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24th May 2007 Archive

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  • Microsoft too busy to name Linux patents

    OSBC Reworks definition of visibility

    First you get everyone riled claiming open source and Linux infringe on your patents, then you won't detail those patents. Why? The paperwork. Yes, Microsoft cited administrative overhead for not detailing the 235 Microsoft patents its chief legal counsel recently told Fortune exist in Linux and open source. Microsoft …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 01:02

  • SME sector to 'explode with blades': IBM

    Blade server market to be worth $11bn by 2010

    The blade server market will be worth $11bn worldwide by 2010, according to IBM, with SMEs being a particularly fruitful market. Big Blue expects the market will grow significantly from its current standing of $4bn over the next three years. The IT giant said the mood among customers towards blades has improved in recent …

    Enterprise 24 May 2007, 09:02

  • Server market continues to thrive

    HP and IBM jockey for first place

    The server wars are heating up again, with HP and IBM both scrapping over the number one spot in the first quarter of 2007. Research firms can't seem to agree who is top dog in the market in terms of revenue, with IDC giving the number one place to HP, while Gartner said IBM came out the winner. Either way, it seems it's a …

    Enterprise 24 May 2007, 09:19

  • Spyware bill seeks Senate approval

    Third time lucky?

    The US House of Representatives has passed an anti-spyware bill, but the measure must be passed by the Senate before it becomes law. The Senate does not currently have anti-spyware legislation in front of it. The bill, passed by a voice vote in the House this week, is a less radical law than some of the alternative proposals …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 09:26

  • Ryanair check-in site exposes data

    Doors to manual

    Ryanair's online check-in service fails to ensure users submit confidential details across a secure connection. As a result, travellers are invited to send confidential data across an unencrypted link. "I checked every step when checking into a recent flight from Luton to Dublin to attend a funeral. At no point is SSL used, …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 09:29

  • Business Objects gobbles Inxight

    Shoulders its way into search tech

    Business Objects' stated intention of becoming a $2bn company was never going to be achieved only through organic growth, and it was inevitable that there would be a number of acquisitions along the way, of which the latest is Inxight Software. Inxight was originally created as a spin-off from Xerox Parc in 1996 and it …

    IT Channel 24 May 2007, 09:33

  • Dell sees the channel light while Microsoft is cast as open source redeemer

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    It's finally happened. Dell has publicly stated what we in the channel have known all along. You can't live without resellers and partners. Not long after his second coming at the company and after many years of outright hostility to the indirect channel, CEO Michael Dell has undergone a conversion, telling CRN US: "There are …

    Channel Reg Weekly 24 May 2007, 11:02

  • HP escapes fine for boardroom spying scandal

    Promises not to do it again

    HP has settled allegations over its failure to disclose why one of its directors resigned in the midst of last year's boardroom mole fiasco. The computer giant has not been fined and said it neither admitted nor denied the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) findings, but has agreed to a cease and desist order, effectively …

    PC Builder 24 May 2007, 11:19

  • Google wants to really get to know you

    Which database would you like to be stored on?

    Google wants to know what you are thinking. Erik Schmidt has, after a couple of quiet years, started talking again about his ambitions for the firm to be able to answer questions like "What shall I do tomorrow?", or "What job shall I take?" Since most people don't know what they are thinking from moment to moment, we have to …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 11:32

  • PlusNet blames itself for webmail spamfest

    Russian connection in hacking investigation

    PlusNet has accepted blame for its latest email blunder, having previously fingered vulnerabilities in third party webmail software for last week's security flap. The Sheffield-based ISP admitted late yesterday that it was its implementation of @Mail's webmail code which exposed thousands of subsciber email addresses and …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 11:50

  • Lenovo swallows tasty profit

    Waves goodbye to Mary Ma, says hello to US

    Chinese computer maker Lenovo said its profits grew by more than 600 per cent in the fourth quarter. It attributed its best results since the purchase of the PC division of IBM two years ago to a strong performance in all geographic areas including North America, which chalked up 29 per cent of the firm's total revenue. …

    PC Builder 24 May 2007, 13:26

  • Desperately seeking WLAN apps for London

    Wireless Event Westminster offers prizes to get citizens using city Wi-Fi

    City wireless LAN pioneer Westminster City Council has kicked off a competition to find new applications to run on its planned city-wide Wi-Fi network. Along with sponsors BT and Vertex, it is offering prizes of £1,000 in each of three categories: Wireless Living to improve the daily life of individuals, Wireless Neighbourhood …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 14:00

  • Skype worm leaps onto MSN

    IM in peril

    Malware miscreants have created the first worm targeting Skype that's also capable over other instant messaging networks, such as MSN and ICQ. The unnamed worm poses as a chat message linking to a website, as with other example of Skype-spreading malware before it. This malicious website contains a .pif file, that poses as " …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 17:51

  • Brinkster.com battens down the hatches

    We're gonna need to change your lost password. Thanks

    Web host Brinkster.com is requiring customers to change their account passwords because some of them may have been compromised, according to people who say they've received security bulletins. If confirmed, the breach is the latest example of sensitive information being lost en masse as a result of security lapses by a large …

    Software & Security 24 May 2007, 18:08

  • Dell goes direct into Wal-Mart's clutches

    Low prices meet always low prices

    The dream of walking into a single store to purchase a messenger style diaper bag, an easy listening Piano Tribute to Coldplay CD, an engagement ring and a Dell computer for under $1,000 has become a reality. Dell peered into consumer hearts and materialized this secret fancy with mega chain, Wal-Mart. The PC vendor, which has …

    The Register 24 May 2007, 18:26

  • MP's son guilty of VAT carousel fraud

    Dad will 'contest the verdict'

    The son of Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar has been convicted of an £850,000 money laundering scam involving imported mobile phones. The Glasgow High Court heard that Athif Sarwar, 28 of Lynebank Place, Mearnskirk had handled thousands of pounds of money described as "criminal property", the BBC reports. Sarwar was found guilty of …

    IT Channel 24 May 2007, 23:46