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14th February 2007 Archive

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  • Analyst reverses stance on Red Hat threat

    Comment Reports of death greatly exaggerated

    The Wall Street analyst whose inaccurate forecasts sparked prophecies of doom for Red Hat is back, but this time she's making a much more upbeat assessment of the company. Jeffries & Co's Katherine Egbert has re-installed Red Hat as Wall Street's Linux wunderkind by saying the dire threat to Red Hat of rival support from …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 01:24

  • Nvidia lauds record-breaking fourth quarter

    Revenues, income rocket

    Nvidia last night reported a record quarterly revenenue when it posted the results of Q4 FY2007. The quarter, which ended on 28 January, saw sales rise to $878.9m, up 39 per cent on the year-ago quarter and seven per cent on the previous three-month period. Net income for the quarter reached $163.5m, up 53.5 per cent …

    IT Channel 14 Feb 2007, 10:28

  • Don't get infected on Valentine's Day

    New versions of old scams debut today

    There's Valentine's Day worms and phishing spam doing the rounds, and they're going to give you an infection you'd rather not have. One phishing email - a new variant on an old trick - is spoofed to look like it comes from services@americangreetings.com, a well known e-card company. Click on the link, which claims you've been …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 11:27

  • Microsoft's fat patch Tuesday

    Does this mean 40 lean days ahead?

    Microsoft pushed patches for 12 vulnerabilities out of the door yesterday, six of them classed as critical and six of them important. While it is not unprecedented for the vendor to issue a dozen patches, this is on the high side. But at least the vendor can console itself that it did not have to issue any patches for its …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 12:53

  • Google ditches invites for email service

    Wanna go the cinema instead?

    Google will drop the invite system for signing up to Gmail service as of tomorrow. Since the launch of Gmail (known as Google Mail in the UK) in April 2004, the service had allowed users to sign up by invitation only. It seems to have quietly opened up the service to all this month, and the decision to drop the invite …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 14:14

  • Nationwide fined £980,000 over stolen laptop

    Details on 11 million customers went awol

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined The Nationwide Building Society £980,000 for the loss of a laptop which contained "confidential customer data" on 11 million customers. The laptop was stolen from a Nationwide employee's home. Although he quickly reported the theft, according to the BBC, he didn't tell his …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 14:25

  • Vista first look: Bugs and confusion

    Review A massively multiplayer beta test

    The most prominent feature of Windows Vista is its cost. So, before we get into the nuts and bolts of how it behaves, let's talk about value for money. Because at these prices, it had better be good. The stand-alone version of Vista Ultimate retails for €600, or $780 here in Ireland. Amazon.com is selling this $780 version to …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 14:50

  • Microsoft and Iowa dream up settlement

    Corn fed

    Microsoft has settled a lawsuit alleging it exploited its dominant position to overcharge Iowa state consumers $453m in the last 12 years. In a standard settlement deal, local schools are set to benefit with Microsoft providing funds to low-income institutions for the purchase PCs and software - probably Windows. Litigants in …

    Software & Security 14 Feb 2007, 18:20