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16th February 2007 Archive

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  • Intel 'Bearlake' said to deliver 15% performance boost

    Faster memory, FSB

    Intel insiders have claimed that the combination of the chip giant's P35 and G35 chipsets - aka 'Bearlake' - and its Core 2 processors will yield a performance boost of 15 per cent at a given clock speed. The boast comes from company sources cited by Isreali site IOPanel. The moles maintain Intel has finished Bearlake's ICH9 …

    PC Builder 16 Feb 2007, 10:21

  • PowerColor preps 'golden pig' graphics card

    Chinese New Year tie-in

    Tul has marked the coming commencement of Chinese New Year with a limited-edition Year of the Pig PowerColor graphics card. The card's based on an AMD ATI Radeon X1650 Pro with a 600MHz core and 256MB of GDDR 3 video memory clocked to an effective 1.4GHz. The big difference, though, is the gold, pig-shaped cooling fan. …

    PC Builder 16 Feb 2007, 10:34

  • Analyst sounds AMD cash-flow warning

    Chip maker about to be bought?

    A US analyst has expressed "increasing concerns" that AMD is heading toward a cash-flow crisis even a shareholders' ears prick to whispers that a private equity company is looking to buy a stake in the chip maker - or even the whole kit and kaboodle. AMD's cash flow was questioned yesterday by American Technology Research …

    Reg Hardware 16 Feb 2007, 10:51

  • iSoft in talks with Aussie firm

    But keeping options open

    Troubled health provider iSoft is in talks with Australian company IBA Health about a possible takeover, but says it is still looking at other options. A spokesman for iSoft told The Reg: "We are in dialogue with IBA but it is one of a number options we are considering." IBA Health issued a statement yesterday which said: " …

    IT Channel 16 Feb 2007, 11:57

  • IP - it's complex, but it's here to stay

    Comment Businesses get real about network convergence

    Fifteen years ago a plethora of different network communications protocols were being used for computer communications. Getting computers to talk to each other was a complex business and vendors like Novell made a good living enabling them to do so. Things are different today – there is but one network protocol used for the …

    PC Builder 16 Feb 2007, 12:27

  • Two defendants in German warez case admit charges

    Third says he played a minor role

    Two of the three main defendants in the FTPWelt trial, which opened this week at the District Court of Mühlhausen in Germany, have admitted that they offered bootleg software, games and movies through a high speed download service Ftpwelt.com. The third suspect, lawyer Bernhard Syndikus, denied any wrongdoing. In 2004 the …

    IT Channel 16 Feb 2007, 14:07

  • Vista OEM 'Express' upgrades stuck at the gate

    People actually redeeming vouchers

    Europeans who bought a new PC in time for Christmas and were persuaded that they would get a Vista upgrade soon after the rollout by redeeming a voucher, are learning that demand for the upgrades far outstrips "supply". We don't think anyone should be in a hurry to embrace Vista, but people do tend to want what they've paid for …

    IT Channel 16 Feb 2007, 14:31

  • Ingram Micro blames Brazil and Germany for so-so results

    Distribution curve

    Ingram Micro made sales of $8.85bn in the fourth quarter ended 30 December 2006, an increase of 11 per cent on the $7.96bn the distie made in the same period of 2005. Profit for the period was $141.7m up from $131.7m in the same period last year. But profits in the quarter made up 1.6 per cent of revenues against 1.66 per cent …

    IT Channel 16 Feb 2007, 16:23

  • Ballmer downplays Vista sales

    Don't believe the spreadsheets

    Steve Ballmer has played down the hype surounding Vista sales saying some analysts have taken an overly optimistic view. Speaking to financial analysts, Ballmer said he was pleased by the response to Vista, but warned: "People have to understand that some of the revenue forecasts I've seen out there for Windows Vista in fiscal …

    Software & Security 16 Feb 2007, 16:37

  • Brocade intros McDATA-capable SAN switch

    First the company, now for the customer SANs

    Brocade has introduced its first Fibre Channel switch that can be used within both Brocade and McDATA SANs. Available next month, the 4Gbit/s Brocade 5000 switch comes with 16 of its 32 ports enabled; more can be enabled by purchasing software keys. It will replace both the Brocade Silkworm 4100 and the McDATA Sphereon 4700, …

    Enterprise 16 Feb 2007, 17:06