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5th December 2007 Archive

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  • Winners and losers in Sun's OpenDS spat

    Not sticking it to the man

    The brouhaha (here and here) surrounding Sun Microsystems and ex-employee Neil Wilson over governance of the OpenDS project - first reported in The Register - continued to bubble this week, not least among Reg Dev's readers. Many of you took the harsh, but arguably fair, point of view that Sun was in the right as work done …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 01:27

  • Cisco grabs Motorola ex-technology chief

    After one grueling day of unemployment

    Cisco Systems is filling its head of technology spot with the one-day former CTO of Motorola. The Cisco CTO position will be given to Padmasree Warrior, who jumped ship at Motorola just days after its board of directors said they were ousting CEO Ed Zander. Warrior announced her leave from the troubled mobile-phone maker on …

    IT Channel 5 Dec 2007, 01:31

  • Tracking down the Ron Paul spam botnet

    Elephant Viagra

    Six weeks ago, a small blizzard of spam promoting Ron Paul, the Republican underdog running for US president, touched off a lot of head scratching. Had politics finally stooped to a place where candidates would resort to such a reviled means of communication? Or worse, were the missives the beginning of a new type of smear …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 01:34

  • Information Commissioner calls for more money and more powers

    And questions use of ID cards

    Giving evidence to the House of Commons Justice Committee hearing on the protection of private data, Information Commissioner Richard Thomas called for changes in the law and a rethink on government data-sharing between departments. During more than an hour of evidence Thomas said his budget was insufficient and his powers too …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 04:26

  • Grisoft acquires LinkScanner

    'Antivirus is dead'

    Grisoft is to acquire Exploit Prevention Labs, a maker of software that gauges the safety of websites before end-users visit them. Grisoft will fold the technology into its AVG family of security software. The acquisition, which is expected to close by the end of the month, will help Grisoft compete against its three bigger …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 05:02

  • BT goes to Asia

    Buys Singaporean reseller

    BT is buying Singapore-based IT services and consulting firm Frontline Technologies for $202m(£98.9m). BT said in a statement that the takeover complemented its existing Asian operations and would broaden the kind of solutions it can offer in the region. Three executive directors of Frontline will keep their existing roles. …

    IT Channel 5 Dec 2007, 09:18

  • Cybercrime fears over hi-tech cop job cull

    SOCA ruled offside

    Rumoured cuts at the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) will hurt the fight against cybercrime, security experts warn. Speculation that 400 jobs may go at SOCA (the UK's answer to the FBI) has raised concerns that UK businesses will be placed at greater risk of attack from international cyber-criminals. Encryption …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 10:02

  • Dell punts $4450 World of Warcraft notebook

    Christmas shopping... for the horde

    For the hardcore World of Warcraft fan who has everything (but regular access to fresh air and sunlight, of course): How about a WoW-themed gaming notebook? Dell is punting a special edition of the XPS M1730 emblazoned with World of Warcraft artwork and a goodie bag of extras. You'll need to dish out at least $4,450 for the …

    PC Builder 5 Dec 2007, 10:07

  • First mobile Intel 'Penryn' processors to launch in January

    Laptops to go 45nm

    Intel has already launched its first desktop 45nm 'Penryn' processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and has begun seeding next year's QX9770 - reviewed here. And now we know what it's planning for laptops. While these desktop CPUs are quad-core parts, the mobiles will be dual-core chips, DailyTech reports. They'll debut on 6 …

    PC Builder 5 Dec 2007, 11:01

  • Auction watchdog says eBay is illegal in France

    Broker? Auctioneer! What's the difference ...

    A French Government watchdog is trying to shut down eBay in France. The Council of Sales regulates auction houses and has said that the site should be bound by strict French auction rules. The French eBay site does not have one of the Council's permits to operate as an auctions service and so does not have to abide by …

    IT Channel 5 Dec 2007, 15:49

  • Novell delays Q4 results due to SEC missives

    Time to count beans

    Novell is delaying the release of its fiscal fourth quarter results due to an ongoing accounting review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The Linux firm was scheduled to release results today for the quarter ended October 31. But slow correspondence between Novell and an accountant's least favorite pen-pal has …

    IT Channel 5 Dec 2007, 19:22

  • Netezza doubles down on data warehouse doubling

    Moore's law on steroids

    Data warehouse appliance maker Netezza this week issued a self-congratulatory note for doubling the performance of its gear through some software trickery. In August, Netezza issued Release 4 of its Performance Server (NPS) system, providing customers with a major performance boost for sorting through database queries. How …

    Enterprise 5 Dec 2007, 19:23

  • Sun dangles cash prizes for open source projects

    Still dwarfed by Google

    Sun Microsystems is the latest big name in Silicon Valley to dangle financial baubles before open source developers to stimulate pet projects. The company today announced it will award annual prizes worth more than $1m for "some of the most interesting initiatives" in six open source projects. The Open Source Community …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 21:40

  • Sun warns of voracious, collapsing data centers

    McDonalds may sell them

    Sun Microsystems loves to think ten years ahead of the market. Such technology philosophizing is natural for a research and development heavy. As of late, however, Sun has started to claim that its grand vision of computing's future will start to take hold not in the next decade but rather next year. During 2008, Sun expects …

    Enterprise 5 Dec 2007, 23:46

  • SAP curbs its enthusiasm with iPhone

    Data access without the entry

    Having been rapped on the knuckles for hacking Apple's iPhone, SAP is playing by the rules to make its next customer relationship management (CRM) software work with Apple's handset. Bob Stutz, a senior vice president for SAP’s CRM biz, has unveiled SAP CRM 2007 with a web rather than a portal-based interface to work on Apple' …

    Software & Security 5 Dec 2007, 23:55

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