck Software are bringing IP compliance to application development tools built using the open source Eclipse framework. Palamida announced Tuesday plans for a plug-in to Eclipse for its IP Amplifier product, which consists of a compliance library and detector used to identify …

    Software & Security 2 Aug 2005, 21:03

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