8th January 2007 Archive

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 four-core CPU

Review Quad-core goes mainstream, sort of...

At the beginning of November Intel launched its four-core Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor, where the Q, of course, stands for 'quad'. This Extreme processor has an unlocked multiplier so we reviewers can have fun experimenting with a £650 piece of silicon while the buying public regards Extreme products as a technological …

Reg Hardware 8 Jan 2007, 06:02
Mankind saved from OpenOffice bugs

Document cataclysm averted

Users of the popular alternative office suites, OpenOffice and StarOffice, need to upgrade following the discovery of a trio of potentially serious security bugs. The security bugs stem from flaws in the image processing components of the packages involved in handling common graphic formats, WMF and EMF, as explained here. As …

Software & Security 8 Jan 2007, 11:12
Gates talks up Vista

CES 20067 Bill wants a server in your home

Bill Gates opened the Consumer Electronics Show by talking up the consumer attraction of Vista - something he hasn't done since last year's Consumer Electronics Show. After listening to the marketing puff for the new operating system the audience even got a product demo from a marketing bod. Gates returned to the fray to …

Software & Security 8 Jan 2007, 11:35
Phoenix tears Stafford from BT

Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Phoenix IT Group has appointed Jeremy Stafford as Chief Operating Officer. He will take up his position and join the Phoenix board by 1 July 2007. Stafford (44) is moving from BT, where he worked for 16 years, most recently as Managing Director, Government Business. He was previously UK MD, BT Syntegra, and before this led a …

IT Channel 8 Jan 2007, 12:55
HM Revenue phish surfaces

Tax attacks

Phishing fraudsters are targeting UK taxpayers in the latest attempt to dupe the gullible into handing over sensitive financial details. The bogus emails promised prospective marks a fictitious tax refund of £70. The attack represents part of the ongoing trend for fraudsters to extend to scope of targets for fraud beyond …

Software & Security 8 Jan 2007, 12:56
Becta's schools software scheme reported to EC

Small firm complains about Becta and big business

An advisor to Becta, the education technology quango, has complained to the European Commission about its procurement process for firms to provide online learning platforms and content to British schools. Of 119 suppliers who expressed an interest last year in tendering to supply Learning Platforms - personalised, online …

IT Channel 8 Jan 2007, 15:25
MS culls Patch Tuesday litter

And then there were four

Microsoft has scaled back the number of patches it plans to release on Tuesday as part of its regular monthly security updates cycle. Instead of releasing eight patches (as previously planned) Redmond will only release four. These patches will include a critical update for Windows and three involving Office, at least one of …

Software & Security 8 Jan 2007, 16:38
Intel releases workstation-friendly quad-core Xeons

Core 2 Quad under cover

CES 2007 Intel today rolled out a pair of four-core Xeon server chips for single-socket systems. The two CPUs, the Xeon X3210 and X3220, are effectively Core 2 Quads rebranded. Both combine two dual-core processors in a single chip package. The two Xeons are clocked at 2.13GHz and 2.4GHz, respectively. Both run over a 1066MHz …

PC Builder 8 Jan 2007, 17:23
NCR hopes to cash in on Teradata spinout

And then there were two

NCR has kicked out one of its "pillars" by setting its Teradata division free as a separate company. The cash register maker today announced plans to split into two publicly traded companies. One company - NCR - will continue selling a wide range of goods, stretching from point of sale machines to servers. The other - …

IT Channel 8 Jan 2007, 22:57