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3rd October 2006 Archive

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  • Sun ships 52,000 Opteron cores to Texas

    Rare win against IBM and HP

    Sun Microsystems continues its march toward supercomputing respectability. The company has won a deal to supply the University of Texas with a system that should easily be one of the fastest on the planet when completed in 2007. The Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC) at UT will put a $59m grant from the National Science …

    Enterprise 3 Oct 2006, 01:53

  • Share the Vista vision, Microsoft tells security rivals

    Build it like you mean it

    Microsoft has called on security software firms to provide more than just "basic" products for Windows Vista. Partners must deliver more than "baseline" protection and support for Windows Vista's new security architecture to address future threats to computers, it says. Its cry comes in response to a barrage of complaints …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 03:05

  • Cassatt and XenSource to sell hype software together

    One stop server slicing

    Normally, two virtualization companies with silly names forming a sales partnership would not capture our attention. But, people actually seem to use the software from Cassatt and XenSource, so here we are. Cassatt has secured a reselling deal with XenSource, allowing it to ship XenEnterprise alongside its own software. An " …

    Enterprise 3 Oct 2006, 03:23

  • Firefox JavaScript risk downplayed

    Update Crash, bang but no exploit

    Flaws in the way Firefox handles JavaScript code only crash the browser (at worst), contrary to earlier reports that researchers had identified a zero-day exploit that might lend itself to malware-based attacks. Researchers Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi discussed the unpatched cross-platform vulnerability during a …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 08:48

  • AMD to ship K8L next-gen desktop CPUs Q3 07?

    Will Altair fly?

    AMD's 65nm 'Altair' processor, the first desktop chip to be based on the company's next-generation K8L architecture, will debut Q3 2007, various Asian reports claiming to be derived from the firm's roadmaps allege. Set to debut at between 2.7GHz and 2.9GHz, Altair will run on a 4GHz HyperTransport bus. Each core will have …

    PC Builder 3 Oct 2006, 08:59

  • Stealth techniques push malware under the radar

    Roots you, sir

    Increased use of stealth techniques such as rootkits is leading to fewer reports of new viruses, according to a study by net security outfit VeriSign iDefense. Since 2003, VeriSign iDefense has been collecting and recording information on every uniquely identifiable malicious code, using public and private resources. Discovery …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 09:20

  • Netezza surprises with technical capabilities

    Comment FPGAs, zonemaps, and a strong roadmap

    I have recently returned from Netezza's second annual conference. This was well attended, with nearly all of the company's customers (around 75) being represented, as well as a significant number of both prospects and partners. It was very (to use a technical term) buzzy and there was a degree of enthusiasm that I have rarely …

    Enterprise 3 Oct 2006, 09:32

  • ATI 80nm GPUs given PCI Express thumbs-up

    ATI's upcoming RV535, RV560 and RV570 GPUs have been certified as PCI Express-compatible by the PCI SIG, a move that paves the way for the parts' release. All four chips have been said to be ATI's first products fabbed at 80nm. The RV570 is expected to ship as the Radeon X1950 Pro. It's said to contain 36 pixel processors, …

    PC Builder 3 Oct 2006, 09:34

  • Proofpoint and VMware team up for messaging security

    Comment Virtual edition

    Recently, Proofpoint Inc released the Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway Virtual Edition, an enterprise-scale virtual appliance that provides messaging security. The new solution utilises VMware's virtual appliance technology to allow simple deployment to provision new Proofpoint Virtual appliances very quickly in response …

    Enterprise 3 Oct 2006, 09:51

  • Mather and Smoot collect Nobel Prize for Physics

    All hail the cosmologists

    The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded jointly to John Mather and George Smoot "for their discovery of the black-body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation". The Big Bang theory predicts this radiation, first registered in 1964, as a relic of the massive explosion that heralded the birth of the …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 11:06

  • AMD to bridge Socket AM2, AM3 with intermediate interconnect?

    Socket AM2+ may be key to AM3 backwards compatibility

    AMD looks set to implement a Socket AM2 revision spanning the processor interconnect's current specification and the upcoming Socket AM3 due in 2008. That at least is what reports coming out of Taiwan citing local motherboard-maker sources claim. According to a Chinese-language HKEPC report, the intermediate interconnect is …

    PC Builder 3 Oct 2006, 11:14

  • Unofficial patches defend against further IE flaw

    Take two

    Two groups of security researchers have released unofficial patches designed to protect surfers against an outstanding Internet Explorer vulnerability in the absence of available security updates from Microsoft. The Zeroday Emergency Response Team (ZERT), a new ad-hoc group of security pros that came to prominence with the …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 11:20

  • Big Blue unwraps packaged networking services

    But this parcel is passing partners by

    IBM is developing off-the-shelf service products covering real-time collaboration, unified messaging and SOA, after launching a pair of networking packages last week. However, it looks like its channel partners will have a limited role in actually selling the products. Big Blue unveiled its Networking Convergence Services …

    IT Channel 3 Oct 2006, 12:18

  • Microsoft buys DesktopStandard

    Keeps financial terms under wraps

    Microsoft says it is to acquire software developer DesktopStandard for an undisclosed sum. DesktopStandard develops tools for Microsoft's Group Policy technology, part of the Active Directory in Windows Server that aids centralised management of computers and users. Under the terms of the deal, DesktopStandard will operate as …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 14:04

  • BT courts SMB IT outsourcing

    Avoiding DIY disasters

    BT is promising to makes small businesses' IT headaches all better as its Business IT Manager outsourcing service gets a nationwide rollout today. The service offers hardware and software installation and maintainance options tailored to tiddlers' needs. A package of PCs, a server, and all other necessary hardware costs from …

    IT Channel 3 Oct 2006, 14:23

  • Flight disaster phishing scam lands in Brazil

    Conmen latch onto tragedy, again

    Pond-dwelling scammers are seeking to exploit interest in last weekend's Brazilian airline disaster to tempt potential victims onto a site hosting a Trojan downloader. The malware attempts to install a banking keylogger onto the PCs of potential marks. The attack, written in Portuguese, targets online banking customers in …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 14:38

  • Tandberg's tapeless tape drive

    Another way to back up to hard disk

    Tandberg Data is the latest storage vendor to bring out a removable-disk backup product. It says the RDX QuikStor combines the portability and simplicity of tape - its cartridges are tape-sized and plug in just as easily - with the speed of hard disk. The idea is that you use it like a tape drive, with the same backup software …

    Enterprise 3 Oct 2006, 14:59

  • Microsoft to appeal second EC fine

    Like it said it would...

    Microsoft confirmed today that it will appeal the second part of the fine imposed on it by the European Competition Commission. In July the commission fined Microsoft €280.5m for not complying with its anti-trust decision. The company had until 2 October to file an appeal. This is on top of the €498m fine which Microsoft is …

    IT Channel 3 Oct 2006, 15:21

  • Elonex phoenix crashes to Earth

    Administration again

    Elonex Ltd has gone into administration, just three months after it was formed from the ashes of Elonex Plc by Staffs-based stationer Afic. Administrators from Vantis were called into Elonex Ltd yesterday. Afic had bought the services and warranty business of Elonex Plc in July, after the Northwest London-based PC vendor …

    IT Channel 3 Oct 2006, 16:06

  • McAfee erects Citadel

    Security compliance play

    McAfee has agreed to buy a majority stake in security policy compliance firm Citadel Security in a deal valued at $60m. The deal is designed to bolster McAfee's capabilities in the area of policy enforcement and vulnerability remediation. The deal will allow McAfee to compete more effectively with competitors such as Symantec, …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 16:15

  • Powered switch unifies wired and wireless LANs

    All managed through one interface, says 3Com

    3Com claims it's the first to properly unify wired and wireless networking for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Its snappily-named Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24 - or Unified Switch to its friends - provides power-over-Ethernet on every port and has a built-in controller for up to 24 wireless access points, the …

    PC Builder 3 Oct 2006, 17:11

  • FTC pokes stick at Brocade-McData buy

    Answers, please!

    The Federal Trade Commission has asked Brocade to give it more information over its proposed acquisition of enterprise storage rival McData. The FTC made its request under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act to examine the deal for potential anti-trust implications, but this looks pretty much par for the takeover course. Brocade today …

    Enterprise 3 Oct 2006, 20:23

  • Mandriva Linux 2007 outed

    Big bundle

    Mandriva has opened its download doors for business the latest version of its desktop Linux operating system. Mandriva Linux 2007 is bundled with loadsasoftware, including Skype, Kaspersky anti-virus, a desktop DVD player, a music player, some computer games, virtualization software and, in one edition, an in-house developed …

    Software & Security 3 Oct 2006, 22:50

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