15th September 2005 Archive

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Belgium primes self-destructing briefcase

James Bond for real

The idea of transporting boot in a mechanised and booby-trapped suitcase was already explored in the 60s in one the episodes of The Avengers. Now, it is for real. Belgium is to introduce 'intelligent' briefcases programmed to destroy large sums of cash in the event of a robbery. According to Expatica a royal decree has been …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 08:01
Microsoft smack down with WWF

Workflows won't be the same again

Microsoft's mission to "democratize" application lifecycle tools is moving into the creation and management of workflows with Windows Vista, the Office 12 family and business software. Microsoft's delayed client operating system will introduce Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) enabling developers to build workflows for business …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 08:07
Microsoft expresses designs on website teams

Windows on the web

Microsoft is moving into Adobe and Macromedia territory with graphics and web tools designed to improve the way illustrators and coders work together when building websites. David Treadwell, a Microsoft corporate vice president, introduced the Expression family of Acrylic Graphic Designer, Sparkle Interactive Designer and …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 08:11
Teen jailed over Paris Hilton hack

Sidekick cracker linked to LexisNexis breach

An unnamed Massachusetts teenager who hacked into the mobile phone of Paris Hilton and posted her celebrity contacts online has been sentenced to 11 months in a juvenile detention facility. The teenage tearaway, who can't be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to nine counts of juvenile delinquency last week before Judge Rya …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 10:06
Intel founds Chinese R&D company

Shangai surprise

Intel has set up a software and hardware focused research and development subsidiary in China, the chip giant said today. The operation, formally named Asia-Pacific R&D Ltd., will concentrate on products that span Intel's platform-centric business units and target markets around the globe as well as a China itself. Located in …

IT Channel 15 Sep 2005, 10:22
Palm to pull Tungsten line down-market?

Claimed T5 successor will get Wi-Fi, though

Palm appears to be gearing up to launch the successor to its Tungsten T5 PDA next month, along with a new low-end colour handheld. The new Tungsten is described as the Tungsten X, though we'd suggest that from the picture of the machine posted on PalmInfocenter, that's a placeholder name rather than a codename or the device's …

PC Builder 15 Sep 2005, 10:32
Intel Celeron to gain improved AMD64 compatibility

A lot less lead in its pencil, too

Intel's desktop Celeron D chips are to be the latest processors to get the chip giant's NetBurst core update, The Register has learned. According to Intel documentation, Celeron model numbers 326, 331, 336, 341, 346 and 351 will switch from today's E-0 core to the updated G-1 core on 2 December. The G-1 core stepping will not …

PC Builder 15 Sep 2005, 13:19
Demon founder pleads guilty to email hacking

Updated Suspended sentence. Appeal planned

Cliff Stanford, founder of Demon Internet and Redbus, has pleaded guilty to email interception charges. Stanford along with co-defendant George Liddell were accused of conspiring to intercept emails sent to Redbus chairman John Porter (son of Dame Shirley Porter, the disgraced former Conservative leader of Westminster council) …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 14:16
Job losses loom at Siemens

Oh dear

Siemens could be about to announce a rack of job cuts as part of moves to restructure the business and stem losses, according to reports from Germany. Some 1,300 jobs are due for the chop at Siemens' SBS IT division, according to a report by Sueddeutsche-Zeitung by way of AFX, as it seeks to find €1.5bn in cost savings. …

IT Channel 15 Sep 2005, 15:17
Techies don't get security either

Risky business

Heads of information security functions are more likely to be business managers than techies in future as companies take a more strategic approach that balances IT security threats against business drivers. That's according to analyst house Gartner which predicts security will evolve into an element of a wider risk management …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 16:17
FileMaker Pro 8 advances beyond mere developers

The March of Time

If FileMaker Pro 7 was the technical redesign of the FileMaker desktop database product for the modern world, FileMaker Pro 8 makes all the new functionality more accessible – even to non-FileMaker users. FileMaker Pro 8 and Pro 8 Advanced are available now (at £219 and £329 respectively; you can upgrade for about £100 less and …

Software & Security 15 Sep 2005, 20:36
Abandon ship! Dell jumps off Itanium

No volumes in this vessel

Dell has become the latest OEM to abandon Itanium, Intel's ill-fated 64 bit chip. The processor's future has been looking downbeat since Intel decided to adopt AMD's 64 bit instruction set for its future servers, relegating IA-64 to high end niches. Dell's decision is hardly surprising given its poor sales figures. Dell lives …

PC Builder 15 Sep 2005, 20:45