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11th May 2007 Archive

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  • What is Apache Harmony for?

    JavaOne Redundancy or redundant...

    The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has been put on the back foot over its Project Harmony initiative, following Sun Microsystems' decision to open-source most of its Java 2 Standard Edition (SE) Java Development Kit (JDK). At JavaOne today, Grier Magnusson, chairman of the Apache Harmony Project Management Committee, …

    Software & Security 11 May 2007, 00:13

  • Memory sticks top security concern for firms

    But most have no safeguards in place

    Removable media devices are now seen as the biggest security threat to corporate security, and yet 80 per cent of firms don't have safeguards in place. That's according to a new study from Centennial Software which claims that four out of five firms have failed to implement effective measures to protect against the threat that …

    Software & Security 11 May 2007, 09:07

  • Capgemini exec salaries divulged in annual report

    Analysis As staff vote on below inflation pay rise

    As Capgemini staff were balloting last week on a below inflation pay deal for 2007, the firm published details of the pay increases that went to its top executives last year. Capgemini CEO Paul Hermelin was given a 12.9 per cent rise, including both basic pay and bonuses, in 2006. His take-home, excluding expenses and …

    IT Channel 11 May 2007, 09:18

  • Experts scramble to quash IPv6 flaw

    'Can be exploited by any greedy Estonian teenager with a $300 Linux machine'

    A flawed feature that could amplify denial-of-service attacks on next-generation networks has vendors and engineers rushing to eliminate the potential security issue. This week, experts sent two drafts to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) - the technical standards-setting body for the internet - proposing different …

    Software & Security 11 May 2007, 09:46

  • Phoenix closes in on ICM

    New offer rises from Fawkes' ashes

    Managed services firm Phoenix IT said it has given the nod of approval to the ICM's recommendation for an increased offer with a new figure which smashes the £100m mark. A bidding war had kicked off for the business continuity firm after Fawkes threw a tantalising offer into the mix a few weeks ago. But last week Fawkes …

    IT Channel 11 May 2007, 10:08

  • Nvidia Q1 yields big year-on-year gains

    World+dog wants graphics chips

    Nvidia last night reported quarterly sales and earning down on the previous three-month period but well up on the year-ago quarter. Revenues for three three months to 29 April 2007 - the first quarter of the graphics company's 2008 fiscal year - came to $844.3m, down 3.9 per cent sequentially but up 23.8 per cent on Q1 FY2007 …

    IT Channel 11 May 2007, 10:17

  • Malware authors subvert Windows Update

    BITS and pieces

    Malware authors might be able to subvert components of Windows Update to distribute viruses, security researchers at Symantec warn. Analysis by the security firm reveals that a recent Trojan distributed by email at the end of March 2007 used a Windows component named "BITS" (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) to download …

    Software & Security 11 May 2007, 11:51

  • Exam papers tagged to deter cheats

    Chips go to the top of the class

    An exam board has said it will be using radio frequency identification (RFID) from this summer to increase the security of its GCSE and A-level papers. UK-based Edexcel said it plans to use the electronic tagging system to help prevent exam papers being stolen. Jerry Jarvis, managing director at the firm, said in a statement …

    Software & Security 11 May 2007, 13:06

  • Terminator kill-bots to be run by system called 'Skynet'

    How many hints do we need? Flee while you can

    Following the announcement of the new Flying-HK-style "Reaper" death machines for the British forces, the prophetic nature of the Terminator movies has been further confirmed. Not only will the UK MoD deploy airborne cyber-gunships remarkably similar to those in the films, the flying robot assassins will be controlled by an IT …

    PC Builder 11 May 2007, 14:34

  • Tokyo team busts the Ethernet speed record

    Fastest IPv6 network in the world

    A team led by Toyko University researchers has set a new "land speed record" for IPv6 Ethernet, transferring data over a distance of 30,000km at an application rate of 9.08Gbit/s. The team leader, Dr Kei Hiraki, claimed this will not be beaten for the 10Gig generation because the contest organiser, the Internet2 consortium, …

    PC Builder 11 May 2007, 14:49

  • MS update ate my CPU cycles

    Tarpit

    The latest batch of patches from Microsoft has left some users in the slow lane. After applying the seven critical updates released by Redmond, some punters are finding their processor's resources eaten by an application called svchost.exe, in a way that mimics a viral infection. Svchost.exe is a generic name for services …

    Software & Security 11 May 2007, 15:35

  • Alcatel-Lucent results impress investors

    Merger drops 1st quarter revenue

    The market has reacted positively to Alcatel-Lucent's first quarter results despite the telecoms equipment maker's results being down across the board. Shares in the French-American firm reached a six-month high on Friday morning, jumping 4.4 percent to €10.15 in Paris before settling down to €9.97. Alcatel-Lucent recorded …

    IT Channel 11 May 2007, 17:30

  • America is under siege. Do we blame IBM or Cringely?

    Analysis 150,000 staff fired. -20,000 left ...

    America faces a very serious question. Is Robert Cringely right? Last week, Cringely presented the idea that IBM will layoff 150,000 workers, hoping to reduce costs. Cringely's reputation for making the boldest of claims seems to have reduced the impact of his piece. A few technology trade publications mentioned the IBM crisis …

    IT Channel 11 May 2007, 21:31

  • SanDisk and Microsoft BFFs around software-stuffed memory

    Cruzer replaced by new entity

    Microsoft and SanDisk have inked a deal to create USB flash drives and memory cards with built-in software and user preferences to replace SanDisk's existing U3 Cruzer line. Under the agreement, Microsoft will develop new software and SanDisk will cover the hardware for the products. The hardware/software pairing will allow …

    Enterprise 11 May 2007, 23:49

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