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12th October 2006 Archive

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  • EC boosts open source

    Sets up consortium for software pooling

    The European Commission has taken steps to promote the use of open source systems and software in the public sector. It has selected a consortium led by Unisys Belgium to create and manage the Open Source Observatory and Repository (OSOR), the company announced. Other members of the consortium are the Maastricht Economic …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 08:42

  • Transmeta accuses Intel of patent infringement

    Crusoe tech vs Pentium III tech

    One-time low-power x86-compatible processor provider Transmeta has initiated legal proceedings against Intel, alleging the chip giant used its power-efficiency technology without permission. The lawsuit claims infringement of ten Transmeta patents. Transmeta's lawsuit was filed with the US District Court of Delaware and names …

    PC Builder 12 Oct 2006, 09:24

  • Dell, Alienware ready AMD Live! media centre systems

    Announcements this week, says AMD

    Dell and Dell subsidiary Alienware are to announce a number of media centre machines based on AMD's Viiv-like platform, Live!, the chip maker has revealed. Expect unveilings at the DigitalLife show taking place in New York this week. All the machines - a Dell Dimension box and Alienware's DHS series - will be based on Athlon …

    PC Builder 12 Oct 2006, 09:53

  • Global Crossing eats Fibernet

    Let's network

    US-based bespoke IP networker Global Crossing has acquired UK firm Fibernet for £49.8m in an all-cash deal. Global Crossing's subsidary GC Acquisitions UK has its hands on 91 per cent of Fibernet stock, meaning it will be able to acquire the rest through compulsory purchases. Fibernet's shareholders are bagging 78 pence per …

    IT Channel 12 Oct 2006, 11:11

  • IBM, Sun and Fujitsu keep hyping delayed chips

    2006 2007 will be awesome, Unix lovers

    Plagued by delays, IBM and Sun Microsystems continue to try and beef up interest in their upcoming server processor lines. IBM, for example, spent this week hyping its Power6 processor that will slot into the company's Unix and Linux servers. Big Blue once hoped to push the chip out by the end of this year or early 2007, but it …

    Enterprise 12 Oct 2006, 11:19

  • Sage says results in line with expectations

    Nothing to see here

    Sage has issued a trading update, stating that both revenues and pre-tax profits for the year ending 30 September were in line with market expectations. These results include an immaterial contribution from Emdeon Practice Services, acquired on 14 September 2006, the company said. In its announcement, it noted that the current …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 11:45

  • IBM takes the guesswork out of data centre fires

    Cool it down

    Buying tons of rack and blade servers has been a harrowing experience for plenty of customers. You load up a data centre with the compact kit and then cross your fingers, hoping the mesh of metal, plastic and cabling doesn't catch on fire. Now, instead of crossing your fingers, you can pay IBM to predict whether or not your …

    Enterprise 12 Oct 2006, 11:49

  • BT debuts 'spam-buster' system

    Zombie-quasher goes live

    BT has launched an automated system to track down and tackle professional spammers and 'botnet'-infected customers on the BT broadband network. The telco's 'spam buster' system uses content inspection technology from security developer StreamShield Networks to filter spam and virus infected email traffic. Around 80 per cent of …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 11:59

  • Seagate lifts Maxtor max capacities

    More space for more data

    Seagate has upped the storage capacity offered by its Maxtor Shared Storage II and OneTouch III external hard drive product line-ups, increasing the maximum unformatted data space provided by them to 1TB and 1.5TB, respectively. The OneTouch III Turbo Edition is now available with 1.5TB in addition to the 1TB model already …

    Enterprise 12 Oct 2006, 12:04

  • Intel EOLs 91x, 955 chipsets

    Making room for 'Bearlake'?

    Intel has begun the process of discontinuing its 91x chipset family, along with the 955X. Some 15 chipsets in all will no longer be available for order after 13 March 2007, with all final orders due to be fulfilled by 12 October 2007. The EOL'ing of the 91x series isn't perhaps surprising. Most target the mainstream PC …

    PC Builder 12 Oct 2006, 13:07

  • Infection-by-cache risk unearthed

    Caches give malware longer life

    Malware housed on storage and caching servers, such as those used by ISPs, enterprises, and leading search engines, continues to pose a risk after websites containing malicious code have been pulled. So says web security firm Finjan, which warns that instead of pointing users towards sites hosting malware, hackers could try to …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 13:17

  • Nvidia launches mobile GeForce 7950 GTX

    World's fastest laptop GPU?

    Nvidia has launched what it claims is the world's fastest notebook graphics chip. Yes, we're talking the mobile version of the GeForce 7950, appearing soon in a number of laptops as the GeForce Go 7950 GTX. The chip maker didn't say much about what the new GPU can do beyond the part's support for DirectX 9 Shader Model 3.0, …

    PC Builder 12 Oct 2006, 13:28

  • MEPs vote to restrain pan-Europe patents

    Broadly approved, though

    The European Parliament today adopted the compromise resolution on patent policy put forward by a coalition of MEPs, by a majority of 494 to 109 votes. Parliament made some further amendments to the resolution, which already sought to restrain parliament's approval of the contentious EPLA (European Patent Litigation Agreement …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 14:16

  • ICANN refuses to pull Spamhaus domain

    Fears over loss of junk mail blacklist recede

    Internet governance organisation ICANN has said it does not have the authority to suspend the website of The Spamhaus Project. An Illinois court last week proposed pulling Spamhaus.org in response to a lawsuit brought against the anti-spam organisation by an company it accuses of spamming. The threat of domain loss came after …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 14:32

  • IE market share: What's going on?

    Take your pick from conflicting stats

    Recent high-profile security problems with Internet Explorer have done little to dent its market share - or maybe not, according to conflicting reports on web browser use. Web analytics firm OneStat.com reckons that IE's global usage share is 85.85 per cent, an increase of 2.8 per cent since July 2006. Mozilla Firefox's open …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 15:38

  • Airport to tag passengers

    EU trials radio surveillance

    Airport security chiefs and efficiency geeks will be able to keep close tabs on airport passengers by tagging them with a high powered radio chip developed at the University of Central London. The technology is to be trialled in Debrecen Airport in Hungary after being in development for two-and-a-half years by University …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 17:05

  • Microsoft services chief to spend more time with his family

    Takes a number

    Rick Devenuti, chief of Microsoft's fledgling managed services operation is the latest high-ranking manager to leave the company. Devenuti, senior vieep of services and IT, leaves at the end of year after 19 years at the company. He will spend more time with his family and "consider his next challenge," Microsoft said. A …

    Software & Security 12 Oct 2006, 18:21

  • ECI and chums set out to double DSL speed

    Life after ADSL2+

    Israeli telecommunications equipment maker ECI Telecom said this week it was behind a new consortium aimed at getting to the next technical level in DSL technologies. It wants to develop and promote an upgrade to DSL technology called Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM). DSM is an attempt at taking copper networks to fiber- …

    PC Builder 12 Oct 2006, 18:32

  • Insight opens China front

    Helps clients stay legit

    Insight Enterprises, the giant US reseller, is dipping its toes into mainland China, opening up base in Shanghai. The office is not facing inwards, more reaching out to multinationals with Chinese subs. Insight claims 70 per cent of Global Fortune 500 companies as its customers – and it can help their Chinese operations avoid …

    IT Channel 12 Oct 2006, 22:53

  • Maxdata buys electronics retailer

    German consolidation

    Maxdata, the PC and monitor maker, is moving into consumer electronics retailing in its German homeland with the acquisition of Yakumo, of Braunschweig. Yakumo's 51 staffaccount for a turnover of €146m. In a statement announcing the takeover, the company also slipped out a Q3 trading statement, with reduced losses of €5.8m. It …

    IT Channel 12 Oct 2006, 23:14

  • Outsourcing firms squeezed till their pips squeak

    More bang, less buck

    IT outsourcers are facing a torrid time with nitpicking customers demanding more and paying less for their services. The numbers of deals are increasing, but they are worth less than before, and they don't last so long. That's according to separate reports from IDC and Technology Partners International (TPI), an outsourcing …

    IT Channel 12 Oct 2006, 23:26

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