9th November 2007 Archive

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Seagate sells R&D group to Xiotech

Swap meet for Compaq and DEC exes

Seagate is selling its Advanced Storage Architecture (ASA) research and development group to SAN vendor Xiotech in a rather secretive deal. According to Xiotech, they bought "certain assets" of the business and acquired a license to the associated technology. No details are being offered about what exactly that technology …

Enterprise 9 Nov 01:00
HP goes octal with workstations

Packing Xeon heat

In the bad old days, you had to plod along with a workstation running on a creaky 400MHz chip. Now companies like HP are cramming up to 8 cores worth of speedy Xeons into a single desktop. In mid-December, HP should start shipping the xw6600 and HP xw8600. Both systems will run on Intel's upcoming line of 45nm dual-core and …

PC Builder 9 Nov 01:08
Microsoft invades 'city of friendly people'

$500m data center adds to good cheer

No desperate city is safe from the data center builders employed by Microsoft and Google. Microsoft has announced plans for another $500m server and storage farm - this time in the Chicago suburb Northlake, the "city of friendly people." The US data center complements a $500m plant going up in Dublin and others already in place …

Enterprise 9 Nov 01:14
Prosecutor concludes opening in Reiser trial

'Single reason explains it all, and that's that this man killed her'

The prosecutor in the Hans Reiser murder trial wrapped up more than two days of opening arguments Thursday by telling jurors a mound of evidence shows the well-known Linux developer killed his wife. "One single reason explains it all, and that's that this man killed her," said Alameda County district attorney Paul Hora as he …

Software & Security 9 Nov 01:24
Fat or thin: an insider's view on Java's destiny

QCon Evolution, not revolution

I was fortunate to be a member of this week's QCon panel billed as the event where "influential leaders of the software development community" would debate Java's future. I see Java's evolution more in terms of the overall platform, not just the language. The platform improvements that I look forward to most include …

Software & Security 9 Nov 02:10
Trading Standards comes a calling on Cardiff's software sellers

Pulls a FAST one

Trading Standards and the Federation Against Software Theft teamed up for the first time today to start cold calling on software resellers in Cardiff to check their stock. Trading Standards will use its powers under the Trademark Act to check if software offered for sale is legit. The Federation will be doing its bit by …

IT Channel 9 Nov 08:02
Resellers get shirty over FixITlocal

'This is a local job for local dealers'

FixITlocal received a mixed reception at the Professional Computing Association's (PCA) annual conference, with IT channel resellers questioning how they could sell the new service to customers. The firm, created by BT reseller DMSL, is the latest in a long line of companies taking on the tricky computer repair business. It …

IT Channel 9 Nov 09:02
Nvidia doubles profits as sales exceed $1bn

Outpacing arch-rival

Nvidia last night reported record revenues - for the first time it passed the $1bn mark - when it announced its third-quarter financials. The graphics chip maker's profits were up more than double what they were in the year-ago quarter. The three months to 28 October 2007 - Q3 FY2008 - yielded the company a net income of $235. …

Reg Hardware 9 Nov 11:00
Asus to launch desktop Eee PC next year

Laptop replacement?

Asustek is developing a desktop version of its ultra-compact Linux-based laptop, the Eee PC, the company's marketing chief has said. It wants to get the mini machine into shops sometime next year. Jonathan Tseng, Asus' President of Marketing, told Taiwanese site Digitimes that the desktop will not incorporate a display. So …

Reg Hardware 9 Nov 11:42
Sapphire unwraps entry-level AMD 2900 GPU

2900 GT to supplant 2900 Pro?

AMD has quietly rolled out the ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT, a mid-range card that sits right at the bottom of the 2900 series, displacing from that position the 2900 Pro, which was launched only a month ago. Sapphire's Radeon HD 2900 GT In fact, the GT isn't even visible on AMD's ATI website, though website DailyTech claims to …

PC Builder 9 Nov 12:17
UK anti-fraud firms pool resources

3rd Man takes Early Warning to the checkout

Surrey-based anti-fraud firm the 3rd Man Group has bought merchant-focused anti-fraud firm Early Warning as part of a plan to offer a more comprehensive service to tackle internet fraudsters. Terms of the deal, announced Thursday, were undisclosed. By adding Early Warning's CardAware database to the 3rd Man's SuperSearch …

Software & Security 9 Nov 12:20
Zero-day bug hangs over Oracle database

Forget about it

Security researchers warn that Oracle 10g databases may be open to attack as a result of an unpatched vulnerability. A buffer-overflow flaw in the XDB.XDB_PITRIG_PKG.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure allows hackers to load malware onto targeted systems. The vulnerability is reported to affect Oracle database version 10g Release 2 …

Software & Security 9 Nov 14:33
AMD hit by birth defects lawsuit

Ex-employee alleges chemical exposure damaged son

Chip giant AMD was yesterday slapped with a lawsuit from a former worker who claims that exposure to hazardous chemicals during pregnancy had caused multiple birth defects in her son. Maria Ruiz worked in AMD's "Fab 14" clean room from 1988 to 2002 where she claims in the lawsuit, which was filed at the Travis County District …

PC Builder 9 Nov 15:43
Alicia Keys hit by MySpace Trojan hack

Fallin'

This story was updated on Saturday, 10th November 2007 00:21 GMT to report additional details. Multiple MySpace pages have been hacked in a bid to spread malware. Targeted pages, including the site of R&B star Alicia Keys, have been loaded with links to Trojan horse malware that poses as a fake codec. As well as attempting to …

Software & Security 9 Nov 16:59
Ballmerized Nigerian PCs might run Mandriva after all

Despite $400,000 Microsoft whatchamacallit

Those Nigerian PCs might run Mandriva after all. Last week, Mandriva CEO François Bancilhon sent an open letter to his counterpart at Microsoft, claiming that Steve Ballmer had somehow convinced the Nigerian government to slap Windows on 17,000 machines already loaded with Mandriva Linux. The Paris-based Linux-vendor had …

Software & Security 9 Nov 19:29
Botmaster owns up to 250,000 zombie PCs

He's a security consultant. Jail beckons

An American computer security consultant on Friday admitted using massive botnets to illegally install software on at least 250,000 machines and steal online banking identities of Windows users by evesdropping on them while they made financial transactions. John Kenneth Schiefer, 26, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to four …

Software & Security 9 Nov 22:49
AMD datacenters more loyal but rare

Intel allegiance a matter of metrics

Intel chips may power the majority of data center boxes, but the brand doesn't warm the cockles of hearts like it does for the AMD-loyal, according to a recent poll by Gabriel Consulting Group. The firm polled 297 IT managers, architects and admins from the end of 1Q07 through 2Q07. Among the data center queries were some to …

Enterprise 9 Nov 23:17