30th April 2007 Archive

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Marshal aims to secure laptop content

Will extend its messaging security to control PC files too

Messaging security developer Marshal is to launch content security software for PCs - but there are questions over how it will work for remote users, as it will require users to be online before they can get permission to copy or share new content. Marshal's email processing software uses deep content inspection to protect …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 07:02
Google cedes Chilean village to Argentina

Government demands return of Villa O'Higgins

The Chilean government is demanding the return of a village which Google has rather splendidly ceded to Argentina, Reuters reports. The hamlet of Villa O'Higgins - named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins - lies some 1,600km south of Santiago. Or rather, it currently lies roughly 1,900km southwest of Buenos …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 09:02
Yahoo! buys! ad! exchange!

Right Media joins the club

Yahoo! has bought Right Media - the online ad exchange it bought a stake in last October. Yahoo! is paying $680m for the remaining 80 per cent of Right Media - made up of half shares and half cash. Terry Semel, CEO of Yahoo!, said in his "blog": "Right Media connects the various online ad players (advertisers, publishers, ad …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 09:32
Satisfaction guaranteed by ComputerLand

Books shutting anytime now

ComputerLand promised the city no nasty surprises when it issued a trading statement this morning just before it shuts its books for the year to April 30. The reseller and services group said trading in the second half has been “satisfactory” and accordingly, results for the full year will be “broadly in line with market …

IT Channel 30 Apr 2007, 11:00
BT wants your small business juice

Aromatic

BT's small business tentacle has launched a competition aimed at bottling "the essence of the UK's entrepreneurs". A panel of industry wonks will appoint the country's 20 most impressive entrepreneurs, who'll get their businessy mugs plastered over the gallery walls at the Oxo tower. BT has engaged the services of "renowned …

IT Channel 30 Apr 2007, 11:05
Sickly NHS provider still seeking saviour

iSoft in advanced talks

Troubled health provider iSoft says it is in the advanced stages of talks which may lead to its sale. But iSoft's role in the government's attempt to change NHS IT systems - the National Programme for IT - has made discussions more difficult. The statement said: "These options include discussions with several external …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 11:15
Beeb's iPlayer service gets greenlight

Video thrills the radio star

Viewers in the UK will be able to access a full weeks' worth of BBC output via their PCs and other digital devices when the broadcaster finally launches its iPlayer service later this year. The BBC Trust received 10,500 responses from companies and individuals after it first outline proposals for the service. As a result two …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 14:26
F1 engineers plan appeal in Ferrari espionage case

In the pit

Two former Ferrari engineers accused of stealing trade secrets have been convicted of industrial espionage. Angelo Santini and Mauro Iacconi were last week sentenced by an Italian court to jail terms of nine and 16 months respectively over charges of stealing confidential engineering data from Ferrari and using it to design …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 14:50
A tribute to Jim Gray

Lost, but not forgotten

As we post this, Jim Gray has been missing for three months. It now seems very unlikely that he is still alive, although his family has not given up hope. We decided to publish the following tribute to him, because his life deserves to be celebrated. James 'Jim' Nicholas Gray (born 1944) History excels at recording …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 15:38
MS to 'backport' Office 2007 security improvements

Papering over the cracks

Microsoft plans to push security improvements made in Office 2007 down the food chain with the next major update for Office 2003. Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Office 2003 will "backport" some (but not all) of the security improvements built into Office 2007. "We're trying to take what we learned from building Office 2007 and …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 15:52
Supreme Court: Microsoft off the hook in AT&T case

Decision could save companies billions in future patent battles

The Supreme Court has sided with Microsoft today, in a patent infringement case filed by AT&T over international copyright liability. The 7-1 ruling, which relieves Microsoft of US legal responsibility of infringing software sent overseas will give many other software companies a sigh of relief. Microsoft had the unusual …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 18:27
Microsoft flashes up Silverlight media challenge

MIX07 So many languages, so little time

Microsoft is adding .NET Framework development for Silverlight, its wannabe challenger to Adobe Flash, which is released today as a beta. Opening Microsoft's Mix 07 web and designer conference, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's chief software architect threw down the gauntlet to Adobe and to AJAX. He announced the cross-platform, cross- …

Software & Security 30 Apr 2007, 19:28
Rackable president ousted after two days

Ejector Board seat

Tom Barton got to play king for a day — or two days, as it were — reigning over Rackable systems as CEO and President over the entire weekend before being offed completely. The storage and server maker listed a Q1 revenue drop of 15 per cent Friday, and replaced its previous year $6m profit with a $10m loss. With the news, …

Enterprise 30 Apr 2007, 21:05