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18th October 2006 Archive

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  • Free virus with some iPods

    Apple blames Windows, contract manufacturer, self ...

    Apple today apologised for selling a "small number" of video iPods infected with the RavMone.exe virus. Pox-ridden ipods accounted for less than one per cent of the video iPods hitting the streets after September 12. The company says it has seen "less than 25 reports" concerning this problem. Well, we've had one from Reg …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 00:09

  • Oracle's mega-patch shuts 101 doors

    Never mind the password, come on in...

    Oracle today published the mother of all security patches containing 101 fixes for flaws in its database, application server, E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft and JD Edwards applications. Almost half - 45 - of the flaws can be can be exploited by a hacker over a network, while at least six errors in the Oracle database http …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 01:56

  • Intel readies refresh for Core 2 Duo desktop line

    TET offensive planned

    Intel will next year extend its Core 2 Duo desktop processor line, rolling out four CPUs in the Q2 2007 timeframe, three with support for the 1,333MHz frontside bus speed due to be introduced with the 'Bearlake' chipset series, it has been claimed. Having seen the chip giant's latest desktop roadmap, DailyTech reports Intel …

    PC Builder 18 Oct 2006, 09:21

  • Magical green lights peg 25 Oct RTM for Vista

    Microsoft scrolling

    A Microsoft campus billboard has confirmed that Vista does exist and may even ship to manufacturers later this month. Well-connected hacks at the Seattle Times received a tip off that a "scrolling electronic reader board" at Microsoft HQ displayed the message "9 Days Until Vista RTM!!!" Do some back of the envelope math, and …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 09:50

  • Gutted SGI 'blasts out' of, er, bankruptcy

    Fewer staff, fewer debts, same problems

    Grumpy naysayers will argue that SGI shouldn't have bothered. It should have put the purple logos away, handed its old contracts to IBM or Sun Microsystems and called it a day. Never mind this bankruptcy emerging business. SGI's public relations team did its best yesterday to counter such server cynicism with one of the …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 09:59

  • McAfee dismisses Microsoft's security overtures

    As does Symantec...

    McAfee has dismissed Microsoft's release of information to allow security vendors to build products that will interoperate with Vista. The security vendor says the information is not fit for purpose. A statement from McAfee worldwide corporate communications vice president Siobhan MacDermott said: We did receive a document …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 10:14

  • Logicalis urges customers to take their greens

    Reducing carbon footprint by selling silicon

    Logicalis will offer environmental training to its customers in an effort to reduce their carbon footprints. The integrator has teamed with environmental charity, Global Action Plan, to offer the subsidised training as part of new business proposals and contract negotiations. The training should equip employees to measure …

    IT Channel 18 Oct 2006, 11:14

  • Intel invites partners to cook its I/OATs

    TCP/IP overdrive

    Intel's era of openness continues. The company this week freed up some homegrown technology for improving the networking performance of servers. Regular Chipzilla watchers will recall Intel's release last year of I/OAT – aka I/O Acceleration Technology. The company hoped the technology would lessen the networking burden server …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 11:20

  • Intel prices up quad-core desktop chips

    Top dollar

    So how much are Intel's upcoming quad-core processors going to set you back? Top dollar, it seems, according to reports coming out of Taiwan citing industry sources who've seen the chip giant's latest roadmap. Not that it takes much mental activity to work out the gamer-oriented 'Kentsfield' Core 2 Extreme's price. The QX6700 …

    PC Builder 18 Oct 2006, 11:24

  • Adware rumpus over Battlefield 2142

    It's all in the game

    Online games enthusiasts are up in arms over Electronic Arts's (EA) decision to bundle monitoring software with its latest game. Retail packages of Battlefield 2142 come with a leaflet explaining that the game comes with an adware package. The software, developed by IGA Worldwide, is used to deliver in-game advertising so that …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 11:41

  • EMC plots essential centralised decentralisation

    Moving on from cupboard fitting

    EMC's Tuesday job cull would have been long expected by many in the company. The firm has splurged $10bn in three years implementing Joe Tucci's grand vision of EMC as the go-to-guy for information lifecycle management. After two inventory misfires in a row, yesterday's results will be viewed as a qualified success by Wall …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 11:47

  • Trojan download site spoofs IE7 release outlet

    Is there a difference?

    Hackers have created a bogus Internet Explorer 7 download site that attempts to load Trojan code onto the PCs of visiting surfers. Traffic to the malicious website is being driven by a spoofed email message, claiming to be from support@microsoft.com, offering a link to download Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Microsoft Internet …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 13:51

  • Bridgehead ends Quest for storage partner

    Brief Convergence ahoy

    BridgeHead Software has done a worldwide distribution deal with Quest. Quest customers and partners will now get access to BridgeHead's "integrated storage management" products. Additionally, Quest and BridgeHead have worked together to integrate Quest's srchive manager product with BridgeHead's file archiving product. Recent …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 14:48

  • NetApp mounts up for virtual tape land grab

    Storage Expo Big rivals still playing catch-up

    NetApp punted a new virtual tape library (VTL) offering today, as it continues to perform noisy running bombs into a growing pool of custom the really big lads have so far just dipped a toe into. A trio of Nearstore VTLs will go up against EMC's Clariion VTL range, aimed at mid to enterprise-class storage operations. NetApp …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 16:12

  • Spamhaus fights US court 'pro-spammer' ruling

    Change of tack

    Spamhaus has switched legal tack and decide to appeal an $11.7m judgment against it by a US court obtained by a firm it labelled a spammer. The London-based anti-spam organisation had argued that the court has no jurisdiction over it, but the threat of domain seizure has forced it to take action. In a default ruling made by a …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 16:40

  • Quantum tapes up future with ADIC

    Storage Expo Live together, die alone

    When two of the last two swingers in tape town tied the knot earlier this year, some interpreted the move as the bell tolling for independent tape vendors. When Quantum bought ADIC for $770m in May, the move was not well received on Wall Street. The same day as the deal was announced, Quantum announced losses of $23m on the …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 17:13

  • Sun's 'white trash' server trailers impress

    While Opteron and virtualization sell

    With a well revamped server line behind it, Sun Microsystems has reached a point of contentment. You can tell that Sun is happy with itself because the company has started flinging lots of far out concept gear. The best and most recent example being the White Trash Data Centers announced earlier this week. Those buying the …

    Enterprise 18 Oct 2006, 17:15

  • Web viruses drop off despite IE exploit flap

    Hacker holiday confounds expectations

    Web viruses fell by half in September, despite recent high-profile Microsoft vulnerabilities. But spyware infections grew 21 per cent over the same period last month, according to a study by UK-based web filtering firm ScanSafe. Much attention was paid to Microsoft vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits last month but this didn' …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 18:47

  • Costs up with investment for Citrix

    'Strategic' third quarter

    A jump in sales and income for Microsoft partner Citrix Systems last quarter was accompanied by increased costs, following M&A and product launches. Citrix, known for thin-client computing software, recorded a 23.7 per cent increase in operating expenses to $206m as it bought privately held Orbital Data in August, and added the …

    IT Channel 18 Oct 2006, 21:21

  • AMD profits, shipments up

    On Q

    AMD has turned in a good Q3 with sales of $1.33bn and net income of $134m, or 27 cents a share. Processor shipments rose 18 per cent from Q2 and revenues climbed nine per cent from Q2 and, on a like-for-like basis, 32 per cent from Q3, 2005 (last year's figures included the lossmaking memory business, since spun off). AMD …

    IT Channel 18 Oct 2006, 21:21

  • Ballmer: Microsoft helped security partners on Windows Vista

    Lack of knowledge

    Steve Ballmer has pitched into the row over Microsoft's willingness to cough up vital Windows Vista APIs for partners to lock down the operating system against attack. The Microsoft CEO said his company had done everything necessary to help security partners and to get Windows Vista out on time in Europe next month. He added he …

    Software & Security 18 Oct 2006, 22:09

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