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31st October 2006 Archive

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  • Rackable sees red, despite sticky AMD

    Facebook, YouTube and AOL buying

    Server industry buffs really should take notice of Rackable Systems' earnings calls. The company has injected drama back into the hardware financial reporting game. Three months ago, Rackable horrified investors by warning that its third quarter sales would fall below expectations. Investors whacked about 35 per cent off …

    Enterprise 31 Oct 2006, 00:03

  • Server vendors show Red Hat that Oracle is boss

    Analysis Peace, love and Larry

    Oracle's move to support the Linux operating system has called more than Red Hat's business fundamentals into question. It has demanded that customers examine just how strong Red Hat's partner ties really are. The likes of Dell, HP and IBM have enjoyed a very lucrative relationship with Red Hat, selling millions of servers to …

    Enterprise 31 Oct 2006, 02:38

  • Recycle your IT waste for cash

    Saving the world...one cartridge at a time

    A new recycling scheme has been launched that claims to be both ethical and a potential money-spinner. The Recycling Factory (TRF) hopes to help change the way inkjet cartridges, toners, and mobile phones are disposed of by offering payments for any products it can re-use and in turn "reduce the harmful landfill burden on our …

    IT Channel 31 Oct 2006, 09:26

  • 1,200 Dutch e-voting machines vulnerable to hacking

    Back to pencil and paper

    Dutch intelligence service AIVD has ruled 1,200 e-voting computers inadequate for next month's national elections after testing showed the machines could be be easily intercepted from 20 to 30 metres away. Voters in large cities such as Amsterdam, Eindhoven, and Tilburg will now have to cast their ballot with pencil and paper, …

    Software & Security 31 Oct 2006, 09:50

  • AMD: Opteron CPUs now up to 47% cheaper

    Massive reductions

    AMD has pruned the prices of its Opteron single- and dual-core product lines, knocking up to 47.1 per cent off what it charges for the workstation- and server-oriented processors. It also re-applied pricing to its 1xx and 1xxx lines, for so long listed without a public price. The biggest cuts were made to the dual-core 2xx …

    Enterprise 31 Oct 2006, 10:41

  • Enta punters get loyalty card

    Brief Goes live tomorrow

    Enta customers can start scoring loyalty points from tomorrow thanks to a new loyalty scheme. Punters ordering online get points which can be traded in for gifts and prizes or used to get money off Enta products. If you use the online ordering system you will be signed up automatically. Resellers can use the scheme to …

    IT Channel 31 Oct 2006, 10:46

  • Floridians to design first space-based supercomputer

    Hey, Dave, what are you doing?

    Engineers and researchers at the University of Florida are hard at work building a supercomputer capable of surviving in orbit. The computer is scheduled for a 2009 launch, on board a NASA test mission, and will be 100 times more powerful than anything already orbiting Earth. So far, orbiting computers have missed out on …

    Enterprise 31 Oct 2006, 11:46

  • Code highlights e-passport eavesdropping risk

    What RFIDIOt chipped my passport?

    Researchers have released proof-of-concept code that creates a means to read personal details from next-generation passports outfitted with RFID chips. In a posting on security mailing list BugTraq, Adam Laurie of secure hosting facility the bunker explains how the latest version RFIDIOt, an open-source python library for RFID …

    Software & Security 31 Oct 2006, 12:42

  • Skidy in Steam account reverse sting

    Brief You've been owned

    A 13 year-old skid'iot who tried to pinch another user's Steam account via MSN was tricked into handing over his account details instead. Steam is the online content delivery platform developed by Valve and used to manage games including Half-Life. The prospective mark turned the tables on the would be attacker by claiming he …

    Software & Security 31 Oct 2006, 13:09

  • Computerland still smug

    As a bug in a rug

    Computerland's run of rosy statements to the City has continued with another upbeat report to investors. Remember how we told you it was going to be a good year, it said in its pre-close trading update for the six months to 31 October 2006? Well, we told you so. Or rather, "in line with the board's expectations...profit …

    IT Channel 31 Oct 2006, 13:18

  • Microsoft goes for eBay pirates

    Avast there!

    Microsoft is taking legal action against 55 people for selling counterfeit software via the web and online auction sites like eBay. The company said many of those feeling the lawyers' wrath today had already received written warnings and cease and desist letters. Microsoft is taking action against 15 people in the US, 10 in …

    IT Channel 31 Oct 2006, 14:25

  • Schneider Electric fuses with APC

    $6.1bn deal the most exciting news in UPS - ever

    The uninterruptible power supply (UPS) industry felt a surge in activity today with French company Schneider Electric SA acquiring American Power Conversion Corp (APC) in a deal estimated at $6.1bn. Schneider Electric, which provides automation and electricity management services, had a reported turnover of €11.7bn in 2005. …

    PC Builder 31 Oct 2006, 15:19

  • US ID thieves target kids

    ...as UK banks give crooks a helping hand

    US-based identity thieves are using the details of children to conduct fraudulent trades, according to New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton who reckons up to 400,000 kids may become victims of identity theft, AP reports. Clinton is proposing legislation to fine credit card firms and banks who issue loans without checking the …

    Software & Security 31 Oct 2006, 16:19

  • Domain resale market a 'haven' for phishers

    The lure of filthy lucre

    Domain names likely to appeal to fraudsters are up for grabs on domain resale sites. Firms such as Sedo and Moniker specialise in the sale of domain names that have already been registered and are now being resold in the secondary (or aftermarket) for domain names. Most domain names are sold for a few hundred or thousand …

    Software & Security 31 Oct 2006, 17:40

  • Bot nets likely behind jump in spam

    An uncommon surge

    A significant rise in the global volume of spam in the past two months has security analysts worried that bot nets are increasingly being used by spammers to stymie network defenses erected to curtail bulk email. Estimates of the magnitude of the increase in junk email vary, but experts agree that an uncommon surge in spam is …

    Software & Security 31 Oct 2006, 21:19

  • Liquid Computing's Opteron dynamo now more concrete

    Is the price right?

    Liquid Computing has come to market at last with its high-end Opteron gear, but the company remains as elusive as ever. A spokesman has assured us that customers can now order as many of the LiquidIQ boxes as they would like. At the base level, these systems can hold 80 dual-core Opteron chips in a 26U chassis. Customers can …

    Enterprise 31 Oct 2006, 23:07

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