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16th May 2007 Archive

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  • Wi-Fi group launches 802.11n compatibility brand

    Interoperability testing to kick off next month

    Wi-Fi overseer the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) will in June begin testing pre-standard next-generation 802.11n wireless networking kit to make sure the products all work with each other, the organisation said today. The WFA announced earlier this year that it would begin interoperability tests despite the fact that 802.11n has yet …

    Reg Hardware 16 May 2007, 05:02

  • Evesham plots rocky road back from HCI havoc

    Gordon Brown's legacy for the British PC industry

    Evesham Technology, one of the UK's last remaining PC manufacturers, is clawing its way back to profit after Gordon Brown's overnight closure of the Home Computer Initiative (HCI) left it with a £30m hole in its accounts. When the firm publishes its 2007 results in three months time, for which it is just closing its year end …

    PC Builder 16 May 2007, 09:46

  • Fujitsu claims 'world's smallest Vista PC' title

    Eye-squint inducingly tiny screen

    Fujitsu has taken the wraps off what it claims is the world's smallest Windows Vista PC: a tablet PC-styled "microminiature" machine with a 5.6in display and weighing just 580g. It's not great surprise to learn that the FMV-U8240 - part of Fujitsu's LifeBook range - is based on Intel's Ultra Mobile Platform, announced this …

    Reg Hardware 16 May 2007, 09:52

  • Dell faces fraud case

    New York Attorney General not impressed

    Dell is facing a lawsuit from Andrew Cuomo, the New York Attorney General, on behalf of consumers in the state. The computer maker, and its finance wing, are accused of fraud, false advertising, and failing to honour warranties and service contracts. New York state is seeking an injunction against Dell to stop it continuing …

    IT Channel 16 May 2007, 09:54

  • Sony posts big Q4 loss, blames PS3

    But future's bright

    Sony today reported widening losses for Q4, blaming reduced sales of its last-generation PS2 games console and costs associated with the launch of the PS3. The electronics and games industry giant booked operating losses of 113.4 billion yen (£475m) for January-March, compared with a loss of 51.9 billion yen (£217m) for the …

    PC Builder 16 May 2007, 09:59

  • Foxconn first to forge Intel P35-based mobo?

    Foxconn has become one of the first mobo makers to tell the world it's about to bring a board based on Intel's next-gen P35 chipset to market. It's pipelined two products for a 4 June appearance: the Core³ P35A and the P35A-S - the latter incorporates the RAID support missing from the former, and has six 3Gbps SATA ports to …

    Reg Hardware 16 May 2007, 14:00

  • US 'war czar' to attack internet safe havens

    Log off, Abdul! War On Terror goes digital

    The White House has at last managed to find a general willing to become "war czar". The administration had been having difficulty filling its new post, formally titled "assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for Iraq and Afghanistan policy and implementation." At least three senior military officers …

    Software & Security 16 May 2007, 14:12

  • Symantec pursues $55m copyright damages

    Claims copied software might break your computer

    Symantec is seeking $55m in damages against eight US and Canadian firms for selling illegal copies of its software. It has filed civil lawsuits for trademark and copyright infringement, fraud, unfair competition, counterfeit documentation, trafficking, and false advertising. Scott Minden, director of legal affairs at …

    IT Channel 16 May 2007, 14:22

  • Blogosphere threatened by Google downtime

    And then my cat di...

    Google's Blogger.com has been offline this year more than any of the top 20 most popular websites. The self-publishing platform, beloved of spammers and Reg staffers, had taken 21 hours and 11 minutes holiday as of May 15, according to stats from uptime monitoring outfit Pingdom. The news is sure to generate panic among the …

    Software & Security 16 May 2007, 14:53

  • Think thin, says EqualLogic

    Thin provisioning works on iSCSI disk arrays too

    EqualLogic is the latest storage vendor to adopt thin provisioning, but unlike HDS which offers it on high-end Fibre Channel storage, EqualLogic is adding it to its midrange PS-series iSCSI arrays. The company said as well as including thin provisioning in new arrays at no extra cost, it will also be available to existing …

    Enterprise 16 May 2007, 14:59

  • Lancom targets UK with high-end Wi-Fi

    ELSA heir wears its Made in Germany tag proudly

    German networking company Lancom Systems has opened up in the UK with the aim of recruiting up to 50 resellers by the end of the year, and has already signed up TechstoreUK as a distributor. Lancom was founded five years ago out of the ruins of ELSA and specialises in developing high-end Wi-Fi, VoIP, and VPN systems, plus …

    IT Channel 16 May 2007, 15:18

  • How to fix your kids' education for $200m

    Analysis Open source brains

    Let's start with this sweeping statement: You can consider the money and time spent hyping internet-enabled education a failure. We all know that you can find ample information on just about anything via the Web. This information glut, however, does little to solve very basic problems such as the digital divide, where students …

    Enterprise 16 May 2007, 20:40

  • Microsoft satisfaction rates slip

    Vista and Office-weary

    Microsoft's satisfaction rating among the American public slipped in the first three months of 2007 - during which it launched Windows Vista and Office 2007. The American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), compiled by the University of Michigan, saw Microsoft's score slip four per cent to 70, compared to the same quarter …

    Software & Security 16 May 2007, 20:50

  • Hitachi fiscal loss goes nuclear

    Turbine repair, electronic media steal Hitachi's purse

    Hitachi fell into deep red during fiscal 2006, posting a net loss of 32.8bn yen ($271.6m), compared with a profit of 37.32bn yen ($309m) a year earlier. Japan's biggest electronics conglom attributes the money dive to the cost of nuclear reactor turbine repairs and the poor performance of its hard drive and flat panel TV …

    IT Channel 16 May 2007, 22:08

  • Printers and PCs power HP's second quarter

    Healthy, happy Hurd

    A jovial Mark Hurd today celebrated a second quarter in which HP posted a double-digit rise in revenue. HP reported revenue of $26bn for the quarter, notching a 13 per cent year-over-year jump. Revenue increased 10 per cent year-over-year in constant currency. PCs, printers and x86 servers all did their part during the quarter …

    PC Builder 16 May 2007, 22:52

  • Sun climbs buyback mountain

    $3bn 'I can't quit you' for investors

    Sun Microsystems will appease investors with a whopping $3bn share buyback. Investors and analysts have long wondered when Sun would direct some of its close to $6bn in cash toward repurchasing shares. Well, they've got an answer of sorts now with Sun committing to the $3bn figure but failing to provide a buyback roadmap. " …

    IT Channel 16 May 2007, 23:28

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