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  • ReiserFS creator arrested over missing woman

    Suspected of estranged wife's murder

    Police in Oakland, California today arrested Hans Reiser, the well-known Linux developer, on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife. Nina Reiser, mother of two, disappeared on 3 September, after dropping their children at Reiser's Oakland home. She has not been seen since. Police have not found her body, but say there is …

    The Register 11 Oct 2006, 00:23

  • Java for Vista is rock solid, says Sun

    PC builders, come on down!

    Sun Microsystems has moved to quash growing reports (here and here) of problems between Java and Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, due next month. Sun has begun circulating links to one of its engineer's blogs that claims "we have been building a rock-solid release of Java [Java Standard Edition 6] for Vista. "We …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 00:46

  • Patch Tuesday - and other days of the week

    Industry comment Viral Wednesday

    Back in the mists of the past, people gave names to the days of the week. Some of these have survived in the names of our modern weekdays. Monday is Moon Day, Thursday is named after the Norse storm god Thor and the roman god Saturn is remembered every Saturday. We think this is a great idea and should be revived. People must …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 01:53

  • Of IBM's systems management initiative

    Comment Wrong premise, says Gustin Partners' Cormac O'Reilly

    IBM is in full swing promoting its highly integrated and extensive It management tools and technologies which it's ready to roll-out into an enthusiastic, waiting business community. Or so it thinks. Why does this seem like another chapter in Kafka's The Trial to me? Perhaps because I remember the first "trial", a visit to …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 07:02

  • Symantec, Accenture couple on outsourcing

    A secure and loving relationship

    Symantec today announced a hook-up with outsourcer Accenture to capitalise on a lack of security expertise the pair perceive in IT departments looking to bullet-proof their networks. Security Transformation Services will dispatch consultants from both firms to customers. Accenture security MD Alastair MacWillson said: "While …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 07:02

  • AMD quad-core Opteron will support FB-DIMM

    Updated architecture to boost memory, virtualisation, multimedia

    AMD's upcoming 'Barcelona' quad-core Opteron CPU will deliver just "a few percentage points of added performance here and there", a company official has admitted. Instead, many of the tweaks improve the design of the part's architecture, including FB-DIMM support. So claimed Ben Sander, speaking at the Fall Processor Forum in …

    Reg Hardware 11 Oct 2006, 08:54

  • CBI calls for better procurement

    And new 'technology innovation' agency

    The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on the government to overhaul its procurement of technology. In its report on Improving Delivery, Releasing Best Practice in Procurement, released yesterday, it urges the government to make better use of the Department for Trade and Industry's Technology Strategy Board. …

    IT Channel 11 Oct 2006, 08:57

  • Intel to follow 'Santa Rosa' Centrino with 'Montevina'

    Only supporting DDR 3, for better power consumption?

    Intel has yet to ship 'Santa Rosa', the next major update to its Centrino laptop and small form-factor PC platform, but already it's working on the follow-up, codenamed 'Montevina', due to ship in 2008, it has been claimed. Montevina will support 'Penryn', Intel's 45nm die-shrink of its current generation of 65nm Core 2 …

    PC Builder 11 Oct 2006, 09:16

  • Carousel fraud slows down again

    Second month in a row

    Carousel or missing trader fraud has fallen for the second month in a row. Figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal that trade in goods associated with the fraud fell to £1.2bn in August compared with £1.5bn the month before. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made the fraud a top priority, which has …

    IT Channel 11 Oct 2006, 09:26

  • PCI Express 2.0 final draft spec published

    Version 0.9 sent to PCI-SIG members

    The PCI-SIG has released version 0.9 of the PCI Express 2.0 specification, to all intents and purposes the incarnation that will be ratified as the standard. PCIe 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth to 5Gbps but remains compatible with the current specification, PCIe 1.1. The PCI-SIG also said PCIe 2.0 also features …

    PC Builder 11 Oct 2006, 09:51

  • Microsoft Germany CEO quits over strategy

    Differences with Redmond

    The CEO of Microsoft Germany has resigned citing differences with the company's US headquarters. Jurgen Gallman, a VP of Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa and CEO of Microsoft Germany, resigned last week and sent an email to staff blaming differences of opinion with HQ. He said Redmond was forcing increasing …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 10:07

  • Windows Update glitches derail Patch Tuesday

    Ten fixes, six critical, await triage

    Microsoft published 10 patches as part of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle yesterday, but many users are experiencing problems getting hold of the software updates because of delays involving Microsoft's Windows Update delivery mechanism. Users looking for immediate protection are advised to download the updates directly …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 10:50

  • Intel readies Merom-based Celeron Ms for Q1 '07?

    Low-voltage Core 2 Duos too, it's claimed

    Expect to see the first Core 2 Duo-derived Celeron M processors in Q1 2007, the same timeframe Intel has assigned to the release of low-voltage Core 2 Duo CPUs, it has been claimed by folk who've had a look at the chip giant's latest mobile roadmap. Next year will see the arrival of the Celeron M 520, a 1.60GHz part …

    PC Builder 11 Oct 2006, 11:04

  • Microsoft SCO conspiracy theory quashed (again)

    But Redmond's black helicopters never took off

    The paranoid style pervades internet discourse like sap coursing through a tree - as we've seen with the 9/11 "Truth Movement" and the net neutrality scare - and as we've previously noted in the fascinating SCO vs Linux saga. For three years conspiracy theorists examining the entrails of the litigation have looked for the …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 13:00

  • Police search for UK victims of US ID theft

    But wary Brits think email warnings are hoax

    UK police are attempting to reach thousands of Brits who have become victims of malware-powered ID theft scam. A computer seized in the US contained personal data - including names, addresses, credit card information and transaction records - from around 2,300 UK punters. The data was swiped using key-logging Trojan software, …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 13:04

  • SEC procrastinating on Brocade fine?

    Bring me the head of Steve Jobs

    The SEC may be struggling with the vast scope of its stock option investigation if its delay in actually collecting a fine from Brocade is anything to go by. Storage switch maker Brocade, the first company implicated in the scandal is yet to have its settlement approved, many months after a deal was struck. Brocade agreed the …

    Enterprise 11 Oct 2006, 14:01

  • Intel 'Bearlake' South Bridge to offer fast data recovery tech?

    Rapid Recover Technology

    Intel's upcoming ICH9 South Bridge family, due to ship in Q2 2007 with the 'Bearlake' chipset series, will support what the chip company calls "Rapid Recover Technology" to get users up and running quickly if their primary hard drive fails, it has been claimed. According to a Chinese-language report on HKEPC, the system …

    PC Builder 11 Oct 2006, 14:52

  • HCL squeezes Indian software engineers

    Unions helpless but hopeful

    Indian outsourcing giant HCL Technologies has told its software engineers they have to work longer days without any extra pay for the greater good of the company. The firm will now be working its Indian software engineers at the same rate as employees in its call centres, and systems integration and technical support …

    IT Channel 11 Oct 2006, 14:53

  • It's the information, stupid

    Symantec unwraps Security 2.0 strategy

    Symantec is shifting its strategy towards protecting information and interactions on the net, rather than just devices or computer networks. The announcement of its strategy for next-generation security came with the launch of a major product revamp from the security software giant, which is facing increased competition from …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 15:18

  • Brocade-McData: nothing to see here, Mr FTC

    Updated FAN-tastic future together?

    Brocade is not sweating over the Federal Trade Commission's anti-trust investigation of its acquisition of McData and pressing ahead with plans to digest a second third of the storage switch market. Worldwide marketing VP Tom Buiocchi is unworried by the FTC's interest. The Commission is polling Brocade and McData customers on …

    Enterprise 11 Oct 2006, 15:28

  • Founder Augustin to abandon VA

    Thanks for the name changes

    VA Research/Linux Systems Software founder and general open source blowhard advocate Larry Augustin plans to sever his ties with the company come December. In a regulatory filing, VA revealed that Augustin will not seek reelection as Chairman later this year. The company provided no details to explain Augustin's decision but …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 16:28

  • Eudora morphs into Thunderbird

    Mozilla Foundation has new baby

    Qualcomm is to stop selling Eudora, the venerable email client, and is hand over development to the Mozilla Foundation. This makes a deal of sense: Qualcomm always was a strange home for Eudora - it does cell phone chips, not desktop software. In future, Eudora will be free and open source - while "retaining Eudora's uniquely …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 20:02

  • Google mixes up letters and numbers

    Writely, meet Spreadsheets

    Google has combined its online word processing and spreadsheet applications through a common interface, single sign-in and data repository. Google Docs & Spreadsheets, launched today in beta mode, has been devised to make Google's personal productivity software simpler to use. The suite also brings some much-needed order to the …

    Software & Security 11 Oct 2006, 23:53

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