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2nd October 2006 Archive

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  • ATI to take GPUs into the stream age

    Enterprise apps to run on games hardware, company hopes

    ATI - effectively AMD - has begun pitching its Radeon X1900 graphics chip at corporates, not for running graphics on workstations but for processing large data sets much the way Intel's Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are meant to. Dubbed 'Stream Computing', ATI's initiative pitches the technology at scientific and …

    Enterprise 2 Oct 2006, 09:18

  • Toshiba touts laptop-friendly HD DVD burner

    Slimline

    Toshiba has launched a slimline HD DVD drive for notebook computers in a bid to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The drawer-mechanism unit not only reads and writes all ther usual DVD and CD formats, but also HD DVD recordable and rewriteable media. The SD-L902A is 12.7mm high, Toshiba said, …

    PC Builder 2 Oct 2006, 09:40

  • AMD schedules December for 65nm Athlon debut?

    New Semprons this month; new 90nm Athlons coming November

    What has AMD got coming up during the last three months of the year? A host of 65nm and 90nm Athlons, apparently, according to roadmap slides posted on the internet last week which would seem to confirm earlier reports. November is a key month in the quarter. Then, AMD will introduce the Athlon 64 X2 5400+, 5600+ and 6000+, …

    PC Builder 2 Oct 2006, 10:25

  • Virus-infected email hits rock bottom

    RIP: mass-mailing worms?

    The move to more targeted Trojan attacks as opposed to mass mailing worms left last month's virus charts almost static. The long running Netsky-P worm continues to top Sophos's anti-virus charts, with the top five most prevalent pieces of malware retaining their position from August. There were no new entries in September's …

    Software & Security 2 Oct 2006, 11:09

  • Pioneer picks eSys for distie

    Brief Disk drives are go

    eSys will distribute Pioneer's optical disk drives across Europe, except to Germany and Turkey. Mark Littlechild, a senior manager at Pioneer Europe, said: "Eastern Europe in particular is a thriving market where sales of DVD writers remain buoyant, and we see eSys' excellent relationships with system developers and the local …

    IT Channel 2 Oct 2006, 11:22

  • PGP puts finger in network storage dyke

    Scrambling for security

    Encryption specialist PGP will plug a sizable hole in its line-up this week with the release of its networked storage product NetShare. PGP hopes the boom in companies sharing data centre resources will provide a fillip for NetShare. It'll work both ways, they reckon; commercial interests like intellectual property will be …

    Software & Security 2 Oct 2006, 11:30

  • Google gets nostalgic with garage buy

    Goes back to its roots

    Google has gone back to its roots and, in the style of HP, has bought the house and garage in which founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin first established the company. The company has not said how much it paid for the property. Page and Brin rented the garage from Susan Wojcicki, then a friend of an ex of Brin's, now vice …

    Software & Security 2 Oct 2006, 11:59

  • Intel invests $9.88m in PowerVR developer

    TI extends Imagination licensing deal too

    Intel is to pump £5.28m ($9.88m) into UK-based graphics chip designer Imagination Technologies. The chip giant also said it had extended its licence to use Imagination's video and graphics processing cores - as, separately, did Texas Instruments. Intel's financial stake in Imagination comes courtesy of its venture funding …

    Reg Hardware 2 Oct 2006, 13:12

  • Vista hit by EC fears and McAfee ire

    EC probe extended, McAfee puts boot in

    More bad news for Microsoft's delayed operating system Vista - the European Commission is widening an investigation into whether or not it breaches competition law. Microsoft and the Commission were already discussing the oft-delayed software. But the Commission is now concerned about encryption technology and handwriting …

    Software & Security 2 Oct 2006, 13:53

  • BDE swallows The Systems Practice

    Sage resellers unite

    Business software reseller BDE Group has bought up the Sage business of rival The Systems Practice (TSP) for an undisclosed sum. TSP's Southampton office will continue as a Microsoft-only reseller, with the rest of the staff moving to BDE. Now with 1,150 customers and 120 employees turning over £13m annually, BDE has inched …

    IT Channel 2 Oct 2006, 13:57

  • EU.biz mired by complex security systems

    Suppliers, solutions, consoles, causing headaches

    European companies are becoming bogged down in their increasingly complicated IT security arrangements, according to new research. A study commissioned by security software company McAfee reveals a desire for easier management of IT security is being undermined by complex security system purchasing strategies. Despite IT …

    Software & Security 2 Oct 2006, 14:43

  • Ageia preps PCI Express games physics card

    PhysX SDK updated for Linux

    Physics processor chip specialist Ageia is about to launch a PCI Express version of its PhysX card, the company told Reg Hardware today. Considering that Ageia had PCI-E and PCI production samples in March, it's a wonder it has taken them this long to announce product. Ageia admitted there won't be any performance benefits …

    PC Builder 2 Oct 2006, 14:53

  • Nvidia's 'G80' to ship mid-November?

    DirectX-ready, sources claim

    Nvidia will unveil the world's first DirectX10 GPU, codenamed 'G80' but expected to ship as the GeForce 8800, in the middle of this coming November, it has been claimed. According to a DigiTimes report which cites graphics card maker moles, the part will support the upcoming Microsoft technology's Shader Model 4.0. It will …

    PC Builder 2 Oct 2006, 15:05

  • Tesco launches own-brand software

    Pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap

    First there was the computers for schools scheme, now Tesco is releasing software for all. The grocery giant is releasing its own line of software at budget prices that will see it go head to head with Microsoft. Tesco supermarkets in Britain and Ireland will offer six packages including office software, security systems, a …

    IT Channel 2 Oct 2006, 16:51

  • Seagate preserves Maxtor brand for channel freshness

    Seagate has begun selling Maxtor-branded desktop and notebook PC hard drives through its distribution network worldwide. Today's launch sees a refresh of the Maxtor DiamondMax 3.6in hard drive line for desktops, which maxes out at up to 320GB. The new Maxtor MobileMax drives have capacities up to 80GB and a 5400-RPM spin …

    Enterprise 2 Oct 2006, 22:25

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